The Calcium Kid
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| The Calcium Kid | |
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 Promotional movie poster for the film |
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| Directed by | Alex De Rakoff |
| Produced by | Natascha Wharton |
| Written by | Derek Boyle Alex De Rakoff Raymond Friel |
| Starring | Orlando Bloom Michael Pena Michael Lerner, Billie Piper Mark Heap |
| Music by | The Boilerhouse Boys |
| Cinematography | David M. Dunlap |
| Editing by | Mags Arnold Jon Harris |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  April 30, 2004 August 6 October 17, 2005 (TV premiere) |
| Running time | 89 min. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
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The Calcium Kid is a British comedy film which was released in 2004. It stars Orlando Bloom as a milkman and amateur boxer. Billie Piper and Michael Pena are also featured. It is directed by Alex De Rakoff and produced by Working Title Films.
[edit] Plot
Jimmy Connelly (Orlando Bloom) is a milkman who is thrust into the spotlight after a brutal fighter, Pete Wright (Tamer Hassan), gets injured. Under manager Herbie Bush (Omid Djalili), Jimmy must fight the middleweight champion of the world, Jose Mendez (Michael Pena). It includes numerous references to Rocky.
[edit] Cast
- Orlando Bloom as Jimmy Connelly
- Michael Pena as José Mendez
- Billie Piper as Angel
- Rafe Spall as Stan Parlour
- Tamer Hassan as Pete Wright
- Omid Djalili as Herbie Bush
- David Kelly as Paddy O'Flanagan
- Mark Heap as Sebastian Gore-Brown
- Michael Lerner as Artie Cohen
- John Joyce as Jon Wright
- Cathy Dunning as Joyce Wright
- Frank Harper as Clive Connelly
