Bottoms Up is a romantic comedy film that stars Jason Mewes and Paris Hilton. The film was directed by Erik MacArthur who is also one of the co-authors of the screenplay. The film was poorly received. Owen Peadman (Mewes) is a Minnesota bartender who arrives in Los Angeles to try to help his father raise money to save his small restaurant. Owen moves in with his gay uncle Earl (David Keith) and tries to integrate himself into the high society of Hollywood, where he has a chance run-in with a wealthy socialite named Lisa Mancini (Hilton) and her uptight actor boyfriend Hayden Field (Brian Hallisay). Owen, using a little influence and blackmail, gets a taste of the scandalous lifestyles of the Hollywood upper crust while dealing with his growing romantic feelings for Lisa. Although Hilton's hair is blonde on the movie poster, in the movie she actually wears a brunette wig. Close friend of Mewes and popular director Kevin Smith makes a recurring appearance in the film as Mewes' best friend in his hometown. The movie was released straight-to-DVD on September 12, 2006.