project film american comedy film directed written based story produced director film follows friends thomas plan gain popularity throwing party plan quickly control title initially final title interest generated secretive title kept place nationwide open casting employed find fresh faces majority cast sourced casting prior acting credits accepted multiple auditions filming took place sets los_angeles weeks million budget film presented found footage home video perspective camera document night events released united_states canada united_kingdom march grossed million worldwide theatrical run criticism focused behavior lead characters perceived disregard effects drug use reviews considered funny thrilling modern incarnation comedy following release incidents large scale parties referenced blamed film inspiration plot high school students plan throw party friend thomas birthday aiming increase popularity thomas parents away weekend leaving house warn people drive father mercedes thomas reluctant party house continues plan hires student chronicle night events advertise party school thomas invites hottest girl school best friend crush thomas thomas buy marijuana drug dealer gets marijuana steals lawn use party mascot leave discovers stolen chases escape thomas mini van night falls party start time passes turns thomas worries party fail suddenly party arrive thomas intends limit party backyard house guarded young security guards tyler people begin arrive party moves control house thomas questions advertised party forcing confess ads local radio station worried attend things quickly police arrive responding noise complaint remain silent convincing officers party ended police leave party resumes smashed revealing contains large quickly consumed thomas kisses reveals loves thomas night eventually walks pair sex leaves party upset noise chaos party surrounding neighborhood receives televised news coverage helicopters flying house dwarf guest drives thomas dad mercedes pool oven police return force overwhelmed repelled guests decide let party end naturally moving arrives armed attempt reclaim begins setting fire trees cars search forcing guests flee party end police shoot pack explodes thomas flee guests thomas house burns team moves retake neighborhood neighborhood left morning friends return respective homes discover punishment parents return thomas father managing throw party thought loser uses thomas college fund pay damages school thomas students thomas romantically epilogue recovered alive following explosion thomas convicted disturbing peace contributing minors riot acquitted expensive lawyer parents convince court mentally incapable unfit stand trial currently waiting results tests investigation disappearance parents interview promises party better cast prior acting experience feature film kind funny story told audition producers wished cast people acting credits ultimately auditioned seven times winning role film cooper feature film debut confident nature backstory moved film setting queens new_york developed based cooper auditions felt gave impression new_york_city despite originating ohio film brown feature film debut friend hired chronicle party flame discovered personal youtube video blog describing character flame stated holding camera character doesn lot screen time friend crush thomas tyler pair children hired security party popular high school girl character required nudity initially uncomfortable stating lot moral issues got heard revealing relieved described character given opportunity add role hot chick cast includes college miles party guest drug dealer rob thomas neighbor thomas mom dad respectively girl party television hosts cameo production development producer described film experiment executive producer provided basic concept production team sharing tales memorable parties attended heard writer developed stories outline scenario night goal creating high school party time remainder story following weeks drake told crazy script confessed high school like movie worked script generally nights simultaneously working scripts jump street world previously worked directing music videos commercials came producers attention directing work series party themed commercials explained producers want develop script want film look feel eventually brought london los_angeles believed weeks stretched years phillips believed interpretation film compatible vision influencing decision hire feature film debut project intended title film kept capitalize interest generated rumored secrecy surrounding project adding secrecy producers decided send scripts prospective cast member instead providing individual pages casting create impression events actually happened producers decided casting known faces find completely new actors phillips stated goal open cast unknown actors real people normally given chance star film phillips producer decided create nationwide open casting allowing united_states resident age audition specially created website actors required provide videos telling embarrassing funny stories dancing traditional casting employed allow actors little professional acting credits audition process allowed traits selected actors incorporated characters including cases respective characters taking actors names casting leads production avoided solo casting instead group actors auditioning switching adding different actors group worked best casting low profile actors aided keeping production budget low avoiding larger salaries attached stars prepare role create believable friendship leads brown cooper sent spent weekend cabin california principal photography principal photography scheduled begin june los_angeles california budget million filming took place nights burbank california set contained faux residential area featuring multiple houses house belonging thomas situated directly opposite house character silver produced action film production decided film set locating real neighborhood effectively closed allow filming evening early morning proved difficult phillips explained real neighborhood proven difficult fire damage required film set destroyed filming film largely shot chronological sequence repairing set damage later scene film earlier difficult described filming party atmosphere new_york disc jockey set performing music cameras stopped rolling maintain energy cast extras extras brought multiple nights filming continue party scenes periodic takes minutes extras dancing filming burbank police called set concerning noise complaints nearby residents project filmed style displaying events film person view observing party create effect audience attendance control party stated style allowed film real realities kids tested different camera systems choosing digital sony video camera basing decision ability handle sudden extreme changes lighting natural daylight lights film primarily presented perspective character camera obtained footage providing cast extras recording devices capture events occurring outside perspective knowledge resulted hours footage observed team find segments incorporated final film stated real material shot real people kind feels like found footage hated spending hours looking bits flip footage people didn press stop like pockets yeah great man footage provided fictional police news cameras different perspective events release held world premiere february hollywood followed party performances tyler creator hands party guests greeted cruiser warning clothes film scheduled release november august year date pushed months march film received wide release march australia followed march united_states canada box office box office run film grossed north_america markets worldwide total film opened million midnight theaters united_states canada opening day film release expanded theaters grossed total million including midnight end opening weekend saw film total million average theater finishing number grossing film weekend animated family film million exceeding expectations finish gross mid high teens project highly popular males youth percent opening weekend audience film male percent audience age outside north_america film successful opening weekends france million australia million germany million countries represented largest total gross million france million australia million germany critical reception rotten_tomatoes film rating based reviews average score site critical consensus reads mines depths teen movie found footage genres minutes mean spirited metacritic film score based critics indicating mixed average reviews polls reported average grade gave film scale young males rating highest males general rating film higher females criticism film focused perceived mean spirit behavior characters disregard effects drugs empire gave film star referred central characters portrayed cooper brown labeled characters entitled sub irresponsible ended review stating film possibly worst film years certainly worst comedy years hollywood reporter similarly critical calling depressing admitted portion high school college age demographic depicts alternately presumably older audiences usa today found film treated female characters poorly labeling movie filled crowds character resembles actual human sentiment echoed village_voice felt film promoted skull consequences second nature purpose male characters high fuck telegraph called film level critical lead characters saying unlike leads unpleasant supposedly comedic comes bullying los_angeles_times called main trio predictable film stating film bears attitude rewarding socially unacceptable behavior feels exciting said funny script skilled editing potentially animal house iphone generation entertainment_weekly praised film clichés similarly themed films 1970s 1980s like risky business look dangerous nostalgia feel naughty stated film offer outrageous real parties despite implying breaking bold new barriers accused negative reviews fulfilling role parents 50s news reports dangers rock roll applying moral events film time gave film stars calling feeling sheer anarchy film events thrilling rolling_stone praised film gut funny appealed base youth element run said puts spin gave particular mention excellent stated filmmaking disaster reviewers particularly critical cooper character called annoying movie character similarly described humor annoying dick vest imitation minus timing sad sack appeal grace conversely praised cooper bringing anchors events accolades cooper nominated film received nomination remix kid song project listed number illegally downloaded film approximately million downloads home media released dvd blu ray disc cloud storage service digital download june versions blu ray disc released containing blu ray copy film combo pack containing film blu ray dvd blu ray disc version contains extended edition featuring approximately minutes additional footage theatrical cut presents film master audio sound home release contains project scenes look film production project showing casting leads cooper brown project detailing damage caused film cost reality dvd version sold units united_states week earning approximately million december sold units earned million home media sales soundtrack released itunes february album features tracks appeared film songs score spent eighteen weeks billboard peaked number album reached number digital albums number soundtracks independent albums number rap albums hip hop albums charted number swiss albums_chart number seventy french albums_chart number belgian number flanders number wallonia united_states album number selling soundtrack album selling approximately units impact following release parties inspired film march project event gain media attention party invite posted twitter michigan high subsequently passed thousands users point message second posted party dubbed project invite contained address home party place march potential party began arriving location party officially cancelled police began escorting people premises based promotion job offered summer march second party gained media attention party organized canadian student titled project hours viewed people event allegedly intended small party march separate parties attempted florida houston texas people invited home recreate film promoter arrested charged criminal damage party begun police claimed turned away teenagers approached property unaware party cancellation houston teenagers arrested successfully throwing party causing damage home police questioned teens motivation claimed inspired film second houston party attracted guests resulted death person started firing gun police attempted break event september small dutch town party control facebook invitation news reports indicated multiple mentions american film called wore shirts marked damage estimated million million party called project spanish held province argentina event gathered teenagers sold alcohol party called project thrown attracted people isolated farm house dancers fire reportedly hired party dozens participants taken area hospitals drugs particularly heroin alcohol including reported sexual assault police seven agencies responded chose manage situation perimeter risk hundreds drivers fleeing scene suspected organizers rave formally charged sequel march days release announced sequel returning write script studio officially announced sequel titled scheduled release august
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