The Calcium Kid
5.6
“It takes a lotta bottle to be the champ”
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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Cast
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Orlando Bloom
Jimmy Connelly
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Troy
Omid Djalili
Herbie Bush
Known for
Gladiator
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Michael Lerner
Artie Cohen
Known for
Godzilla
Barton Fink
Michael Peña
Jose Mendez
Known for
The Martian
Fury
Tamer Hassan
Pete Wright
Known for
Unleashed
The Double
Rafe Spall
Stan Parlour
Known for
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
The Ritual
Mark Heap
Sebastian Gore-Brown
Known for
Spaced
Friday Night Dinner
Frank Harper
Clive Connelly
Known for
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Bend It Like Beckham
Billie Piper
Angel
Known for
Wednesday
Penny Dreadful
Ronni Ancona
Pat Connelly
Known for
Penelope
The Trip to Italy
Lyndsey Marshal
Mags Livingston
Known for
Inside Man
Dracula
David Kelly
Paddy O'Flannagan
Known for
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Mean Machine
Alex De Rakoff Director · Raymond Friel Writer Derek Boyle Writer
Worldwide gross $109K · United States release October 17, 2005 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$109,202
Production
Working Title
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
StudioCanal
Production
WT² Productions
Production
Working Title Films
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 30, 2004
Theatrical
United States · October 17, 2005
TV · Source: IMDB
Germany
November 18, 2004 · Physical · DVD premiere
Ireland
April 30, 2004 · Digital
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