Bottoms: Release date, cast, trailer, and more

Kayla Harrington
Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri stand side by side in Bottoms

As Bottoms finally hits theaters, here’s everything you need to know about it, from its release date, cast, trailer, and more.

Meeting girls as a queer woman in high school can be super hard. Where do you go? Which clubs do you join? How do you know if a girl wants to kiss you?

Thankfully, the new, bloody queer film Bottoms is here to guide our queer, female-presenting youth on how to meet the girl of your dreams through the most unorthodox ways possible.

If you’re a fan of Fight Club, young queer women finding themselves, feminism, and absurd humor, then Bottoms should be on your list of movies to see this summer.

But, before you see it, here’s everything you need to know about the new comedy film Bottoms from its release date, cast, trailer, and more.

Bottoms release date: When does it come out?

Bottoms will be punching its way into US theaters on August 25, 2023. It will then jump into UK cinemas on November 3.

The film was written and directed by Emma Seligman, a Canadian whose best for known for their other acclaimed movie Shiva Baby, which follows a a college student that attends a Jewish funeral service with her parents where she has an awkward encounter with her sugar daddy and her ex-girlfriend.

Bottoms cast: Who’s in it?

Bottoms features a cast of more indie known actors who have broken into the mainstream lately and some newly found talent. Check out the list below:

  • Rachel Sennott as PJ
  • Ayo Edebiri as Josie
  • Havana Rose Liu as Isabel
  • Kaia Gerber as Brittany
  • Nicholas Galitzine as Jeff
  • Dagmara Domińczyk
  • Marshawn Lynch as Mr. G
  • Ruby Cruz as Hazel
  • Miles Fowler as Tim

This wasn’t Sennott’s first time working with Seligaman, as she co-wrote Bottoms with them and also starred in Shiva Baby. Sennott can also be seen in Bodies, Bodies, Bodies and the Max’s scandalous show The Idol. Her co-star, Edebiri, is currently juggling a ton of TV roles as she’s a featured cast member in Big Mouth, The Bear, and Abbott Elementary.

The other most notable cast member is Kaia Gerber, who is the daughter of world renowned super model Cindy Crawford. This will be Gerber’s second leading role as she also also starred in the American Horror Story spinoffs, American Horror Stories and American Horror Story: Double Feature.

Is there a trailer for Bottoms?

A trailer for Bottoms came out on June 6, 2023. Check it out below:

There’s also been numerous clips released, which you can also watch below:

Bottoms plot: What’s it about?

The official movie synopsis reads: “Two unpopular, queer high school students start a fight club to have sex before graduation.”

Two socially awkward friends start a fight club of sorts in order to train their fellow female classmates to fend off unwanted advances while also trying to grow closer to their cheerleader crushes.

The two encounter a lot of shenanigans along on the way including dumb, violent football players, incredibly accepting teachers, surprise first kisses, and a ton of punches to the face.

Fans will want to rush out to see Bottoms as soon as possible as the film is currently sitting at a 95% critici’s score and 100% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Bottoms premieres August 25, 2023. In the meantime, you can check out more of our upcoming TV and movie coverage in the hubs below:

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Kayla is a TV and Movies Writer at Dexerto. She's huge fan of Marvel (especially if Wanda Maximoff is involved), shows that make you laugh then cry, and any cooking show found on the Food Network. Before Dexerto, she wrote for Mashable, BuzzFeed, and The Mary Sue. You can contact her at kayla.harrington@dexerto.com