The Calcium Kid (2004)
Orlando Bloom: Jimmy 'The Calcium Kid' Connelly
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Quotes
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Jimmy : I've drunk three pints of milk a day for as long as I can remember, and the benefits have been unbelievable. 'Cause of all the calcium, I've never had a filling or been knocked out. My bones are as hard as rock.
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Pressman : Uh, Jimmy, do you really think that you stand a chance against Jose Mendez?
[Jimmy is stuck for an answer]
Pressman : [to photograher] Get a shot of him.
Jimmy : Well, my dad once said, "There's normally a winner in a two-horse race". Obviously neither me or Jose are horses, but I think the moral of the story is anything can happen. I believe that.
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Jimmy : I'm a bit confused about everything that's going on at the moment.
Clive Connelly : Does it... does it feel like everyone's trying to pull your trousers down, son?
Jimmy : Yeah. Yeah, that's it exactly.
Clive Connelly : My advice to you is... start wearing a belt.
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Paddy O'Flannagan : Now Johnny, I want you to close your eyes, take a few deep breaths and visualize yourself sitting in a beautiful field beside a quaint little stream. A lovely breeze blows over your face, and you feel safe and calm. Safe and calm. Safe and calm.
Jimmy : AAAH! A giant angry Jose shot out of the stream, dragged me out by the ears and dragged me under.
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Jimmy : My old man once said, "Without family, man is alone." He's deep, my dad.
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Jimmy : But what if I don't knock him out? I mean, he is the undefeated World Champion.
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Jimmy : [holding a shirt with 'The Kalcium Kid' on it] But "calcium" is spelled with a 'C,' not a 'K', Mr. Bush.
Herbie Bush : It's very important to be original in this game, Jimmy. You've always got to keep your opponent guessing. Calcium C, kalcium K. C? K? He's flummoxed.
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Jimmy : If you're trying to scare me, you'd be better off by saying BOO!
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Jimmy : [alone under the bedcover] Say my name. Mm. Yeah, baby, yeah. Yeah...
Sebastian Gore-Brown : [clears throat] Jimmy?
[Jimmy looks up from underneath the cover]
Sebastian Gore-Brown : Morning. Um, we're the documentary team. We'll be filming you 24 hours a day in the run-up to the fight.
Jimmy : Of course, the fight. Who would have thought it? Jimmy Connelly fighting Jose Mendez for the championship belt.
Sebastian Gore-Brown : So, tell us, how does Jimmy Connelly start his day?
Jimmy : Umm... Well, as you probably noticed... I normally start off in the morning with a set of fifty sit-ups... yeah.
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Jimmy : My dad gave me some good advice once: "Speak if you have something to say." I always thought that was pretty clever. I don't think he ever thought I'd be talking to the press though, eh?
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Jimmy : [reads out loud from a newspaper] "Fascist fighter shames nation"? "Jimmy 'the Calcium Kid' Connelly will be fighting Jose Mendez for the middle-weight championship of the world on Saturday, but he will be doing so without the support of this newspaper. Connelly showed up at pre-fight press conference dressed in full Union Jack attire and lambasted Jose Mendez in the name of Queen and country."... What does lambasted mean?
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Herbie Bush : Didn't do yourself justice last night, did you, Jimmy? Laid it on a bit thick, didn't you, son? What I gave you was an outline, an idea, a concept for you to take and finesse and make your very own. Let's say I am the map and you are the driver. Whether you turn left or right or do a uey is entirely up to you.
Jimmy : But before the press conference, you told me to follow your directions EXACTLY so we could "weave a little Bush magic."