The Calcium Kid is a British mockumentary comedy film which was released in 2004. It stars Orlando Bloom as a milkman and amateur boxer. Billie Piper and Michael Peña are also featured. It is directed by Alex De Rakoff and produced by Working Title Films. The milkman-turned-prizefighter concept had been previously used in both Harold Lloyd´s The Milky Way and its remake, Danny Kaye´s vehicle, The Kid from Brooklyn. Jimmy Connelly is a milkman who is thrust into the spotlight after a brutal fighter, Pete Wright , gets injured. Under manager Herbie Bush , Jimmy must fight the... middleweight champion of the world, Jose Mendez . It includes numerous references to Rocky. Within the lead up to the fight with Mendez, Jimmy has to take part in a press conference, in which Bush recommends him to give Mendez fighting talk. However, this leads to Jimmy being seen as a fascist and a disgrace to England after being seen as racist. After Jimmy realises the harm Bush has caused, he calls off the fight. As Bush and the training team look for Jimmy, they find him cleaning his old milk cart.
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| Release date: | 2004 |
| Directed by: | Alex De Rakoff |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 89 Minutes |
| Producer: | Natascha Wharton |
| Editor: | Jon Harris |
| Genre: | Comedy |