The Project X Effect 

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Moral of the story: Always be a party goer, never a party host.

I was in that movie!

my buddy threw a project x party in 2014. It was wild. Granted he's loaded and has a huge mansion but it was kept to backyard only (his backyard is massive), DJ with speakers everywhere, hired staff serving drinks, security (friend) at the front gate. There ended up being over 1200 people in his backyard, people jumping fences trying to get in. The night ended with 2 helicopters over his backyard, 10 cop cars, and all of us running away into the abyss because we were 17 lmao. Anyways Project X was a huge classic and had everyone amped up after. Bunch of parties got trashed in my area after this. But lets not forget Miles Teller in this film, who would've thought he'd end up where he is now

The pan to the dude passed out on the floor absolutely killed me

"I didn't make this kid pass out on my floor" pans over to passed out kid classic

I always saw Project X as a darker version of Superbad.

Myself and 3 of the homies were cast as background actors for this film in 2011; at the time we had all just turned 21 within the last 4-5 months of each other. Pay was whatever, it was Cali minimum wage at the time which was $8 but it was paid cash at the end of the day and you legit received the full $8. Seeing you do this video just gave me nostalgia like no other bro lmao It was one wild time of movie set, and the way the actors described the director wanting to keep it "authentic/real" was 100% accurate. I'm not gonna say that the movies higher ups wanted all the 21-25 year old's actually drunk on the sets, but they would literally scream on megaphones at the end of each day "make sure to come back tomorrow AS PREPARED AS YOU NEED TO BE!" LOL I'd say 60% of us were drinking booze on set with cheap pocket shots and the non-alcoholic drinks the studio provided. It sure made filming go by quick lol; great video Patrick!

Crazy how this movie stayed in all our heads for over 10 years now, and we all suddenly have an interest in it all over again

2009-2013. Was the greatest party era. There was barely any home surveillance cameras and parents couldn’t track us like kids get tracked today. We had the internet and texting to make parties huge. 50 percent of kids had adderall prescriptions. “LMFAO” was the most popular music during that time. Also the housing market just crashed. So there was plenty of abandoned houses to throw huge parties in.

22:59 Cried laughing at this. The way the camera pans over at this poor kid passed tf out, then immediately cuts right back to the interview like it never happened. It is like something out of a comedy movie, lmao

They most definitely got the idea for Project X from that teen in Australia. Hollywood is so creatively bankrupt, they'd never admit to being inspired by true events.

Kid cudi and steve aoki's pursuit of happiness remix as the main theme is also insane. 🔥 Considering the meaning of the song 💀

As a 27 year old I can't think of anything worse then random people in my house getting messed up 🤣

"They casted no name actors." I literally only saw this movie because Dax was in it

Summer 2012 was insane. I was a sophomore in HS and dam near every day there was a giant house parties with hundreds of kids drinking OG 4loko and high on ecstasy or blow. It’s a good thing house parties aren’t as popular anymore because that year alone influenced an entire generation of coke addicts and alcoholic degenerates.

The movie was absolutely based off Corey, they just didn't wanna pay him. Look at the actress's reactions. They knew it was about him, they're clearly scrambling for an answer.

When I was 12 I saw this with my mom and dad. I asked them if i could throw a project X party, they said yes if i could make it happen. I was wildly unpopular. it never happened. They def knew I couldn't make that happen lmao

lmao the guy passed out on the floor in the new interview is fúckin epic. i've never seen that before 😂

I had a party that my parents were out of town. People showed up that I had no idea who they were. Beer cans, cups everywhere. Tire marks all through the snow in my field. Hell even found a blunt in my Christmas tree. Car ran off into a ditch leaving that we had to push out before anyone called the cops. Had to have been over a 100 people when it was only supposed to be a few people. This was December of 1996. Best party I ever had.

Project X literally defined an entire generation of people

Edit: Wow, did not expect so many people to relate to my comment and share there stories. Thanks for the memories, insights, and overall discussion! Being in high school when this movie came out, the amount of times people tried to have a “project x” type party and how much absurd shit would happen (kids getting hurt and parents getting sued or arrested for having minors drinking, trashing nice houses, and anything else you can think of) was just a wild time. OG 4loko either just stopped selling or they still were around that time 😂

This wasn't reality imitating art... These types of parties were common in the 80s and 90s. We called them house Wreckers, it was either some unpopular kid who's parents were out of town and 30+ people would crash the party or someone who knew they were getting evicted and had already lost their damage deposit.

I unironically tried to throw a Project X style party during my senior year of high school (2012) when my parents went on vacation for a week. I was a quiet more nerdy kid who played sports, but I was not really popular at all. When I decided to throw this party, it was like I turned into a King lol. One of my favorite memories of that night was my 1994 red volvo ending up in my front yard with one of the tires stuck in the mud. Also had the cops come to the party to see a laundry list of cars lined up on the side of the road near my house (which was on an off road). I went and talked to the cops and they basically said stay safe and have a nice night. Memories for life.

In september 2012, a teenage girl from the Dutch city called Haren, hosted a party, she was expecting a few people, she set it on public instead of private, 16.000 people were invited, it started peacefully, but then it became violent, rioting happened, 34 people got arrested, people were fighting with the police as well

Project X was a one of kind movie. Literally defined a generation of kids

Okay but that $500,000 house back then, would literally be $2M today.

I was 19 and freshly moved out of my parents house, renting a house in 2012 when this movie came out. My roommates & I threw a large party, and while it didn't get to Project X proportions it was dispersed by the police at the end of the night. Lesson learned. This movie definitely inspired a lot of young people.

22:57 broooo “I didnt made this kid pass out on my floor” 😂😂😂

Some freshman girl threw an open house when I was a junior in high school. Naturally after the hockey team showed up things got way out of control and she told them to leave. As a unit, they threw her dining room table through a window and then exited out said window in single file fashion.

The song on 8:30 is Ring by STRLGHT

There was a big Project X party in the Netherlands. People even came from Germany. It was INSANE EDIT: 1 year ago they made an update video "Project X 10 years later": ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SjPfhWEm_DY.html

2014 in high school I threw parties with my friends senior year, everybody wanted to make their own version of Project X even using that as their title for their party fliers.

I remember going to a party like this in 2011. Just a year before this film came out, it was during my senior year of HS. And the amount of parties i went to after this film came out were legendary. I have the footage from my old iphone archived on my pc. Wont ever post it cause the people i partied with are now lawyers, doctors, military, teachers etc... We're all in our early 30s now

Dude: "Project X is probably the reason of so much chaos and death." Also dude:" Anyways here is my Project X-inspired song".

Yeah we had so many project X parties during my high school years and NGL it was the most insane time of my life! Literally My junior year to Freshman Year of College had the best parties in the world! OG 4 lokos ran the world, Parents got arrested, houses got destroyed, virginities were lost, friends were made, and it was unforgettable! I will say the upside/downside was that nothing after that was near as good. This helped me quit drinking and partying all together at age 23 and I was really able to focus and level up my life since then, now Im married and very successful in my career! Some of my friends though have sadly become alcoholics and are still chasing those times that literally cannot be recreated! So there's always something that gets sacrificed for such an insane time.

Patrick is tuned in with the culture. Always releasing stuff right on queue with the popularity. Nice pat

Project X was a movement in 2012. The most insane parties at the time

I remember when that party went down in Michigan, I was 15 or 16. I had two friends that tried to go but by time they got there they couldn't get down the street and there was a car flipped on its side in the ditch So they park their car and partied with other people that couldn't even make their way to the party... It was so big that there were groups of people that couldn't even make it to the main party chilling before they abandoned and turn the cars around. I remember thinking "I'll probably hear from you guys in a few days because that's not going to end well and surely you'll get in trouble". Ngl at the time when they made it back having witnessed a little bit of the chaos and with some funny stories I was pretty jealous I chickened out. Ahhh to be young again.

My project x story was also inspired by this movie. Granted I never made the news, but I branded it as project V after the movie, marketed it on social media which caused hundreds of people to show up, and had a lot of similar out of control aspects happen (people swinging from my parents chandelier, fights breaking out, bunch of stuff broken, cops showing up, etc.) I got in trouble for this with my parents but that was the extent of my consequences. I threw a total of 3 parties, all of which were my parents going out of town and thinking it was smart to leave me alone at home even after the first 2 parties. Looking back on it as an adult in my late 20s, the story still comes up and my answer is always the same.. I regret nothing and would do it all again. Those parties were some of the highlights of my young life. Not to mention how many girls I got off being the host of those parties. Good times.

I don't think this movie gets enough credit as being one of the most real and accurate depiction of it's subject in film history.

Project X def took a ton of inspiration from an infamous party that happened in Australia, the news interview during the credits is a direct reference to the interview this Australian kid did where he said he wasn’t sorry for having a huge party and a swat team being deployed

Those project X parties were all over my town, lots od crazy shit and stories that are still shared 12 years later

i've been an introvert my entire life and never attended a party once in my life but after watching project x i suddenly wanted to experience a crazy party

I've been waiting 12 years for a documentary like this

We even had Project X parties over in the Netherlands, some of them got so big an entire street turned into a riot. Absolute insanity

I had a project x party. Caused 38,000 in damages. Got 6 years probation, 100 hours community, and a few months in jail. Awesome night and worth the trouble all these years later

21:27 just wanted to comment on how absolutely frustrating this type of situation is when ur a paramedic sitting in ur rig KNOWING someone is critically ill/hurt but not being able to do anything at all because the scenes too dangerous and police aren’t there yet.

I remember when the party went off the rails here in Melbourne, the Corey Worthington party was/is iconic here, a lot of those parties happened here and when project x dropped, it was just mental, the amount of partying and crazy shit that was happening was unreal, its like everyone just wanted to 1 up each other..

22:50 - "I didn't make this kid pass out on my floor" then the camera panning over to the poor lad hahahahahah

Went to a party like this once when I had recently graduated high school. It was an entire apartment complex across from another throwing a massive party. Every apartment had a party going on with music , light shows. You could barely move there was so many people. So much smoke too. Fights broke out, cops called , people started rioting against the cops. A memorable night for sure.

I watched this movie in middle school and I’ll be honest it did influence me. I always thought “ damn I can’t wait to be in high school/college so I can party like this”

The dude with the glasses was hilarious in this movie and kid cannabis, then nothing else😂

This film was definitely inspired by the Aussie. I’ve never seen it but the TV interview in the film instantly reminded me of Corey, but I wasn’t sure which came first Corey or the film. Thanks for clearing that up.

PatrickCc is a LEGEND for making this one! Thanks Mate 👊

a suggestion pat you should DEFINITELY go over horror content or mysteries your way of explaining things would have me on the edge of my seat

This is honestly an insanely executed video. Whether it’s the editing or just the story telling. This is a great video.

i remember having parties in high school. i had maybe a dozen of them, 30-50 people and maybe 100 at the last one. i lived in a upper middle class neighborhood with larger houses/ properties, and most importantly, space / trees/ between my house and the neighbors to soak up the noise. everyone had to park in the driveway or in front of my house (neighborhood had no sidewalks so parking was the biggest issue). and after my second party , before people started to arrive, i would go to the neighbors on either side of my house and told them i was having a party and if it got too loud, to contact me first and i would either tell people to pipe down or leave, which only happened one time. that led to many a good party and no "casualties"

I remember being in high school in Las Vegas when this movie came out. The address of every party was posted on Twitter and touted as a “Project X Party”. Only a few parties I went to came close. One stands out for all of the wrong reasons. There were fights left and right, with people knocked unconscious everywhere you went including neighbors that came over to complain, X blow and weed being passed around like candy, every room including closets and bathrooms were being used to hookup, the house was intentionally flooded, one of the kids crashed his car through the house across the street, someone fired their gun in the house (and the party continued). The police finally came in force and a bunch of us ran out the back and hurdled a bunch of backyards to get away. Regardless, I still look back at the 2009-2014 era of parties with fondness. You had to be there.

EVERYONE wanted a project x sort of party when I was in highschool. I've been to a couple pretty epic ones, but definitely nothing like this haha

I’m 37 and still love that freaking movie! Although high school kinda blew the weekend were epic.

Project X was one of the only movies that me and my buddies went to the theater and it was completely empty. We stayed and watched, it was nice having the whole room to ourselves.

Project X soundtrack will always go hard.

Project X best party movie ever made! Still remember the first time I watched it when I was like 16 or 17 since then I have never been to those "project X" parties you see on social media lol

man this took me back. my buddy at the time had a huge house party when his parents were out of state and every one of us were under 21 except a few friends who were that bought the alcohol and the cops were called and literally having watched Project X earlier that same day he used the same exact tactic used in the movie word for word against the cops who tried their best to persuade him to let them into their house and that shit fucking worked. the cops left and we continued on and i ended up getting laid, trying my first gravity bong hit, first line of pure cocaine and after helping him clean up after almost everyone had left it ended with me and him ending the night with the most sincere gripped handshake to seal the deal on something a teenagers day dreams would only think of being able to experience. I Walked home barefoot as the sun came up cause somewhere at somepoint my shoes simply didnt exist anymore. i havent thought about that night in a long long time. Im 29 years old now, and i want to say thank you for reminding me of this movie. Im going to get in touch with him and check on how hes doing now and reminisce on that party,

I went to Project P. I lived in a little town like 20 miles away called Lakeview and had graduated the year before. It was the most chaotic place I’ve ever been. It was in a corn field and some dudes back yard. Everything smelled like puke and booze. The music made everyone deaf. I remember hearing about the assaults later and feeling like shit that I didn’t see anything. When the cops showed up, a couple friends and I bounced across a corn field towards some woods and I lost a basically brand new left Vans Old Skool in a swamp in the woods. Worst night of my life.

Havent even started watching the video but im excited you are covering this topic. Such a cool movie of teenage upbringing in the craziest levels.

Ken Carson NOT mentioned 😭

Project XX will never get this hype it got like back then

The thing is… every teenager wants to go to the best house party ever organised.

Loved the house party era of my youth. Here in the UK when ya mate has a house party you contribute to the booze pile, bring a good attitude and look after his house. We had some absolute bangers and lots of relationships were formed and lots of underage drinking went on but we never felt the need to wreck the place or fight. I suppose because we didn't make it a public invite there was just a core group of 15-20 of us and friends we made from different colleges we went to. We also stayed a little while in he morning after to clear up the empties and mess and generally tidy the place. We were very functioning wreck heads.

22:55 - OH MY GOD HAHAHAHAHA THAT WAS SO UNEXPECTED AND HILARIOUS

I was at the Project P party. Pretty bananas. The interview with the dude was hilarious the next day, compete unknown passed out dude still on the floor.

Project X always felt like if The Blair Witch Project was a party movie

As a Dj we had a ton in Houston and most ended with police and a lot of drug busts, a ton of overdoses and a lot of people got charged. Some people did like 3-5 years on property damage charges.

After watching the movie my friend and I found an abandon house. We thought it would be a great idea to have a party called project 2x. We set out to clean up the house and run electrical with extension cords from a greenhouse not far away. We found couches and a table outside people's house to fill up the abandoned house. We "borrowed" stuff from other places to get drinks and music. After the house was complete, we set to get people. We went to school the next day and started the word. The night it happened we got around 350 people in this house and had people that lived there watching it go on. There were about 5 blocks packed with cars. People walking 15 mins from where the parked. It ended with drunk/stoners finding a ladder and getting on the roof. Someone called the cops and there were about 5 cop cars outside the house telling us that we won't get arrested unless we leave now. After hearing that all 350 drunk people run all different ways. The backyard looked that troops running into battle. People were falling over and getting stepped on and I got out with the same friend.

Man I'm so old haha, I can remember this coming out and we had a project X in the Netherlands afterwards. It was crazy, cars on fire, police everywhere, just total chaos. The city warned everyone that the party was cancelled but no one listened.

Honestly been watching you for a while now and have to say, this is your best video yet. Topic was fun, entertaining but most of all, actually really informative.

i remember this movie coming out when i was in grade 10...my goodness this movie shaped me and my bros like so many other iconic movies...we related so hard to the trio in the flick...good times man...real good times

Bruh no wonder why this movie was goated, all them producers made hit movies.

I remember somebody trying to host one called 'Project A' when I was in college. Problem is the person lived in an apartment complex. The office caught wind and sent a message on social media saying it wasn't happening and anybody caught will be prosecuted.

There was also a massive Project X nightmare in "Haren" netherlands, wich ended with lootings and riots with around 2.5k people attending. around 500 police (250 of whom riot control).21 people wounded, 35 arrests and to think Haren is a village of only 725 souls.

Went to a project x style party in Utah during Covid. Some kids graduation party got posted on Snapchat. We showed up and parked on the street about a mile away. There was no parking anywhere near it the party had security guards which brought down the craziness. When the party got shut down it caused a 6 hour traffic jam in a a neighborhood street

I live near St. John’s University literally two blocks away here in Queens New York and I remember back in the early 2010s when Project X was still a freshly new movie. The parties in my neighborhood were wild even going as far as someone throwing some type of object smashing my glass door.

22:57 I didn’t make this kid pass out on my floor Lmao 😂😂

My older brother was an extra on this movie. He said that flyers were found across his college campus for kids to be in the movie. Him and his college buddies all submitted their videos and all but one of his friends got selected to be an extra. He still talks about the experience to this day. Crazy man, loved the video

Shout out to pat cc and all the commenters for unlocking so many timeless memories for me just now 🍻👌🤝

10:55 this is one of the saddest reality check out there. I wouldn't say I was an unpopular kid, but I wasn't a cool kid neither. I remember all those super popular kids feeling like they are on the top of the world. I'm only 23 now, but I already see how the vast majority of them is living mediocre lives or they are on the straight path towards it. No ambitions, no directions, nothing. If you are a teenager and feel miserable because other kids are having so much more fun and friends and sex and other bullshit, just let them have it. They are on the peak of their lives, it only gets worse from there. Your peak is yet to come.

I lived in a party house for a year in my early 20s and every night was like a Project X party. Some of my best memories but also sooooo exhausting after a while. Especially with a full time job lol good times

Had a project x style party in 2014 to celebrate graduation, buddy’s dad owned a huge field out in the country side, invited as many people as we knew, 1000+ showed up. Bud beer and bangers it was legendary, project mcnasty forever

My friends threw a project x party when I was in high school back in 2013, he and his family had a big farm land just outside of town, it was pretty insane with a DJ and over 1300 people, bonfires, kegs and tons of girls and drinking and beer pong, and because it was out of town, they didn’t have to worry about noise complaints! No cops got called, but crazy shit did happen, just no one got in legal trouble 😉😈 and I remember those years being the best party years of my life! 2013-2015! Tons of houses that people threw parties at, I was like 15-17 going to college parties and rich high schoolers were throwing these insane parties at big houses with tons of alcohol! Those were honestly the best years of my life. 💯

The pan over to the dude laying on the floor is hilarious

I'll never forget seeing this in Theaters. The crowd was lit with the movie. Hahah

WE LOVE DAX! I still watch his content regularly, he has a great interview show through idubbz media channel and the stuff he has made on his personal channel is consistently hilarious.

9:35 - OH, MY GOD, YES. THIS MOVIE IS EXACT WHERE I HEARD THAT SONG AND I HAD TO SAVE IT IMMEDIATELY.

ken carson

Having never seen any videos that went in depth into this movie this gave me chills!! Nostalgia !

2:57 WE AGREE. THAT ADDED SO MUCH FLAVOR TO PROJECT X

some kid in my city threw a “project x” party when he moved out of town. It was supposed to be at somebody’s house (big house) but that got canceled and there was way too many people. So I guess the next best thing for them was a literal industrial warehouse. Didn’t go, saw pictures. Like literal wooden steel cable coil things in the background. One of the few times when kids actually were found in ditches on side of the road after a party

This movie came out just as i was around 16-17. It became this thing that year that every party had to be the biggest and best. I miss those days.