History Trivia / Bottoms

** Creator/AyoEdibiri plays Josie, a lesbian, while she is queer herself.

** Creator/RubyCruz, who plays Hazel, identifies as queer.

* DuelingWorks: With ''Film/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue'', another famous queer film released in August 2023. Ironic as Creator/NicholasGalitzine appears in both of these films.

** An intentional case with Marshawn Lynch's Mr. G. [[https://www.gq.com/story/marshawn-lynch-emma-seligman-bottoms The director Emma Seligman firmly requested]] Lynch to improvise most of his dialogue (which he'd already done on ''Series/{{Murderville}}''. [[https://collider.com/bottoms-marshawn-lynch/ He was initially reluctant, but agreed after a few conversations.]]

* ThrowItIn: Josie's monologue about "throwing in the towel" in the parking lot was improvised by Ayo Edebiri on the spot during filming. Rachel Sennott appears on the verge of {{Corpsing}} during the scene.

* NoExportForYou: The film is a painful victim of this. It was never theatrically released outside the U.S., and even in its home country, it only received a limited release. It later came out on Creator/PrimeVideo, but only for purchase... and only in North America.
** Given the popularity of the film on the internet, most fans relied on a [[DigitalPiracyIsOkay seven-gigabyte copy of the film]] following its digital release.

* DuelingWorks: With ''Film/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue'', another famous queer film released in August 2023. Ironic as Creator/NicholasGalitzine stars in both of these films.

** Rhodes, Josie and PJ's childhood babysitter turned [[IntergenerationalFriendship older friend]], is a lesbian. Her actress, Punkie Johnson, is openly a lesbian in real life too.

** Rhodes, Josie and PJ's childhood babysitter turned [[IntergenerationalFriendship]] older friend]], is a lesbian. Her actress, Punkie Johnson, is openly a lesbian in real life too.

* DawsonCasting: All the actors playing teenagers are well into their twenties with Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott both being twenty-eight.

* WrittenByCastMember: Rachel Sennott, who plays PJ, co-wrote the film.

** Also a case of FandomRivalry as some fans of ''Bottoms'' disdain Galitzine's fanbase for hyping up his character, a straight man, in a movie about lesbians.

* FakeAmerican: British actor Creator/NicholasGalitzine plays All-American jock Jeff.

** [[spoiler:Isabel's actress Havana Rose Liu is openly pansexual, where her character is Josie's love interest and (later) her girlfriend.]]

* ActorAllusion: Creator/AyoEdebiri and Rachel Sennott, who were longtime friends and collaborators prior to ''Bottoms'', plays lifelong friends Josie and PJ in the film.

* ProductionPosse: Rachel Sennott, who co-stars in and co-wrote the film with director Emma Seligman, previously appeared in Seligman's ''Film/ShivaBaby''.

** Ruby Cruz, who plays Hazel, identifies as queer.
** [[spoiler:Isabel's actress Havana Rose Liu is openly pansexual, where her character is queer and Josie's love interest.]]

* QueerCharacterQueerActor: [[spoiler:Isabel's actress Havana Rose Liu is openly pansexual, where her character is queer and Josie's love interest.]]

* ThrowItIn: Josie's monologue about "throwing in the towel" in the parking lot was improvised on the spot during filming.

* ActorAllusion: Creator/AyoEdebiri and Creator/RachelSennott, who were longtime friends and collaborators prior to ''Bottoms'', plays lifelong friends Josie and PJ in the film.
* FakeAmerican: British actor Creator/NicholasGalitizine plays All-American jock Jeff.