The Calcium Kid (2004)

The film is a mockumentary comedy, in which Bloom plays young milkman Jimmy. He is an amateur boxer who by a bizarre twist of events ends up fighting the world champion in his home town.

Director:

Alex De Rakoff

Writers:

Raymond Friel, Derek Boyle,

Stars:

Mark Heap, Michael Lerner, Ronni Ancona

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Heap	...	Sebastian Gore-Brown
Michael Lerner	...	Artie Cohen
Ronni Ancona	...	Pat Connelly
Michael Peña	...	Jose Mendez
Julian Zapata	...	Jose's Entourage
Alejandro Ramirez	...	Jose's Entourage
Milton Hernandez	...	Jose's Entourage
Alberto Ramon	...	Jose's Entourage
Hector Trujillo	...	Jose's Entourage
John Correa	...	Jose's Entourage
Janier Morales Drado	...	Jose's Entourage
Wilson Cretaro da Luz Jr.	...	Jose's Entourage
Tamer Hassan	...	Pete Wright
Omid Djalili	...	Herbie Bush
John Joyce	...	Jon Wright

Storyline

Jimmy Connelly, an English bachelor milkman, 'accidentally' knocks down his boxing club's champion as stand-in sparring partner. The champ was scheduled for a title fight against the reigning, American world champion. So the sleazy manager decides to substitute him with Jimmy, who is now groomed for stardom. Naive Jimmy does everything the crook says, only to be blamed when it all explodes in their faces big time. Will he keep taking it or stand his ground before his whole career and private life are ruined?

---

Plot Keywords:

champion | milkman | fight | boxer | mockumentary | 

---

Taglines:

It takes a lotta bottle to be the champ

---

Genres:

Comedy

---

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Working Title Films (prod co)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 2004 (UK)

Also Known As:

A kalcium kölyök

Filming Locations:

Express Dairies, Wakefield St, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Working Title Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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.

---

Quotes

Jimmy: If you're trying to scare me, you'd be better off by saying BOO!

---

Connections

Remake of The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)

---

Soundtracks

"Ghosts"
(Sylvian)
Performed by Lewis Taylor

User Reviews

One of Orlando Bloom's better films!!

This is a sweet and charming comedy about the milk delivery man Jimmy Connally (played wonderfully by Orlando Bloom) who gets the chance to fight against the undefeated world championship holder Jose Mendez in a boxing ring in London.

I must admit I didn't have much hopes for the film, I like British comedies but the story seemed uninteresting to me, as I had only read a few (bad) summaries on the Net. I came across the trailer, and suddenly the film seemed exciting, and because I'm such a sucker for Orlando's pretty face, I got the film and I fell for it almost immediately!

This is without a doubt one of Orlando Bloom's better films. Comparing it to his other films, let's say Troy...Troy might have been a major Hollywood movie, with a famous cast, expensive sets and a huge budget, but as Hollywood destroyed the story, I suspect everyone got disappointed by it. Calcium Kid has no flashy film sets, no huge Hollywood Superstar names lining up on the posters, and not an especially big budget, but it only proves that everything mentioned above isn't needed to kick Hollywood's ass. :)

The cast of this film is great (with the exception of Billie Piper, who destroys every scene she's in), Orlando may be the big name, but the other actors shouldn't go unnoticed. Omid Djalili and David Kelly, especially, are doing terrific jobs!!

It's a wonderful film that makes you want to see it over and over again. Don't forget to check out the Deleted Scenes on the DVD!!!