The Accountant (2001)

Director:

Ray McKinnon

Writer:

Ray McKinnon

Stars:

Ray McKinnon, Walton Goggins, Eddie King

Won 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ray McKinnon	...	The Accountant
Walton Goggins	...	Tommy O'Dell (as Walt Goggins)
Eddie King	...	David O'Dell
Gary Richardson	...	One-armed farmer

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

accountant | dog | brother brother relationship | conspiracy | infidelity | 

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Taglines:

Can one man, one hard drinking, chain smoking, backwoods accountant, stop a national conspiracy, change the course of history, and save a way of life? It's do-able... but it ain't gonna be purdy.

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Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Details

Official Sites:

Ginny Mule Pictures [us] Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 2001 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Covington, Georgia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ginny Mule Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

35 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Drive-By Truckers' song "Sinkhole" (from the album 'Decoration Day') is based on this short film. Ray McKinnon was appreciative, and reciprocated by using a few Drive-By Truckers songs on the soundtrack for his film, Chrystal.

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Quotes

The Accountant: If a man builds a machine and that machine conspires with another machine built by another man, are those men conspiring?

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Connections

References The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

User Reviews

A grim accountant offers bleak options to a farmer to save his land.

I attended a special showing of this film the day it won an Oscar for best live-action short subject. The story unfolds in a classic three character short story form. Clearly, Ray McKinnon had committed himself to the project as writer, director, and the title character- but the heart of the film belongs to the farmer David O'Dell, (Eddie King)through who's eyes we observe the accountant's peculiarities, and after a few minutes wonder if the man is dedicated to his clients or psychotic. The accountant's conspiracy-textured world view is so detailed that we are impressed by the breath of the information he has at his command. The film would have benefited from some editing both in text and pacing, but the genuine spirit and center of the film is the natural performance of Eddie King, an actor to keep an eye on.