Bottoms Up (2006)

Director:

Erik MacArthur

Writers:

Nick Ballo (original screenplay)
Erik MacArthur (original screenplay)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Are you down for some Tinseltown partying?

Plot:

A Midwestern bartender (Mewes) ingratiates himself into the Hollywood system, finding love along the way.

Plot Keywords:

Scandal | Part Animation | Homosexual | Burning Man | Midwest

Cast

Jason Mewes	...	Owen Peadman
David Keith	...	Uncle Earl Peadman
Paris Hilton	...	Lisa Mancini
Brian Hallisay	...	Hayden Field
Jon Abrahams	...	Jimmy DeSnappio
Phil Morris	...	Pip Wingo
Nicholle Tom	...	Penny Dhue
Raymond O'Connor	...	Frank Peadman
Desmond Harrington	...	Rusty #1
Kevin Smith	...	Rusty #2
Nic Nac	...	Nick
Lindsay Gareth	...	Dorothy
Tim Thomerson	...	A.J. Mancini
Dominic Daniel	...	Boots
Benjamin Anderson	...	Erik

Also Known As:

Paris Hilton in Hollywood Scandal (Japan) [ja]

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, nudity, language and drug use.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Finland:K-13 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cameo FJ Entertainment

Movie Connections:

References "The Dog Whisperer" (2004)

Two thumbs down for Bottoms Up

I can hardly believe it myself, but I've now seen three - three! - Paris Hilton movies. I fear I'm actually beginning to find her attractive, which is a pretty frightening thought. The woman can't act a lick, though. I didn't think she was all that bad in House of Wax, but Bottoms Up might as well have been titled Thumbs Down. As far as I can tell, both Paris and Jason Mewes are distinguished graduates of the Hayden Christensen School of Acting, and they decided to have a full-fledged act-off to prove, once and for all, which of them is the least talented actor/actress in the universe. Unfortunately, it's impossible to determine a winner because they're equally bad. Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith may be pretty entertaining when they're together, but Mewes is just helpless when he's on his own (Kevin Smith is in this movie, but it's only a small role, and he and Mewes are only together for a minute or two).

Mewes plays Owen, a Minnesota boy who goes to Hollywood to compete in a big bartender's contest, hoping to use the prize money to save his dad's steakhouse. Since he's basically broke, he stays with his outrageously-gay-but-pretending-to-be-straight uncle Earl (David Keith, the only cast member who put any effort at all into his role). Earl works for a tabloid news show - until, that is, the uber-famous Lisa Mancini (Paris Hilton) gets him fired. That's when Earl and Owen vow revenge on Lisa, her hunk-of-the-month boyfriend Hayden Field (Brian Hallisey), and their whole hoity-toity crowd. A little dishonesty goes a long way, gaining Owen access to Hollywood's in crowd. As he gets to know them, however, he begins to see that their images don't necessarily reflect their true selves. Could it be that the fantabulous Lisa Mancini isn't truly a party girl, and that there's actually a human being in there somewhere? Who knows? Who cares? With its terribly weak script and consistently bad acting, any point this movie even tries to make is moot at best.

I'm giving the film two stars because I did enjoy seeing a couple of annoying characters get what they deserve in the end, and David Keith's way-over-the-top performance can be pretty entertaining. There's Keith going all out for his role, while everyone else just sleepwalks through the entire movie. DK, this second star's for you, buddy.