Kirby walks in on the pair as they are about to have sex and leaves the party upset, as does Alexis, upset with Thomas running off and being secretly filmed. Alexis meanwhile flirts with Thomas throughout the night and eventually seduces him. Thomas kisses Kirby and reveals that he loves her. Miles Teller smashes T-Rick's gnome, revealing that it contains large amounts of ecstasy tablets, which are quickly consumed by the partygoers, including Thomas and his friends. However the partygoers hide and remain silent, convincing the officers that the party has already ended. Things escalate quickly as the party draws the ire of the neighbors and the police arrive, responding to a noise complaint. Thomas questions Costa on how he advertised the party, forcing him to confess that he put ads on Craigslist and on a local radio station, worried that no one would attend.
However, more and more people begin to arrive and the party moves beyond their control and into the house. Thomas intends to limit the party to the backyard and pool house with the house guarded by Everett and Tyler, two young security guards hired by Costa. Suddenly, partygoers arrive en masse, Miles Teller included. As night falls, the party's start time passes but no one turns up and Thomas worries that the party will fail. As they leave, T-Rick discovers the theft and chases after them but they escape in Thomas' mini-van. The trio then visits drug-dealer T-Rick to buy marijuana wherein Costa steals his lawn gnome to use as a party mascot. Whilst shopping for party supplies, the boys have a chance encounter with Miles Teller (himself) and shyly invite him to the party only to discover the celebrity has already heard about it through the grapevine and is actually keen to attend While Costa, J.B., and Dax advertise the party throughout the school, Thomas himself invites his best friend Kirby, who has a crush on him, and Alexis, a popular girl in their school that Thomas has his own crush on.
Thomas is reluctant to have the party at his house, but Costa continues with his plan and hires A/V student Dax to chronicle the night's events. Thomas' parents go away for the weekend, leaving him alone in the house, but warn him not to have too many people over, and not to drive his father's Mercedes. plan to throw a party for their friend Thomas' 17th birthday, aiming to increase their popularity. In Pasadena, high school students Costa and J.B. Following release, incidents of large-scale parties referenced or blamed the film as an inspiration. Other reviews considered it funny and thrilling, and equated it to a modern incarnation of the 1978 comedy Animal House. Criticism focused on the "loathsome" behavior of the lead characters and the disregard for the effects of drug use. Project X was released in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom on March 2, 2012, and grossed over $100 million worldwide during its theatrical run.
The film is presented as a home video from the perspective of an attendee using a camera to document the night's events.
Filming took place on sets in Los Angeles over five weeks on a US$12 million budget. The majority of the cast were sourced from this casting call, but a few with prior acting credits, such as Mann, were accepted after multiple auditions. A nationwide open casting call was employed to find fresh faces. The title Project X was initially a placeholder for a final title, but interest generated by the secretive title kept it in place. ( Jonathan Daniel Brown)-who plan to gain popularity by throwing a party, a plan which quickly escalates out of their control. The film follows three friends-Thomas ( Thomas Mann), Costa ( Oliver Cooper) and J.B. Project X is a 2012 American found footage teen comedy film directed by Nima Nourizadeh, written by Michael Bacall and Matt Drake and produced by Todd Phillips.
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