Project X (2012)

3 high school seniors throw a birthday party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads.

Director:

Nima Nourizadeh

Writers:

Matt Drake (screenplay), Michael Bacall (screenplay),

Stars:

Thomas Mann, Oliver Cooper, Jonathan Daniel Brown

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Thomas Mann	...	Thomas
Oliver Cooper	...	Costa
Jonathan Daniel Brown	...	JB
Dax Flame	...	Dax
Kirby Bliss Blanton	...	Kirby
Brady Hender	...	Everett
Nick Nervies	...	Tyler
Alexis Knapp	...	Alexis
Miles Teller	...	Miles
Peter Mackenzie	...	Dad
Caitlin Dulany	...	Mom
Rob Evors	...	Rob
Rick Shapiro	...	T-Rick
Martin Klebba	...	Angry Little Person
Pete Gardner	...	Older Guy

Storyline

Three seemingly anonymous high school seniors attempt to finally make a name for themselves. Their idea is innocent enough - let's throw a party that no one will forget, and have a camera there, to document history in the making. But nothing could prepare them for this party. Word spreads quickly as dreams are ruined, records are blemished and legends are born.

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Plot Keywords:

party | high school | high school senior | birthday party | found footage | 

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Taglines:

Witness it.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for crude and sexual content throughout, nudity, drugs, drinking, pervasive language, reckless behavior and mayhem - all involving teens (also extended cut)

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 March 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Proyecto X

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$21,051,363 (USA) (2 March 2012)

Gross:

$54,724,272 (USA) (11 May 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Green Hat Films, Silver Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Loosely based on the house party of Corey Worthington (Delaney) in Australia. The then-teenager posted the address of his house party on MySpace, attracting around 500 people and caused over $20,000 in property damage. His party attracted journalists and was widely disliked by the public, having been assaulted by a group of teenagers after the events.

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Goofs

When J.B. shotguns the beer, it cuts to him spitting out foam. The can in his hand has clearly not been opened.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Costa: What up my lovely females? This is your boy Costa, your host for the evening. Behind me is Thomas Kub's house. Today is Thomas Kub's birthday,
[grabs crotch]
Costa: and this is Project X, yo.

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Connections

Referenced in Project aXe (2012)

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Soundtracks

"W.T.P."
written by: Eminem (as Marshall Mathers), Luis Resto, D. Chin-Quee, J. Gilbert
Performed by: Eminem

User Reviews

The real 'Facebook - The Movie'

I'm still trying to figure out why this film left such a weird taste in my mouth. It's odd, coming out of a film and having NOTHING to say about it. Possibly, it's because almost nothing happens. They throw a party. It goes bananas. Stuff gets set on fire. Nothing you can't divine from the trailer.

It took me a while to realize why. There was a gaping whole at the center of this film. The message - nothing really matters, everyone should do whatever it takes to be cool, skinny, popular, etc. And there are no consequences. Self-destruction presented as empowerment.

This is nothing new, and I'm too young to be seriously offended by this sentiment, but Project X takes it to a higher pitch than ever before. It's like watching a stream of Facebook threads, links and comments fly past for 90 minutes. Intercut with whoops and heavy bass-lines. It doesn't feel like a music video. It is a music video. And about as satisfying.

It's made in the image of John Hughes films, updated for the Ritalin generation, but it moves too fast. I found myself wanting to say 'How about that scene where ... ' but realized that there were no scenes I found funny enough to bother recounting.

I know how this all sounds. Like a hater. But it's not. I just didn't care. There was nothing to care about. Nothing I hadn't seen in a dozen music videos a dozen times, but now, with a couple of fat kids thrown in. The only thing that leaves me wincing is the overtness of the film's nihilism. Screw everything. And everyone. This is the image of themselves these Socal kids are getting presented with. If it plays well at the box office - which it will, and nothing I can say will change that - it's the kind of thing we'll see more of. And more of. And more of. The same thing. Over. And over. Again.