The Calcium Kid

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The Calcium Kid
Image:Calciumkidthe.jpg Promotional movie poster for the film
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)	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg April 30, 2004 Image:Flag of Italy.svg August 6 Image:Flag of the United States.svg 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.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Trivia
4 External links

[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

[edit] Trivia

Cameo by Jamie Gambell - when Stan is fighting with various people in the bar, the guy that he is wrestling with on the pool table is the second boom operator.