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The Calcium Kid (2004)
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.
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?
Cast
Michael Lerner ... Artie Cohen manager/promoter of Jose Mendez based in New York
Michael Peña ... Jose Mendez 38-0 (36) MW champ born Mexico, home Los Angeles/Las Vegas
Tamer Hassan ... Pete Wright 38-0 (34) MW challenger "The Chosen One"
Omid Djalili ... Herbie Bush sleazy gym owner in Lambeth, manager/promoter of Wright
Ivanhoe Noronha ... Pete's Trainer (as Ivanhoe Norona)
Orlando Bloom ... Jimmy 'The Calcium Kid' Connelly 0-0-0 "Jimbo"
David Kelly ... Paddy O'Flannagan be-sotted trainer working for Bush
Frank Bruno ... Frank Bruno
Chris Eubank ... Chris Eubank
Undertaker Jones MW boxer
Ennis FW fighter
IBO titlee fight advertised as "The Mele on the Tele"
gives:
Jose Mendez MW slugger 9
Pete Wright MW slugger 7
Jimmy "The Calcium Kid" Connelly MW boxer 2
Undertaker Jones MW slugger 4
Paddy O'Flannagan FW boxeer 2
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Bear's Unstable
UTBA Season Four Gold Conference Central Division Champion
First UTBA expansion franchise to win a conference divisional title
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