#Project x 2012 movie movie#

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, the perceived misogyny 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. Project X is a 2012 found footage film produced by Todd Phillips (of The Hangover fame) and Joel Silver (of Lethal Weapon, Die Hard and The Matrix fame). As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the. The film is presented as a found footage home video from the perspective of an attendee using a camera to document the night's events. Three high school seniors throw a party to make a name for themselves.

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.

#Project x 2012 movie movie#

The title Project X was initially a placeholder for a final title, but interest generated by the secretive title kept it in place. Unoriginal, unfunny, and all-around unattractive, Project X mines the depths of the teen movie and found-footage genres for 87 minutes of predictably mean. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control. 3 high school seniors throw a birthday party to make a name for themselves. (Jonathan Daniel Brown)-who plan to gain popularity by throwing a party, a plan which quickly escalates out of their control. Project X (2012) (movie): 3 high school seniors throw a birthday party to make a name for themselves. The film follows three friends-Thomas (Thomas Mann), Costa (Oliver Cooper) and J.B. Project X is a 2012 American black comedy film directed by Nima Nourizadeh, written by Michael Bacall and Matt Drake and produced by Todd Phillips.