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'''''[[Project X]]''''' is a 2012 [[Found Footage Films|"found footage" film]] produced by Todd Phillips (of ''[[The Hangover]]'' fame) and Joel Silver. It is about three teenage boys, Thomas, Costa and J.B., who decide to celebrate the former's 17th birthday with [[Wild Teen Party|the most epic party]] in the school's history, after promising Thomas' parents that nothing crazy would happen to their house while they were gone for the weekend. Unfortunately for them, as the partygoers pour in, the situation quickly gets out of their control.
 
The filmmakers made a point of keeping many of the film's details secret so as to increase the mystery and hype surrounding it, seeking out unknown actors and using what was originally meant as a [[Working Title|placeholder]] title as the film's actual name. It has mostly gotten negative reviews from critics, though it turned out to be very profitable.
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* [[The Alleged Car]]: The minivan at the end of the film, which is missing two doors and has had most of its paint scorched off. Thomas' parents force him to drive it to school as punishment, though his friends think it looks [[Badass]].
* [[Based on a True Story]]: More specifically, based on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm61svN4U5g this guy.] Compare the ending of the film to that video, particularly the way that Costa is dressed. The opening of the film also claims that the events of the film actually happened in Pasadena, though the film itself is a work of fiction.