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The Calcium Kid

The Calcium Kid

It takes a lotta bottle to be the champ

20045.51h 29m

Overview

When milkman Jimmy Connelly accidentally puts Britain's contender for the World title out of action, he is propelled from amateur boxer to the world stage and announced as the replacement contender for the championship fight.

Directed by Alex De Rakoff
Written by Raymond Friel, Derek Boyle, Alex De Rakoff
Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
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Top Cast

Orlando Bloom

Orlando Bloom

Jimmy Connelly

Omid Djalili

Omid Djalili

Herbie Bush

Michael Lerner

Michael Lerner

Artie Cohen

Michael Peña

Michael Peña

Jose Mendez

Tamer Hassan

Tamer Hassan

Pete Wright

Rafe Spall

Rafe Spall

Stan Parlour

Mark Heap

Mark Heap

Sebastian Gore-Brown

Frank Harper

Frank Harper

Clive Connelly

Billie Piper

Billie Piper

Angel

Ronni Ancona

Ronni Ancona

Pat Connelly

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Themes & Keywords

sportsboxermockumentary

About The Calcium Kid

The Calcium Kid is a comedy film released in 2004 exploring themes of sports, boxer, mockumentary. Directed by Alex De Rakoff, it stars Orlando Bloom, Omid Djalili, Michael Lerner. When milkman Jimmy Connelly accidentally puts Britain's contender for the World title out of action, he is propelled from amateur boxer to the world stage and announced as the replacement contender for the championship fight.

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