Bottoms Up (1974)

Two secret Agents are determined to retrieve a microfilm containing a revolutionary formula that transforms cow manure into fuel, but first, they must put into action a hot inspection procedure.

Director:

Franz Josef Gottlieb (as F.J. Gottlieb)

Writer:

Hubert Frank

Stars:

Alena Penz, Alexander Grill, Rinaldo Talamonti

Cast

Credited cast:
Alena Penz	...	Sally
Alexander Grill	...	Josef Sandler
Rinaldo Talamonti	...	Tino
Alexander Miller	...	Heiner
Eva Garden	...	Claudia
Sissy Löwinger	...	Anna Sandler
Gerd Eichen	...	Sepp Huber, Wirt
Erhard 'Bimbo' Weller	...	Emil (as Erhard Weller)
Jürgen Schilling	...	Lois
Walter Feuchtenberg	...	Prof. Solo
Joanna Jung	...	Zenzi
Elisabeth Felchner	...	Kuhhirtin
Hans Terofal	...	Xaver, Gendarm
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ulrich Beiger	...	Arzt
Otto Retzer	...	Pferdekutscher

Storyline

A scientist discovers a way to turn cow manure into energy. Two secret agents are dispatched to find out the formula but they devote more time to having sex with each other than they do going after the scientist. Pretty soon everyone in the area is after the scientist but they also wind up spending more time having sex with each other.

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Plot Keywords:

copulation | german humor | microfilm | sex | sex comedy | 

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Taglines:

A very peace-loving film. Hilarious from Top to Bottom!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

26 November 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bottoms Up

Filming Locations:

Pfarrwerfen, Salzburg, Austria

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lisa-Film

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Kings of the Road (1976)

User Reviews

The worst English dubbing ever

A scientist develops a special formula that has the power to turn horse manure into fuel. Unfortunately, the formula is stolen and taken to a remote Alpine village, where a couple of secret agents are dispatched to regain it.

That's the basic plot of BOTTOMS UP, a lowbrow West Germany sex comedy released in 1974. Not that you'd know from the atrocious English dub of this movie, which is one of the crudest and most offensive I've ever sat through. Forget those mildly entertaining kung fu dubs, the English dubbing here is the dumbest ever and bears little relation to the actual story of the film, I'm sure. It's so stupid that characters refer to themselves being in the movie throughout, so that the unfortunate viewer has little idea of what's really supposed to be happening.

Not that the film itself is very good: as a sex comedy, it's neither sexy nor particularly funny. The storyline consists of three actresses who end up undressing and finding themselves in compromising situations throughout the running time, alongside lots of chasing and unfunny situations. The actors mug for all their worth but in the end it's the horrendous dub that really sinks this one and makes it horrible to sit through.