Following a bizarre series of events, Jimmy, a local amateur boxer, finds himself pitted in a match against the world champion.
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| Mark Heap | ... | Sebastian Gore-Brown | |
| Michael Lerner | ... | Artie Cohen | |
| Michael Peña | ... | Jose Mendez | |
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Julian Zapata | ... | Jose's Entourage |
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Alejandro Ramirez | ... | Jose's Entourage |
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Milton Hernandez | ... | Jose's Entourage |
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Alberto Ramon | ... | Jose's Entourage |
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Hector Trujillo | ... | Jose's Entourage |
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John Correa | ... | Jose's Entourage |
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Janier Morales Drado | ... | Jose's Entourage |
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Wilson Cretaro da Luz Jr. | ... | Jose's Entourage (as Wilson Cretaro da Luz Jnr) |
| Tamer Hassan | ... | Pete Wright | |
| Omid Djalili | ... | Herbie Bush | |
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John Joyce | ... | Jon Wright |
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Cathy Dunning | ... | Jeanne Wright |
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Jimmy Connelly, an English bachelor milkman, 'accidentally' knocks down his boxing club's champion as a 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? Written by KGF Vissers
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He doesn't just beat his opponents... He creams them. See more »Genres:
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30 April 2004 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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Artie Cohen: A problem? Well, my definition of a problem is a trivial annoyance easily overcome with quickness of thought. No, this is a situation.
Sebastian Gore-Brown: And... and and what exactly is-is your-your definition of a-a situation?
Artie Cohen: Two limey fuck filmmakers hanging from their skinny pricks over an eighth floor balcony, for shooting unauthorized footage of an Artie Cohen fighter. THIS! THIS IS MY DEFINITION OF A SITUATION!
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Performed by Deadly Avenger
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The DVD deleted scenes explains the skinheads disappearance from the movie after stalking Jimmy for a while. They stop following Jimmy after seeing the tabloids coverage of a strange tour of his to a hospital in order to gain sympathy from his fans. The tour turns into a series of problematic incidents where Jimmy and his entourage meet Jose Mendez amusing sick kids who don't want the calcium kid presence, which makes them move to the maternity sector where a black pregnant woman goes into labor work after playing fight with the boxer. See more »Quotes
Sebastian Gore-Brown: Is there... is there a problem, Mr Cohen?Artie Cohen: A problem? Well, my definition of a problem is a trivial annoyance easily overcome with quickness of thought. No, this is a situation.
Sebastian Gore-Brown: And... and and what exactly is-is your-your definition of a-a situation?
Artie Cohen: Two limey fuck filmmakers hanging from their skinny pricks over an eighth floor balcony, for shooting unauthorized footage of an Artie Cohen fighter. THIS! THIS IS MY DEFINITION OF A SITUATION!
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The Producer acknowledges that the behavior of the character "Jimmy Connelly" in the Film does not reflect the health and safety procedures of Express Dairies See more »Soundtracks
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So far, this is my vote for the Feel Good Movie of the Year. It the whimsical story about an amateur (record: 0-0-0) boxer, played by Orlando Bloom, going up against the World Champion, played by Micheal Pena.
The movie is shot in a pseudo-documentary style, so you really get to know the characters personally. There are quite a few laugh out loud parts, and the story goes along pretty well. The filmmakers used some standard movie "cliches" and stock characters, but they used them quite effectively.
Orlando's character, The Calcium Kid, is very endearing. You just want to hug him and pinch his cheeks through the whole movie! xoxo The cast meshed really well.
Even if you don't like boxing, you'll love this movie. Boxing is just the subtheme for a cute British comedy with a few real feel good moments.
**** for me!