The Calcium Kid

The Calcium Kid

It takes a lotta bottle to be the champ

2004•1h 29m•5.5/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.5/10(59)

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

Working Title Films, Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, WT² Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

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

Lyndsey Marshal

Lyndsey Marshal

Mags Livingston

David Kelly

David Kelly

Paddy O'Flannagan

Julian Zapata

Jose's Entourage

Alejandro Ramirez

Jose's Entourage

Milton Hernandez

Jose's Entourage

Alberto Ramon

Jose's Entourage

John Correa

Jose's Entourage

Hector Trujillo

Jose's Entourage

Janier Morales Drado

Jose's Entourage

Wilson Cretaro da Luz Jr.

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