Johnny Flynton

Johnny Flynton is a 2002 American short film directed and co-written by Lexi Alexander.^[1] It was nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the 75th Academy Awards.^[2][3]

Johnny Flynton
Directed by	Lexi Alexander
Written by	Lexi Alexander Fabian Marquez
Produced by	Christopher R. Mans
Starring	Dash Mihok Michele Matheson Robert W. Hill Austin Crim
Cinematography	Alexander Buono
Edited by	Christopher Klonecke
Music by	Christopher Franke
Production companies	Hunter Films Red Corner Productions
Release date	September 21, 2002 (2002-09-21)
Running time	37 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Based on a true story and starring Dash Mihok 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

• Dash Mihok 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 as himself
• Pat E. Johnson as Referee (as Pat Johnson)

Background

Johnny Flynton was the first film Alexander directed.^[4] 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.^[5]

Production

The film, which Alexander entirely financed with a year's income from coaching martial arts, had a budget of $35,000.^[6]

Reception

A Film Threat review says, "Fuck 'Rocky,' this is the best film about a boxer that I've ever seen."^[7]