Bottoms is the highly-anticipated queer comedy that sees its two leads start a fight club at their high school, all in the name of empowerment and bagging the girl of their dreams – and it's out in cinemas on Friday 3 November.
For all of you who loved Netflix's Do Revenge and, in general, love a wacky, fun-filled teen comedy that takes you back to the noughties, then you have to round up your girls for a trip to the cinema to see this.
Firstly, the upcoming LGBTQIA+ film helmed by Canadian director Emma Seligman boasts a star cast of some of Hollywood's "ones to watch in the future", including actress and comedienne Rachel Sennott and supermodel Kaia Gerber, who has also shown off her acting chops in American Horror Story.
The movie is mainly an exploration of the ups and downs of the high school experience, in which two awkward high school girls try to hook up with cheerleaders by starting a self-defence group. Needless to say, when the group takes off, there is massive chaos on the school grounds as everyone begins battling it out. Sounds like just the right, light-hearted watch we all need!
So what else do we know about the raunchy teen comedy that has already won significant praise following its premiere at the SXSW film festival earlier this year in March and that is set to take over cinemas in the following months? Read on to find out more...
What is the plot of Bottoms?
The official synopsis for the hotly anticipated movie reads: "Two unpopular, queer high school students start a fight club to have sex before graduation."
However, in starting up the unorthodox way of meeting cheerleaders to lose their virginities to, PJ and Josie find themselves in over their heads as their fight club gains traction and all the popular girls start beating each other up in the name of self-defence. Can they make it all madness stop before their plans get exposed, and they find themselves in major trouble?
Who stars in Bottoms?
The movie is a who's who of young Hollywood talent, with the lead roles taken on by Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri.
Rounding out the cast are Cindy Crawford's daughter Kaia Gerber, Havana Rose Liu, Nicholas Galitzine, Dagmara Domińczyk, Marshawn Lynch, Ruby Cruz and Miles Fowler.
What has the cast and crew said about Bottoms?
After 2020's Shiva Baby, this movie is the second collaboration between director Emma Seligman and one of its leading ladies, Rachel Sennott.
Speaking to the Alternative Press about how they came up with the project together, Rachel said: "I feel like we're able to push each other and balance each other out. [We've gotten] into a place in [our] relationship where we can shoot ideas back and forth where you're like, 'I'm about to say maybe the dumbest thing ever, and I know she's not going to judge me.'"
Meanwhile, Emma spoke fondly over the humour element of the flick, stating: "It was really freeing because it hadn't really been so grounded in reality. Writing from Rachel's perspective, with her sense of humour, was really liberating.
“Especially with queer female characters to allow them to do whatever the f—k you wanted in the movie, it was completely different, and really fun, too,” she added.
Is there a trailer for Bottoms?
There is, check it all the fun, madness and raciness in the official full-length trailer below! It makes us super excited for the release of the movie.
When will Bottoms be released?
After an August release in the US, Bottoms is set to hit cinemas in the UK on 3 November — it will be a big weekend for female-directed films, with Molly Manning Walker's How to Have Sex and Kitty Green's The Royal Hotel also opening the same day.
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