The director broke through with 2020’s Shiva Baby. Now, she levels up with her first studio feature, Bottoms.
is still very dialed up on the satire. Was that your intention going in?
No, and I think that’s just because it was so absurd. Anyone who signed up for it understood what they were getting into. I think if the tone of the movie wasn’t so absurd, maybe people would have been like, “Do we need this?” I’m really so grateful we had the women at Orion. Alana Mayo is this incredible powerhouse and wants to make provocative stories and is really motivated to push the envelope. I remember when we did a test screening, there were a couple people that were worried for us.
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