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The Calcium Kid is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Alex De Rakoff released in USA on 1 january 2004 with Orlando Bloom
The Calcium Kid (2004)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 january 2004
Length 1h29
Directed by Alex De Rakoff
OriginUnited-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Rating55%
The Calcium Kid is a British mockumentary comedy film which was released in 2004. It stars Orlando Bloom as a milkman and amateur boxer. Billie Piper and Michael Peña are also featured. It is directed by Alex De Rakoff and produced by Working Title Films. The milkman-turned-prizefighter concept had been previously used in both Harold Lloyd's The Milky Way and its remake, Danny Kaye´s vehicle, The Kid from Brooklyn.
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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 Peña).Actors
Orlando Bloom
(Jimmy Connelly)
Michael Peña
(Jose Mendez)
Michael Lerner
(Artie Cohen)
Billie Piper
(Angel)
Mark Heap
(Sebastian Gore-Brown)
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