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{{Short description|2023 film by Emma Seligman}}
{{Short description|2023 film by Emma Seligman}}
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* [[Charli XCX]]
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* [[Leo Birenberg]]<ref>{{cite web |url = http://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/03/10/leo-birenberg-charli-xcx-scoring-emma-seligmans-bottoms/ |title = Leo Birenberg & Charli XCX Scoring Emma Seligman's 'Bottoms' |website = FilmMusicReporter |date = March 10, 2023 |access-date = March 11, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Leo Birenberg]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/03/10/leo-birenberg-charli-xcx-scoring-emma-seligmans-bottoms/ |title=Leo Birenberg & Charli XCX Scoring Emma Seligman's 'Bottoms' |website=Film Music Reporter |date=March 10, 2023 |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331071327/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/03/10/leo-birenberg-charli-xcx-scoring-emma-seligmans-bottoms/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|2023|3|11|[[South by Southwest|SXSW]]|2023|8|25|United States}}
| released = {{Film date|2023|3|11|[[South by Southwest|SXSW]]|2023|8|25|United States}}
| runtime = 91 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/bottoms-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmde2ode1|title=''Bottoms'' (15)|website=[[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]|date=October 19, 2023|access-date=October 25, 2023|archive-date=October 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030011132/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/bottoms-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmde2ode1|url-status=live}}</ref>
| runtime = 88 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget = $11.3 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldsmith |first=Jill |date=2023-09-03 |title=''Talk To Me'' Tops ''Hereditary'' As A24's Highest-Grossing Horror; ''Bottoms'' Nails Nationwide Expansion – Specialty Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/bottoms-talk-to-me-a24-hereditary-ari-aster-golda-indie-box-office-1235535445/ |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
| budget = $11.3 million<ref>{{cite web |last=Goldsmith |first=Jill |date=2023-09-03 |title=''Talk To Me'' Tops ''Hereditary'' As A24's Highest-Grossing Horror; ''Bottoms'' Nails Nationwide Expansion – Specialty Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/bottoms-talk-to-me-a24-hereditary-ari-aster-golda-indie-box-office-1235535445/ |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=September 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903200544/https://deadline.com/2023/09/bottoms-talk-to-me-a24-hereditary-ari-aster-golda-indie-box-office-1235535445/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| gross = $7.9 million<ref name="BOM">{{Cite Box Office Mojo |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl93946625/?ref_=bo_we_table_17|title=Bottoms (2023)|access-date=September 12, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NUM">{{Cite The Numbers |id=Bottoms-(2023)|title=Bottoms |access-date=September 12, 2023}}</ref>
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'''''Bottoms''''' is a 2023 American [[Teen film|teen]]<ref>{{Cite web |title='Bottoms' review: Broken noses and bloodshed mark this refreshingly unhinged teen comedy |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/08/31/bottoms-movie-review/70703482007/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> [[sex comedy film|sex comedy]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-22 |title=Behind ‘Bottoms,’ the wild, queer and bloody high school sex comedy coming to theaters |url=https://apnews.com/article/bottoms-ayo-edibiri-rachel-sennott-5ad48fb5a840d38057036ef778d33220 |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Radulovic |first=Petrana |date=2023-08-31 |title=Bottoms mocks retro raunchy high school sex comedies — but it still is one |url=https://www.polygon.com/23852654/bottoms-emma-seligman-queer-high-school-sex-comedy-review |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref> film directed by [[Emma Seligman]], from a screenplay she wrote with [[Rachel Sennott]]. It stars Sennott, [[Ayo Edebiri]], [[Ruby Cruz]] (in her feature film debut), [[Havana Rose Liu]], [[Kaia Gerber]], [[Nicholas Galitzine]], Miles Fowler, [[Dagmara Domińczyk]], and [[Marshawn Lynch]], and follows two high school senior girls (Sennott and Edebiri) who set up a fight club as a way to hook up with cheerleaders.
'''''Bottoms''''' is a 2023 American [[Satire (film and television)|satirical]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Emma Seligman]], who co-wrote it with [[Rachel Sennott]]. The film stars Sennott, [[Ayo Edebiri]], [[Ruby Cruz]], [[Havana Rose Liu]], [[Kaia Gerber]], [[Nicholas Galitzine]], Miles Fowler, [[Dagmara Domińczyk]], and [[Marshawn Lynch]]. The plot follows two high school senior girls who start a fight club as a way to hook up with cheerleaders.


''Bottoms'' premiered at [[South by Southwest]] on March 11, 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 SXSW Film Festival Lineup |url=https://www.sxsw.com/festivals/film/lineup/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=SXSW |language=en-US}}</ref> and was released in the United States on August 25, 2023 by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]. The film received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise aimed at its direction and cast performances.
''Bottoms'' premiered at [[South by Southwest]] on March 11, 2023, and was released in the United States on August 25, by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures]]. The film received positive reviews from critics.


==Plot==
==Plot==
PJ and Josie are two lesbian best friends at Rockbridge Falls High School who have never had sex. Josie pines for Isabel, a popular cheerleader, while PJ is infatuated with Isabel's best friend and fellow cheerleader Brittany. At the beginning of their school year, PJ and Josie, joined by their friend Hazel, attend the state fair, where they witness Isabel and her boyfriend Jeff, the quarterback of the Rockbridge Falls Vikings, having an argument. Isabel gets into PJ and Josie's car, and they softly bump Jeff's kneecaps. Jeff falls to the ground, feigning severe injury.
Best friends PJ and Josie are unpopular lesbian virgins at [[American football|football]]-obsessed Rockbridge Falls High School. At the back-to-school fair, they unsuccessfully flirt with their respective crushes, popular cheerleaders Brittany and Isabel. When they see Isabel arguing with her boyfriend Jeff, the school's star [[quarterback]], PJ and Josie invite her into their car to escape. They gently bump into Jeff when he refuses to move, prompting him to feign injury in front of the entire football team.


When school starts, rumors spread that PJ and Josie were both in juvenile detention over the summer and that the girls had physically fought Jeff. When Principal Meyers threatens them with expulsion, Josie falsely claims that they were simply practicing for a feminist "self-defense club". PJ and Josie decide to actually set up the self-defense club in the name of female self-empowerment, though they secretly want to use it to get attractive girls to have sex with them. They ask Mr. G, a careless teacher currently going through a divorce, to be their advisor.
At school, rumors spread that PJ and Josie spent the summer at juvenile detention. Threatened with expulsion for Jeff's "injury", Josie lies that they were practicing for a feminist "self-defense club" to avoid punishment. With the help of their friend Hazel, PJ and Josie actually start the club, with the ulterior motive of attracting girls. They persuade their disinterested history teacher Mr. G to serve as the club's required advisor, convincing him that the group promotes female solidarity.


PJ and Josie embrace their reputation as violent delinquents as the club attracts more members, including Brittany and Isabel, with "lessons" in self-defense that consist of the students beating each other up. The club bonds through their chaotic, bloody sessions, and PJ and Josie grow closer to Brittany and Isabel. Meanwhile, Jeff's overprotective best friend and teammate Tim confirms his suspicions that PJ and Josie never went to juvie.
The club grows closer through their chaotic and violent practice, while PJ and Josie continue their lie about attending juvie. Hazel witnesses her mom having sex with Jeff and tells PJ and Josie. Josie tells Isabel, and Isabel breaks up with Jeff in front of the student body in the cafeteria. The club decide to vandalize Jeff's house with eggs and toilet paper, though Hazel builds a bomb that blows up his car. Faced with the club's disbandment, PJ and Hazel have a fight, where PJ humiliates Hazel for being a loner. The following evening, Josie invites Isabel to her room, where they have sex. Meanwhile, Brittany invites PJ to her room. Upon PJ kissing her, Brittany protests that she is straight.


Hazel discovers that her recently divorced mother is sleeping with Jeff, and Josie informs Isabel, who breaks up with Jeff in front of the entire cafeteria. While the club vandalizes Jeff's house, Josie and Isabel almost kiss before a vengeful Hazel blows up Jeff's car with a homemade bomb. Tim warns Josie to end the club, but the members decide to disband before they can be punished for the explosion, and a frustrated PJ lashes out at Hazel. Josie and Isabel have sex, while PJ kisses Brittany, but is disappointed to learn she is straight.
At the pep rally for the upcoming football game against Huntington High School, Tim, a fellow Vikings player, calls on Hazel to fight a wrestler in combat, which ends with her severely injured. Tim subsequently reveals the lies behind PJ and Josie's "fight club", publicly humiliating them. PJ and Josie have a verbal fight, and the two are ostracized at school.


At a pep rally for the school's upcoming football game against longtime rival Huntington High, Tim tricks Hazel into representing the club by fighting the school's top boxer. Despite showing off some of her newly acquired skills, Hazel is badly beaten, as Tim exposes PJ and Josie's lies and their original selfish reasons for founding the club. Isabel turns against Josie, who falls out with PJ, and they are told off by Mr. G, who renounces feminism. The feuding friends are further ostracized at school, while Jeff wins back Isabel.
Josie seeks advice from Rhodes, her childhood babysitter, who reveals that Huntington intends to kill a Rockbridge football player at the upcoming game. Hoping to prevent this, PJ and Josie rekindle their friendship, and then make up with Hazel and the rest of the girls in the club, though they are unable to recruit Isabel and Brittany. They realize Huntington High has tied several large barrels of pineapple juice into the football field's sprinkler system to cause a deadly allergic reaction for Jeff.


Josie seeks advice from her and PJ's childhood babysitter Rhodes, who reveals that Huntington tradition involves killing a Rockbridge football player. Josie and PJ reconcile with each other and with Hazel, reuniting the club in an effort to stop Huntington's plans. At the game, they discover pineapple juice has been added to the football field's sprinkler system to kill Jeff, who is deathly allergic to pineapple.
After a bomb attached to a tree fails, PJ and Hazel divert everyone's attention by publicly making out. Upon the arrival of Huntington High's team, Isabel and Brittany rejoin the club and a brutally bloody brawl ensues between the players and the fight club. The girls kill much of the team and render the rest unconscious, ending with Rockbridge's victory via forfeit. Josie and Isabel embrace with a kiss. The tree bomb finally explodes, interrupting the celebration.

Hazel attempts to distract the crowd with another bomb, which fails to detonate, leading her and PJ to divert attention by making out. Isabel and Brittany rejoin the club in a brutal brawl with the Huntington team, as Josie carries Jeff to safety before the sprinklers go off. With most of the Huntington players dead, Tim realizes the plot to kill Jeff and leads the crowd in celebrating the club for saving him. Josie and Isabel embrace with a kiss, while Hazel's bomb finally explodes.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast list|
{{Cast listing|
* [[Rachel Sennott]] as PJ
* [[Rachel Sennott]] as PJ
* [[Ayo Edebiri]] as Josie
* [[Ayo Edebiri]] as Josie
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* [[Nicholas Galitzine]] as Jeff
* [[Nicholas Galitzine]] as Jeff
* Miles Fowler as Tim
* Miles Fowler as Tim
* Fiorella Tekin as Ella
* [[Dagmara Domińczyk]] as Mrs. Callahan
* [[Marshawn Lynch]] as Mr. G
* [[Marshawn Lynch]] as Mr. G
* [[Dagmara Domińczyk]] as Mrs. Callahan
* [[Punkie Johnson]] as Rhodes
* [[Punkie Johnson]] as Rhodes
* Zamani Wilder as Annie
* Zamani Wilder as Annie
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* Virginia Tucker as Stella-Rebecca
* Virginia Tucker as Stella-Rebecca
* [[Wayne Péré]] as Principal Meyers
* [[Wayne Péré]] as Principal Meyers
* [[Rj]] as Bottom 1
* [[Lis]] as Bottom 2
* [[Mitski]] as Bottom 3
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==Production==
==Production==
In April 2021 it was announced that Seligman and Sennott were working with [[Orion Pictures]] and [[Brownstone Productions]], with [[Elizabeth Banks]], [[Max Handelman]], and Alison Small producing for Brownstone, and [[Alana Mayo]] producing for Orion. It is the third collaboration between Seligman and Sennott after the 2018 short film ''Shiva Baby'' and her 2020 [[Shiva Baby|feature-length adaptation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/shiva-baby-team-plots-sex-comedy-bottoms-for-brownstone-orion-pictures-4161439|title= Shiva Baby' Team Sets Comedy 'Bottoms' With Orion Pictures, Brownstone Productions|website=[[Hollywood Reporter]]|date= 6 April 2021}}</ref> Whilst promoting that film, Seligman described her next project as a "campy queer high school comedy in the vein of ''[[Wet Hot American Summer]]'' but more for a [[Gen-Z]] queer audience."<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ptrBtwZNAs|title=''Shiva Baby'' Q&A: #BJFF2020 Conversation with director Emma Seligman|date=November 18, 2020|first=|last=|publisher=[[Boston Jewish Film]]|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=April 14, 2022}}{{rp|39:07–39:45}}</ref>


=== Development and filming ===
In April 2022, it was announced that [[Ayo Edebiri]], [[Marshawn Lynch]], [[Ruby Cruz]], [[Havana Rose Liu]], [[Kaia Gerber]], [[Nicholas Galitzine]], Miles Fowler, [[Dagmara Dominczyk]] and [[Punkie Johnson]] were added to the cast.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/shiva-baby-director-emma-seligman-lines-up-cast-on-orion-pictures-sex-comedy/5169482.article|title='Shiva Baby' director Emma Seligman lines up cast on Orion Pictures sex comedy|website=Screen Daily}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/kaia-gerber-bottoms-movie|title= KAIA GERBER LANDS NEXT ACTING ROLE IN UPCOMING FILM 'BOTTOMS'|website=Grazia|date= 14 April 2022}}</ref> Filming was scheduled to take place in [[New Orleans]] between April 18 and May 27, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmneworleans.org/productions/|title=Productions|website=Film New Orleans|access-date=May 10, 2022|archive-date=May 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510134642/https://www.filmneworleans.org/productions/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On September 12, 2022 it was confirmed by ''[[The New York Times]]'' that filming had wrapped. Sennott described the film as “two girls in a classic American football town who start a fight club under the guise of female empowerment, but it’s actually so they can have sex with cheerleaders.”<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/t-magazine/rachel-sennott-bodies-bodies-bodies.amp.html|title=Rachel Sennott Just Wants You to Have the Time of Your Life|website=[[New York Times]]|date=12 September 2022 |last1=Conway |first1=Megan }}</ref>
In April 2021, it was announced that Seligman and Sennott were working with [[Orion Pictures]] and [[Brownstone Productions]], with [[Elizabeth Banks]], [[Max Handelman]], and Alison Small producing for Brownstone, and [[Alana Mayo]] producing for Orion. It is the third collaboration between Seligman and Sennott after the 2018 short film ''Shiva Baby'' and its 2020 [[Shiva Baby|feature-length adaptation]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Galuppo|first=Mia|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/shiva-baby-team-plots-sex-comedy-bottoms-for-brownstone-orion-pictures-4161439|title=Shiva Baby' Team Sets Comedy 'Bottoms' With Orion Pictures, Brownstone Productions|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=6 April 2021|access-date=September 12, 2022|archive-date=September 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901202302/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/shiva-baby-team-plots-sex-comedy-bottoms-for-brownstone-orion-pictures-4161439/|url-status=live}}</ref> Whilst promoting that film, Seligman described her next project as a "[[Camp (style)|campy]] [[queer]] high school comedy in the vein of ''[[Wet Hot American Summer]]'' but more for a [[Gen-Z]] queer audience".<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ptrBtwZNAs|title=''Shiva Baby'' Q&A: #BJFF2020 Conversation with director Emma Seligman|date=November 18, 2020|publisher=[[Boston Jewish Film]]|via=YouTube|access-date=April 14, 2022|archive-date=April 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414225330/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ptrBtwZNAs|url-status=live}}{{rp|39:07–39:45}}</ref>


Seligman faced significant difficulties during the processes of pitching, shooting and editing ''Bottoms'', the bulk of which were due to the potentially alienating nature of the film's overtly sexual, lesbian premise. She and Sennott received a number of rejections while introducing the concept to various studios, and often were not even permitted to properly pitch their idea to executives. Additionally, several companies declined to feature their products in the film due to its supposedly "offensive" content. Once their project was accepted by Orion, they were nearly unable to find high school campuses in New Orleans that were willing to lend their space; Seligman had to resort to shooting mostly in an abandoned elementary school and a college gymnasium. The initial drafts of the script included scenes of PJ and Josie being sent to a "militaristic boot camp" for "horny girls", where Punkie Johnson's character would've been introduced as head of the camp; however, these scenes were removed due to poor reception at test screenings.<ref>{{Citation |title=BOTTOMS filmmaker EMMA SELIGMAN - Q&A {{!}} Film Independent Presents |date=August 31, 2023 |work=Film Independent |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr2SxxwKFyw |access-date=2023-10-16 |language=en |archive-date=October 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017205402/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr2SxxwKFyw |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Valdez |first=Ysenia |date=2023-08-21 |title=Emma Seligman Rolls With the Punches |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/emma-seligman-bottoms-deleted-scenes |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=W Magazine |language=en |archive-date=October 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017205401/https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/emma-seligman-bottoms-deleted-scenes |url-status=live }}</ref>
Eunice Jera Lee served as costume designer on the film. She took inspiration from ''[[Grease (film)|Grease]]'' (1978), ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off|Ferris Bueller’s Day Off]]'' (1986), ''[[Heathers]]'' (1988), ''[[Jawbreaker (film)|Jawbreaker]]'' (1999), and ''[[Bring It On (film)|Bring It On]]'' (2000).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peng |first=Elizabeth |title=Bottoms Asks the Question: 'What Do You Wear to a Queer Fight Club?' |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/bottoms-movie-costume-design-eunice-jera-lee |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=Vogue |date=31 March 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Eunice Jera Lee served as costume designer on the film. She took inspiration from ''[[Grease (film)|Grease]]'' (1978), ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off]]'' (1986), ''[[Heathers]]'' (1988), ''[[Jawbreaker (film)|Jawbreaker]]'' (1999), and ''[[Bring It On (film)|Bring It On]]'' (2000).<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Peng |first=Elizabeth |date=31 March 2023 |title=Bottoms Asks the Question: 'What Do You Wear to a Queer Fight Club?' |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/bottoms-movie-costume-design-eunice-jera-lee |access-date=2023-04-02 |magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |archive-date=April 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402023349/https://www.vogue.com/article/bottoms-movie-costume-design-eunice-jera-lee |url-status=live }}</ref>

On September 12, 2022, it was confirmed by ''[[The New York Times]]'' that filming had wrapped. Sennott described the film as, "Two girls in a classic American football town who start a fight club under the guise of female empowerment, but it's actually so they can have sex with cheerleaders."<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Conway |first1=Megan |date=12 September 2022 |title=Rachel Sennott Just Wants You to Have the Time of Your Life |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/t-magazine/rachel-sennott-bodies-bodies-bodies.amp.html |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |access-date=September 12, 2022 |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222065515/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/t-magazine/rachel-sennott-bodies-bodies-bodies.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Casting ===
In April 2022, it was announced that [[Ayo Edebiri]], [[Marshawn Lynch]], [[Ruby Cruz]], [[Havana Rose Liu]], [[Kaia Gerber]], [[Nicholas Galitzine]], Miles Fowler, [[Dagmara Domińczyk]] and [[Punkie Johnson]] were added to the cast.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kay|first=Jeremy|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/shiva-baby-director-emma-seligman-lines-up-cast-on-orion-pictures-sex-comedy/5169482.article|title='Shiva Baby' director Emma Seligman lines up cast on Orion Pictures sex comedy|website=[[Screen Daily]]|date=April 11, 2022|access-date=September 12, 2022|archive-date=November 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130011539/https://www.screendaily.com/news/shiva-baby-director-emma-seligman-lines-up-cast-on-orion-pictures-sex-comedy/5169482.article|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Militano|first=Hannah|url=https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/kaia-gerber-bottoms-movie|title=Kaia Gerber Lands Next Acting Role in Upcoming Film 'Bottoms'|magazine=[[Grazia]]|date=14 April 2022|access-date=September 12, 2022|archive-date=June 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611033040/https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/kaia-gerber-bottoms-movie/|url-status=live}}</ref> Filming was scheduled to take place in [[New Orleans]] between April 18 and May 27, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmneworleans.org/productions/|title=Productions|website=Film New Orleans|access-date=May 10, 2022|archive-date=May 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510134642/https://www.filmneworleans.org/productions/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Seligman has said that she cast Marshawn Lynch at the suggestion of Mayo, who pointed her to his appearance on the Netflix series ''[[Murderville]]'', the majority of which he had improvised.<ref>{{Citation |title=FL47 BOTTOMS Q&A |date=June 17, 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ngd5zbREuI |work=Frameline |access-date=2023-10-16 |language=en |archive-date=October 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017205401/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ngd5zbREuI |url-status=live }}</ref> Seligman also thought that having a "legendary football player" portraying an advisor to queer girls in the film is good representation for "that kind of straight, male character".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Holmes |first=Jon |date=2023-09-05 |title=Marshawn Lynch's gay sister led him to accept 'Bottoms' role |url=https://www.outsports.com/2023/9/5/23858258/marshawn-lynch-nfl-gay-sister-lgbtq-bottoms-movie |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=Outsports |language=en |archive-date=February 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206224318/https://www.outsports.com/2023/9/5/23858258/marshawn-lynch-nfl-gay-sister-lgbtq-bottoms-movie |url-status=live }}</ref> She and Mayo were "not entirely expecting" Lynch to accept the role when he was sent the script, with Lynch later saying that he did it as "an opportunity to correct [his] wrongs", explaining that his sister had come out as a lesbian to him when he was sixteen and that he had not initially handled this well; he also spoke with his sister about the role before taking it.<ref name=":0" />


=== Music ===
=== Music ===
{{Main articles|Bottoms (soundtrack)}}
{{Main|Bottoms (soundtrack)}}
The original [[film score]] for ''Bottoms'' was composed by [[Charli XCX]] and [[Leo Birenberg]]. In addition, the film features songs such as "[[Complicated (Avril Lavigne song)|Complicated]]" by [[Avril Lavigne]], "Pain" by [[King Princess]], "[[Total Eclipse of the Heart]]" by [[Bonnie Tyler]], and "Party 4 U" by Charli XCX.<ref>{{cite web |last=Peters |first=Fletcher |title=The Best 'Bottoms' Needle Drop Taps Right Into Y2K Nostalgia |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/bottoms-that-big-avril-lavigne-moment-drums-up-y2k-nostalgia |website=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=29 August 2023 |access-date=September 21, 2023 |archive-date=September 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928231103/https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/bottoms-that-big-avril-lavigne-moment-drums-up-y2k-nostalgia |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Release==
==Release==
''Bottoms'' premiered at [[South by Southwest]] on March 11, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 SXSW Film Festival Lineup |url=https://www.sxsw.com/festivals/film/lineup/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |publisher=[[South by Southwest]] |archive-date=April 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401152042/https://www.sxsw.com/festivals/film/lineup/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was given a [[limited theatrical release]] in the United States by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] on August 25, 2023, before expanding to additional screens on September 1, 2023. It was also released theatrically in Canada on the same day.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=bottomsmovie|author=Bottoms|number=1665750344411021314|title=high school is gonna leave a mark. trailer tomorrow!! #BottomsMovie in select theaters August 25 + additional cities September 1|date=June 5, 2023|access-date=June 6, 2023}}</ref> The film was released in the US and Canada on [[Amazon Prime Video]] on September 22.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=bottomsmovie|author=Bottoms|number=1694836959141843044|title=hiii #BottomsMovie is coming internationally to Prime Video. More details to come soon!!|date=August 25, 2023|access-date=September 3, 2023}}</ref>
''Bottoms'' premiered at [[South by Southwest]] on March 11, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 SXSW Film Festival Lineup |url=https://www.sxsw.com/festivals/film/lineup/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=SXSW |language=en-US}}</ref>


[[Warner Bros. Pictures]] released the film in 405 theaters in the United Kingdom and Ireland on November 3, 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dalton |first=Ben |title=UK-Ireland box office preview: ''How To Have Sex'', ''Bottoms'', ''The Royal Hotel'' lead new openers |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-ireland-box-office-preview-how-to-have-sex-bottoms-the-royal-hotel-lead-new-openers/5187589.article |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=[[Screen Daily]] |archive-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104110232/https://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-ireland-box-office-preview-how-to-have-sex-bottoms-the-royal-hotel-lead-new-openers/5187589.article |url-status=live }}</ref> and in Australia and New Zealand on November 30.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Sangster |first=Ella |date=2023-10-18 |title=''Bottoms'' Australian release date has been confirmed |url=https://harpersbazaar.com.au/bottoms-movie-release-date-cast-plot/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |magazine=[[Harper's Bazaar]] |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103173957/https://harpersbazaar.com.au/bottoms-movie-release-date-cast-plot/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
It was given a [[limited theatrical release]] in the United States by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] on August 25, 2023, before expanding to additional screens on September 1, 2023. It was also released theatrically in Canada on the same day.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=bottomsmovie|author=Bottoms|number=1665750344411021314|title=high school is gonna leave a mark. trailer tomorrow!! #BottomsMovie in select theaters August 25 + additional cities September 1|date=June 5, 2023|access-date=June 6, 2023}}</ref> Internationally, the film is set to be released on [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=bottomsmovie|author=Bottoms|number=1694836959141843044|title=hiii #BottomsMovie is coming internationally to Prime Video. More details to come soon!!|date=August 25, 2023|access-date=September 3, 2023}}</ref>

On March 31, 2024, [[Kino Lorber]] announced that they would be releasing the film on [[Blu-ray]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=KLStudioClassic|author=KL Studio Classics / Kino Cult|number=1774451595998294455|title=Coming on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber! Bottoms (2023) Starring Rachel Sennott & Ayo Edebiri – Music by Charli XCX & Leo Birenberg (Cobra Kai) – Produced by Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect) – Screenplay by Emma Seligman & Rachel Sennott – Directed by Emma Seligman (Shiva Baby).|date=March 31, 2024|access-date=April 1, 2024}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
===Box office===
===Box office===
''Bottoms'' opened in limited release at ten theaters in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], grossing $461,052 in its opening weekend, a per-venue average of $46,105.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Domestic 2023 Weekend 34 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2023W34/ |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=Box Office Mojo |archive-date=September 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903215808/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2023W34/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was the highest per-screen average on ten or more screens since ''[[Everything Everywhere All at Once]]'' (April 2022).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/bottoms-mgm-indie-box-office-specialty-film-golda-the-hill-1235529128/|title='Bottoms' Is Tops For MGM As Raunchy Teen Comedy Sees $500k Opening In Limited Release – Specialty Box Office|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=Goldsmith|first=Jill|date=August 27, 2023|access-date=August 28, 2023|archive-date=August 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828125900/https://deadline.com/2023/08/bottoms-mgm-indie-box-office-specialty-film-golda-the-hill-1235529128/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/box-office-gran-turismo-narrowly-beats-barbie-1235705484/|title=Box Office: 'Gran Turismo' Narrowly Outraces 'Barbie' With Middling $17.3 Million|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=August 27, 2023|last=Lang|first=Brent|access-date=August 28, 2023|archive-date=August 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828125856/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/box-office-gran-turismo-narrowly-beats-barbie-1235705484/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film expanded to 715 theaters in its second weekend, making $3 million, and a total of $3.58 million over the four-day Labor Day frame.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/box-office-equalizer-3-denzel-washington-1235533871/|title='Equalizer 3' Notches Second-Best Opening Ever At Labor Day Box Office With $42M; Summer Clicks Past $4 Billion|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 3, 2023|access-date=September 3, 2023|archive-date=September 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905083027/https://deadline.com/2023/09/box-office-equalizer-3-denzel-washington-1235533871/|url-status=live}}</ref> Expanding to 1,265 theaters in its third weekend, the film made $2 million, finishing in 10th.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/box-office-the-nun-2-1235540397/|title='The Nun 2′ Answering Exhibitors' Prayers During Strikes With $32M+ Opening – Box Office Update|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=September 10, 2023|accessdate=September 10, 2023|archive-date=September 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908220216/https://deadline.com/2023/09/box-office-the-nun-2-1235540397/|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{As of|2023|9|11|df=US}}, ''Bottoms'' has grossed $7.9 million in the United States and Canada.<ref name="BOM"/><ref name="NUM"/>

The film opened in limited release at ten theaters in [[New York City]], [[Los Angeles]], [[San Francisco]], and [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], grossing $461,052 in its opening weekend, making for a per-theater average of $46,105.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Domestic 2023 Weekend 34 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2023W34/ |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> This was the highest per-screen average on ten or more screens since ''[[Everything Everywhere All at Once]]'' (2022).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/bottoms-mgm-indie-box-office-specialty-film-golda-the-hill-1235529128/|title=‘Bottoms’ Is Tops For MGM As Raunchy Teen Comedy Sees $500k Opening In Limited Release – Specialty Box Office|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|last=Goldsmith|first=Jill|date=August 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/box-office-gran-turismo-narrowly-beats-barbie-1235705484/|title=Box Office: ‘Gran Turismo’ Narrowly Outraces ‘Barbie’ With Middling $17.3 Million|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=August 27, 2023|last=Lang|first=Brent}}</ref> The film expanded to 715 theaters in its second weekend, making $3 million, and a total of $3.58 million over the four-day [[Labor Day]] frame.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/box-office-equalizer-3-denzel-washington-1235533871/|title= 'Equalizer 3' Notches Second-Best Opening Ever At Labor Day Box Office With $42M; Summer Clicks Past $4 Billion|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=September 3, 2023 |accessdate=September 3, 2023}}</ref>


===Critical response===
===Critical response===
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|93|7.7|151|consensus=Propulsive and over-the-top, ''Bottoms'' is an instant high school comedy classic that feels both current and nostalgic.|access-date=September 10, 2023|ref=y}} {{Metacritic film prose|77|37|ref=yes|access-date=September 11, 2023}} Audiences polled [[PostTrak]] gave the film a 93% positive score, with women under 25 giving it 98% score and 96% saying they would definitely recommend it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/box-office-gran-turismo-barbie-blue-beetle-1235528051/|title= 'Gran Turismo' Revs $17.4M, 'Barbie' $15.1M In Warner Bros & Sony Battle During National Cinema Day Weekend – Box Office |first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=August 28, 2023 |accessdate=August 28, 2023}}</ref>
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|90|7.5|221|consensus=Propulsive and over-the-top, ''Bottoms'' is an instant high school comedy classic that feels both current and nostalgic.|access-date=August 18, 2024|ref=y}} {{Metacritic film prose|74|46|ref=yes|access-date=November 3, 2023}} Audiences polled by [[PostTrak]] gave the film a 93% positive score, with women under 25 giving it 98% score and 96% saying they would definitely recommend it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/box-office-gran-turismo-barbie-blue-beetle-1235528051/|title='Gran Turismo' Revs $17.4M, 'Barbie' $15.1M In Warner Bros & Sony Battle During National Cinema Day Weekend – Box Office|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 28, 2023|access-date=August 28, 2023|archive-date=August 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825230219/https://deadline.com/2023/08/box-office-gran-turismo-barbie-blue-beetle-1235528051/|url-status=live}}</ref>


Reviewing the film for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', following its premiere at [[South by Southwest]], [[Owen Gleiberman]] commended the direction and screenplay (particularly its characters and humor), stating: "''Bottoms'' is unlike any high-school comedy you’ve ever seen. It’s a satire of victimization, a satire of violence, and a satire of itself. It walks a tightrope between sensitivity and insanity (with a knowing bit of inanity), and it’s full of moments that are defiantly what we once used to call incorrect".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |date=2023-03-12 |title='Bottoms' Review: Emma Seligman's Wild Ride of a High School Comedy Is a Gonzo Gay 'Fight Club' Meets 'Heathers' |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/bottoms-review-rachel-sennott-1235550522/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=Variety}}</ref> Valerie Complex of [[Deadline Hollywood|''Deadline'']] admired the lead performances and Seligman's direction, but found some faults with the screenplay, ultimately concluding: "''Bottoms'' is fun, but with some slight tweaks this could have been an epic exploration of the gray areas of queerness and what it means to stand in the center of that as an adolescent".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Complex |first=Valerie |date=2023-03-12 |title='Bottoms' Review: Rachel Sennott And Ayo Edebiri Star In Emma Seligman's Comedy That's Soaked In Blood, Sweat, And Queerness – SXSW |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/bottoms-review-rachel-sennott-and-ayo-edebiri-star-in-emma-seligmans-comedy-1235286551/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=Deadline}}</ref> Referring to the film as the "horniest, bloodiest high school movie of the 21st century" in a highly enthusiastic review for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', David Fear lauded every aspect of the film, including its direction, screenplay and cast performances.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2023-03-12 |title='Bottoms' Is the Horniest, Bloodiest High School Movie of the 21st Century |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/bottoms-review-ayo-edebiri-rachel-sennott-sxsw-lesbian-fight-club-1234692636/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>
Reviewing the film for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', following its premiere at [[South by Southwest]], [[Owen Gleiberman]] commended the direction and screenplay (particularly its characters and humor), stating: "''Bottoms'' is unlike any high-school comedy you've ever seen. It's a satire of victimization, a satire of violence, and a satire of itself. It walks a tightrope between sensitivity and insanity (with a knowing bit of inanity), and it's full of moments that are defiantly what we once used to call incorrect."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |date=2023-03-12 |title='Bottoms' Review: Emma Seligman's Wild Ride of a High School Comedy Is a Gonzo Gay 'Fight Club' Meets 'Heathers' |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/bottoms-review-rachel-sennott-1235550522/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |magazine=Variety |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312214553/https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/bottoms-review-rachel-sennott-1235550522/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Valerie Complex of ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' admired the lead performances and Seligman's direction, but found some faults with the screenplay, ultimately concluding: "''Bottoms'' is fun, but with some slight tweaks this could have been an epic exploration of the gray areas of queerness and what it means to stand in the center of that as an adolescent."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Complex |first=Valerie |date=2023-03-12 |title='Bottoms' Review: Rachel Sennott And Ayo Edebiri Star In Emma Seligman's Comedy That's Soaked In Blood, Sweat, And Queerness – SXSW |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/bottoms-review-rachel-sennott-and-ayo-edebiri-star-in-emma-seligmans-comedy-1235286551/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312215510/https://deadline.com/2023/03/bottoms-review-rachel-sennott-and-ayo-edebiri-star-in-emma-seligmans-comedy-1235286551/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Referring to the film as the "horniest, bloodiest high school movie of the 21st century" in a highly enthusiastic review for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', David Fear lauded every aspect of the film, including its direction, screenplay and cast performances.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Fear |first=David |date=2023-03-12 |title='Bottoms' Is the Horniest, Bloodiest High School Movie of the 21st Century |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/bottoms-review-ayo-edebiri-rachel-sennott-sxsw-lesbian-fight-club-1234692636/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312220931/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/bottoms-review-ayo-edebiri-rachel-sennott-sxsw-lesbian-fight-club-1234692636/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Accolades ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Awards and nominations for ''Bottoms''
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Date of ceremony
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Recipient(s)
! scope="col"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[South by Southwest]]
|March 19, 2023
|Audience Award – Headliners
| rowspan="3" |''Bottoms''
|{{Nominated}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title='Bottoms' is the most unhinged film we've seen at SXSW, and it's gonna change everything |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/entertainment/arts/2023/03/14/sxsw-bottoms-movie-change-the-world-rachel-sennott-ayo-edebiri/70008237007/ |date=March 14, 2023 |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=Austin American-Statesman |language=en-US |archive-date=December 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201192045/https://www.statesman.com/story/entertainment/arts/2023/03/14/sxsw-bottoms-movie-change-the-world-rachel-sennott-ayo-edebiri/70008237007/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bottoms |url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2023/films/2083086 |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=SXSW 2024 Schedule |language=en |archive-date=September 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929032701/https://schedule.sxsw.com/2023/films/2083086 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kay |first=Jeremy |title='Flamin' Hot' among SXSW audience winners, will get unprecedented streaming bow |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/flamin-hot-among-sxsw-audience-winners-will-get-unprecedented-streaming-bow/5180370.article |date=March 20, 2023 |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=Screen |language=en |archive-date=June 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610045724/https://www.screendaily.com/news/flamin-hot-among-sxsw-audience-winners-will-get-unprecedented-streaming-bow/5180370.article |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Sidewalk Film Festival]]
|August 27, 2023
|Programmers' Award – Feature Film Award
|{{Won}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Awards |url=https://sidewalkfest.com/award/2023-awards/ |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema |language=en-US |archive-date=December 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201192041/https://sidewalkfest.com/award/2023-awards/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[St. Louis Film Critics Association]]
| [[St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards 2023|December 17, 2023]]
| Best Comedy Film
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Eric |title=2023 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations |url=https://awardswatch.com/2023-st-louis-film-critics-association-stlfca-nominations/ |website=awardswatch.com |date=December 10, 2023 |publisher=AwardsWatch |access-date=11 December 2023 |archive-date=December 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214005751/https://awardswatch.com/2023-st-louis-film-critics-association-stlfca-nominations/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="3" scope="row"| [[:fr:Indiana Film Journalists Association|Indiana Film Journalists Association]]
| rowspan="3"| December 17, 2023
| Best Original Screenplay
| Emma Seligman, Rachel Sennott
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="3" align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Nick |date=December 12, 2023 |title=Nominations Announced for the 2023 Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards |url=https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2023/12/12/nominations-announced-for-the-2023-indiana-film-journalists-association-awards/ |access-date=January 21, 2024 |website=Midwest Film Journal |language=en-US |archive-date=January 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125155711/https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2023/12/12/nominations-announced-for-the-2023-indiana-film-journalists-association-awards/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br><ref>{{Cite web |last=Neglia |first=Matt |date=December 17, 2023 |title=The 2023 Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) Winners |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2023-indiana-film-journalists-association-ifja-winners/ |access-date=January 21, 2024 |website=Next Best Picture |language=en-US |archive-date=December 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218111306/https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2023-indiana-film-journalists-association-ifja-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Best Stunt/Movement Choreography
| Deven MacNair
| {{nom}}
|-
| Breakout of the Year
| Marshawn Lynch
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Hollywood Creative Alliance|Astra Film and Creative Awards]]
| [[7th Astra Film Awards|January 6, 2024]]
| Best Comedy Feature
| ''Bottoms''
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-07 |title=AwardsWatch - 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' Lead Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) Astra Awards Nominations |url=https://awardswatch.com/barbie-and-oppenheimer-lead-hollywood-creative-alliance-hca-astra-awards-nominations/ |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=AwardsWatch |language=en-US |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208022109/https://awardswatch.com/barbie-and-oppenheimer-lead-hollywood-creative-alliance-hca-astra-awards-nominations/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[Austin Film Critics Association]]
|[[Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2023|January 10, 2024]]
|The Robert R. "Bobby" McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award
|[[Ayo Edebiri]] (also for ''[[Theater Camp]]'' and ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem|TMNT: Mutant Mayhem]]'')
|{{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Neglia |first=Matt |date=2024-01-03 |title=The 2023 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Nominations |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2023-austin-film-critics-association-afca-nominations/ |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=Next Best Picture |language=en-US |archive-date=January 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103165855/https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2023-austin-film-critics-association-afca-nominations/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[:fr:Denver Film Critics Society|Denver Film Critics Society]]
| January 12, 2024
| Best Comedy
| rowspan="2"| ''Bottoms''
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Neglia |first=Matt |date=January 12, 2024 |title=The 2023 Denver Film Critics Society (DFCS) Winners |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2023-denver-film-critics-society-dfcs-winners/ |website=Next Best Picture |access-date=January 21, 2024 |archive-date=January 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112181028/https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2023-denver-film-critics-society-dfcs-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]]
|[[29th Critics' Choice Awards|January 14, 2024]]
|[[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Comedy|Best Comedy]]
|{{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |date=December 13, 2023 |title=2024 Critics Choice Awards film nominations: See the full list |url=https://ew.com/2024-critics-choice-awards-nominations-full-list-8415063 |access-date=December 13, 2023 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |language=en |archive-date=December 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213145759/https://ew.com/2024-critics-choice-awards-nominations-full-list-8415063 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Black Reel Awards]]
| [[Black Reel Awards of 2024|January 16, 2024]]
| Outstanding Hairstyle and Make-Up
| Shandrea Williams
| {{Nominated}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Complex |first=Valerie |date=December 15, 2023 |title=Black Reel Awards Nominations: 'The Color Purple' And 'Rustin' Dominate |url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/black-reel-awards-nominations-revealed-color-purple-and-rustin-dominate-nominations-1235669797/ |access-date=December 16, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216043155/https://deadline.com/2023/12/black-reel-awards-nominations-revealed-color-purple-and-rustin-dominate-nominations-1235669797/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |[[Independent Spirit Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |[[39th Independent Spirit Awards|February 25, 2024]]
|[[Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
|[[Emma Seligman]], [[Rachel Sennott]]
|{{nom}}
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Bottoms
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEmma Seligman
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMaria Rusche
Edited byHanna Park
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Release dates
  • March 11, 2023 (2023-03-11) (SXSW)
  • August 25, 2023 (2023-08-25) (United States)
Running time
91 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11.3 million[3]
Box office$12.9 million[4][5]

Bottoms is a 2023 American satirical comedy film directed by Emma Seligman, who co-wrote it with Rachel Sennott. The film stars Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Ruby Cruz, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Nicholas Galitzine, Miles Fowler, Dagmara Domińczyk, and Marshawn Lynch. The plot follows two high school senior girls who start a fight club as a way to hook up with cheerleaders.

Bottoms premiered at South by Southwest on March 11, 2023, and was released in the United States on August 25, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. The film received positive reviews from critics.

Plot

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Best friends PJ and Josie are unpopular lesbian virgins at football-obsessed Rockbridge Falls High School. At the back-to-school fair, they unsuccessfully flirt with their respective crushes, popular cheerleaders Brittany and Isabel. When they see Isabel arguing with her boyfriend Jeff, the school's star quarterback, PJ and Josie invite her into their car to escape. They gently bump into Jeff when he refuses to move, prompting him to feign injury in front of the entire football team.

At school, rumors spread that PJ and Josie spent the summer at juvenile detention. Threatened with expulsion for Jeff's "injury", Josie lies that they were practicing for a feminist "self-defense club" to avoid punishment. With the help of their friend Hazel, PJ and Josie actually start the club, with the ulterior motive of attracting girls. They persuade their disinterested history teacher Mr. G to serve as the club's required advisor, convincing him that the group promotes female solidarity.

PJ and Josie embrace their reputation as violent delinquents as the club attracts more members, including Brittany and Isabel, with "lessons" in self-defense that consist of the students beating each other up. The club bonds through their chaotic, bloody sessions, and PJ and Josie grow closer to Brittany and Isabel. Meanwhile, Jeff's overprotective best friend and teammate Tim confirms his suspicions that PJ and Josie never went to juvie.

Hazel discovers that her recently divorced mother is sleeping with Jeff, and Josie informs Isabel, who breaks up with Jeff in front of the entire cafeteria. While the club vandalizes Jeff's house, Josie and Isabel almost kiss before a vengeful Hazel blows up Jeff's car with a homemade bomb. Tim warns Josie to end the club, but the members decide to disband before they can be punished for the explosion, and a frustrated PJ lashes out at Hazel. Josie and Isabel have sex, while PJ kisses Brittany, but is disappointed to learn she is straight.

At a pep rally for the school's upcoming football game against longtime rival Huntington High, Tim tricks Hazel into representing the club by fighting the school's top boxer. Despite showing off some of her newly acquired skills, Hazel is badly beaten, as Tim exposes PJ and Josie's lies and their original selfish reasons for founding the club. Isabel turns against Josie, who falls out with PJ, and they are told off by Mr. G, who renounces feminism. The feuding friends are further ostracized at school, while Jeff wins back Isabel.

Josie seeks advice from her and PJ's childhood babysitter Rhodes, who reveals that Huntington tradition involves killing a Rockbridge football player. Josie and PJ reconcile with each other and with Hazel, reuniting the club in an effort to stop Huntington's plans. At the game, they discover pineapple juice has been added to the football field's sprinkler system to kill Jeff, who is deathly allergic to pineapple.

Hazel attempts to distract the crowd with another bomb, which fails to detonate, leading her and PJ to divert attention by making out. Isabel and Brittany rejoin the club in a brutal brawl with the Huntington team, as Josie carries Jeff to safety before the sprinklers go off. With most of the Huntington players dead, Tim realizes the plot to kill Jeff and leads the crowd in celebrating the club for saving him. Josie and Isabel embrace with a kiss, while Hazel's bomb finally explodes.

Cast

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Production

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Development and filming

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In April 2021, it was announced that Seligman and Sennott were working with Orion Pictures and Brownstone Productions, with Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman, and Alison Small producing for Brownstone, and Alana Mayo producing for Orion. It is the third collaboration between Seligman and Sennott after the 2018 short film Shiva Baby and its 2020 feature-length adaptation.[6] Whilst promoting that film, Seligman described her next project as a "campy queer high school comedy in the vein of Wet Hot American Summer but more for a Gen-Z queer audience".[7]

Seligman faced significant difficulties during the processes of pitching, shooting and editing Bottoms, the bulk of which were due to the potentially alienating nature of the film's overtly sexual, lesbian premise. She and Sennott received a number of rejections while introducing the concept to various studios, and often were not even permitted to properly pitch their idea to executives. Additionally, several companies declined to feature their products in the film due to its supposedly "offensive" content. Once their project was accepted by Orion, they were nearly unable to find high school campuses in New Orleans that were willing to lend their space; Seligman had to resort to shooting mostly in an abandoned elementary school and a college gymnasium. The initial drafts of the script included scenes of PJ and Josie being sent to a "militaristic boot camp" for "horny girls", where Punkie Johnson's character would've been introduced as head of the camp; however, these scenes were removed due to poor reception at test screenings.[8][9]

Eunice Jera Lee served as costume designer on the film. She took inspiration from Grease (1978), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Heathers (1988), Jawbreaker (1999), and Bring It On (2000).[10]

On September 12, 2022, it was confirmed by The New York Times that filming had wrapped. Sennott described the film as, "Two girls in a classic American football town who start a fight club under the guise of female empowerment, but it's actually so they can have sex with cheerleaders."[11]

Casting

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In April 2022, it was announced that Ayo Edebiri, Marshawn Lynch, Ruby Cruz, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Nicholas Galitzine, Miles Fowler, Dagmara Domińczyk and Punkie Johnson were added to the cast.[12][13] Filming was scheduled to take place in New Orleans between April 18 and May 27, 2022.[14] Seligman has said that she cast Marshawn Lynch at the suggestion of Mayo, who pointed her to his appearance on the Netflix series Murderville, the majority of which he had improvised.[15] Seligman also thought that having a "legendary football player" portraying an advisor to queer girls in the film is good representation for "that kind of straight, male character".[16] She and Mayo were "not entirely expecting" Lynch to accept the role when he was sent the script, with Lynch later saying that he did it as "an opportunity to correct [his] wrongs", explaining that his sister had come out as a lesbian to him when he was sixteen and that he had not initially handled this well; he also spoke with his sister about the role before taking it.[16]

Music

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Main article: Bottoms (soundtrack)

The original film score for Bottoms was composed by Charli XCX and Leo Birenberg. In addition, the film features songs such as "Complicated" by Avril Lavigne, "Pain" by King Princess, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler, and "Party 4 U" by Charli XCX.[17]

Release

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Bottoms premiered at South by Southwest on March 11, 2023.[18] The film was given a limited theatrical release in the United States by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on August 25, 2023, before expanding to additional screens on September 1, 2023. It was also released theatrically in Canada on the same day.[19] The film was released in the US and Canada on Amazon Prime Video on September 22.[20]

Warner Bros. Pictures released the film in 405 theaters in the United Kingdom and Ireland on November 3, 2023,[21] and in Australia and New Zealand on November 30.[22]

On March 31, 2024, Kino Lorber announced that they would be releasing the film on Blu-ray.[23]

Reception

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Box office

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Bottoms opened in limited release at ten theaters in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Austin, grossing $461,052 in its opening weekend, a per-venue average of $46,105.[24] It was the highest per-screen average on ten or more screens since Everything Everywhere All at Once (April 2022).[25][26] The film expanded to 715 theaters in its second weekend, making $3 million, and a total of $3.58 million over the four-day Labor Day frame.[27] Expanding to 1,265 theaters in its third weekend, the film made $2 million, finishing in 10th.[28]

Critical response

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 221 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Propulsive and over-the-top, Bottoms is an instant high school comedy classic that feels both current and nostalgic."[29] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 74 out of 100, based on 46 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[30] Audiences polled by PostTrak gave the film a 93% positive score, with women under 25 giving it 98% score and 96% saying they would definitely recommend it.[31]

Reviewing the film for Variety, following its premiere at South by Southwest, Owen Gleiberman commended the direction and screenplay (particularly its characters and humor), stating: "Bottoms is unlike any high-school comedy you've ever seen. It's a satire of victimization, a satire of violence, and a satire of itself. It walks a tightrope between sensitivity and insanity (with a knowing bit of inanity), and it's full of moments that are defiantly what we once used to call incorrect."[32] Valerie Complex of Deadline Hollywood admired the lead performances and Seligman's direction, but found some faults with the screenplay, ultimately concluding: "Bottoms is fun, but with some slight tweaks this could have been an epic exploration of the gray areas of queerness and what it means to stand in the center of that as an adolescent."[33] Referring to the film as the "horniest, bloodiest high school movie of the 21st century" in a highly enthusiastic review for Rolling Stone, David Fear lauded every aspect of the film, including its direction, screenplay and cast performances.[34]

Accolades

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Awards and nominations for Bottoms
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
South by Southwest March 19, 2023 Audience Award – Headliners Bottoms Nominated [35][36][37]
Sidewalk Film Festival August 27, 2023 Programmers' Award – Feature Film Award Won [38]
St. Louis Film Critics Association December 17, 2023 Best Comedy Film Nominated [39]
Indiana Film Journalists Association December 17, 2023 Best Original Screenplay Emma Seligman, Rachel Sennott Nominated [40]
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Best Stunt/Movement Choreography Deven MacNair Nominated
Breakout of the Year Marshawn Lynch Nominated
Astra Film and Creative Awards January 6, 2024 Best Comedy Feature Bottoms Nominated [42]
Austin Film Critics Association January 10, 2024 The Robert R. "Bobby" McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award Ayo Edebiri (also for Theater Camp and TMNT: Mutant Mayhem) Nominated [43]
Denver Film Critics Society January 12, 2024 Best Comedy Bottoms Nominated [44]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 14, 2024 Best Comedy Nominated [45]
Black Reel Awards January 16, 2024 Outstanding Hairstyle and Make-Up Shandrea Williams Nominated [46]
Independent Spirit Awards February 25, 2024 Best Screenplay Emma Seligman, Rachel Sennott Nominated [47]
Best Breakthrough Performance Marshawn Lynch Nominated
Artios Awards March 7, 2024 Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Feature Studio or Independent (Comedy) Laura Rosenthal, Maribeth Fox, Meagan Lewis, Kimberly Ostroy Nominated [48]
GLAAD Media Awards March 14, 2024 Outstanding Film – Wide Release Bottoms Won [49][50]

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