Episode 116: Spouse’s Request #2 - The Calcium Kid

Episode 116 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell return to talk about movies of any year, any genre and any quality.

Before the podcast celebrates another Merry Podmas, it's time for the second of our Spouse's Request episodes! Darren's wife Alison previously tortured your hosts with Tom Cruise crapfest Cocktail and now it's the turn of Hayley's husband Phil to pick the movie. His choice? 2004's sports mockumentary THE CALCIUM KID starring Orlando Bloom!

It's a rare first time watch for both of your hosts, so how much did they enjoy this Brit spoof featuring not only the piping hot (at the time) Bloom but also a certain Billie Piper? There's discussion of the film's view of its female characters, a couple of highly questionable subplots and just how long you should thrash a joke that's not working. Does it all lead to a Cocktail-style rant? Only one way to find out (other than asking Hayley or Darren)!

Always boxing clever, floating like a butterfly, stinging like a bee is none other than Mitch Bain, who writes and performs the music you hear within. You can find him on social media: @whoelsebutmitch on Twitter, evertheoptimitch on Instagram.

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You can find the hosts on Twitter and Instagram too!

Hayley: @HayleyARoberts on Twitter, hayleyaliceroberts on Instagram

Darren: @darren_gaskell on Twitter, darren_gaskell on Instagram

Hayley and Darren's antics do not reflect the Health and Safety procedures of Express Dairies.