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The Calcium Kid

The Calcium Kid

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The Calcium Kid

"It takes a lotta bottle to be the champ"

2004

1h 29m

5.5(62 votes)

Comedy

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.

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Production Companies

Working Title Films

Universal Pictures

StudioCanal

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Alex De Rakoff
Written by: Derek Boyle
Raymond Friel
Produced by: Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner

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