Irreverent and inventive, Bottoms is one of film's more recent sure-to-be cult classics. Even so, the comedy features a fairly confusing timeline that has viewers questioning what year Bottoms' unhinged series of events are supposed to take place in. Helmed by Emma Seligman, the Bottoms' screenplay saw its director re-teaming with her Shiva Baby collaborator Rachel Sennott, who also co-stars in the film alongside Emmy-winning actor Ayo Edebiri. The satirical teen sex comedy centers on PJ (Sennott) and Josie (Edebiri), two self-proclaimed "ugly, untalented gays" who are desperate to impress their cheerleader crushes.

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