Sunday, June 27, 2010
Walton Goggins and Ray McKinnon’s Award Winning Short Film
Fans of Justified know Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder, Raylan’s alter-ego nemesis from Harlan, Kentucky, the guy he dug coal with as a boy. Devotees of The Shield remember him as the wildly entertaining Detective Shane Vendrell. But did you know that Walton Goggins and his creative partner, Ray McKinnon won an Academy Award in 2001, for the live action short, The Accountant? Walton produced and acted in the film; Ray wrote and directed, as well as playing the role of The Accountant. Walton and Ray also collaborated on two other features, Randy and the Mob and Chrystal.
The Accountant is a must see.
Check Out the Website for The Accountant.
The 2001 Academy Award Winning ® Best Action Live Short film tells the story of a mysterious accountant whose remarkable mathematical skills just might save the O’Dell family farm. Armed with a keen ability to add, an unquenchable thirst for bottled beer, and a stack of receipts, the accountant takes the O’Dell brothers on a strange journey that explores the plight of America’s family farms and hidden corporate conspiracies. Shot entirely on location in Georgia, the film stars writer/director Ray McKinnon (O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU / HBO’s DEADWOOD) and Walton Goggins (THE SHIELD) (38 minutes, Color, Dolby SR, Letterbox.)
Ray McKinnon played the short lived Mr. Duke in Justified Episode #7, Blind Spot.
