''Johnny Flynton'' is a 2002 American

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directed and co-written by

Lexi Alexander Alexandra Mirai (; born 23 August 1974), known professionally as Lexi Alexander, is a German-Palestinian filmmaker and martial artist. A former competitor in karate-point fighting and kickboxing, Alexander entered the film industry as a stunt pe ...

. It was nominated for

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at the 75th

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s.Short Film Oscar® Winners in 2003-Oscars on YouTube
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Plot

Based on a true story and starring

Dash Mihok Dashiell Raymond Mihok (; born May 24, 1974) is an American actor and director known as Brendan "Bunchy" Donovan in Showtime's ''Ray Donovan''. Early life Mihok was born in New York City, the son of theater actors Andrea Mihok (née Cloak) and ...

in the title role, the film follows an undefeated boxer, Johnny Flynton, in a small Alabama town on the day of a local exhibition fight that sparks a series of tragic events.

Cast

as Johnny Flynton * Michele Matheson as Samantha Flynton * Robert W. Hill as Sheriff Mayer * Austin Crim as Teddy * Georgine Gainey as Mrs. Derouville * Raymond Thorne as Coach Tagwood *

Jim Lampley James Lampley (born April 8, 1949) is an American sportscaster, news anchor, film producer, and restaurant owner. He is best known as a blow-by-blow announcer on ''HBO World Championship Boxing'' for 30 years. He covered a record 14 Olympic ...

as himself * Pat E. Johnson as Referee (as Pat Johnson)

Background

''Johnny Flynton'' was the first film Alexander directed. She said that the film, about a boxer from Alabama who is charged with murder, is a fictional story that was inspired by meeting a boxer in Germany when she was 9 years old, an interaction that she remembered and was the basis of the idea for the film.

Production

The film, which Alexander entirely financed with a year's income from coaching martial arts, had a budget of $35,000.

Reception

A ''

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'' review says, "Fuck Rocky'',' this is the best film about a boxer that I've ever seen."

References

External links

''Johnny Flynton'' on Vimeo
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''Johnny Flynton'' on MUBI
{{Lexi Alexander American boxing films 2002 films 2002 short films American short films Films set in Alabama Films shot in Alabama Films directed by Lexi Alexander Films scored by Christopher Franke 2000s English-language films 2000s American films English-language short films