Character Relationship Map: Project X

Characters

• Thomas Kub (played by Thomas Mann) — protagonist

  Host of the 17th birthday party who initially plans a small gathering but loses control as crowds arrive. Experiences a nervous breakdown when the event spirals into chaos and vandalism. Eventually re...

• Costa (played by Oliver Cooper) — protagonist

  Co-organizer of the party driven by a desire for popularity. Secretly advertises the event online and on radio, causing it to spiral out of control. Later faces legal proceedings and awaits paternity...

• Dax (played by Dax Flame) — supporting

  A/V student hired to film and document the entire birthday party. Escapes the burning neighborhood alongside the main trio and later becomes the subject of a parental disappearance investigation due t...

• Kirby (played by Kirby Bliss Blanton) — supporting

  Thomas's best friend who harbors romantic feelings for him. She witnesses him with another girl and leaves the party upset, but ultimately reconciles with Thomas after the chaos concludes.

• Tyler (played by Nick Nervies) — supporting

  One of two young security guards hired by Costa to manage the party entrance and guard the property as the crowd grows.

• Everett (played by Brady Hender) — supporting

  One of two young security guards hired by Costa to manage the party entrance and guard the property as the crowd grows.

• T-Rick (played by Rick Shapiro) — minor
• Dad (played by Peter MacKenzie) — supporting

  Thomas's father who leaves for the weekend and sets strict rules about the party. Returns to praise the event's scale but reveals Thomas faces severe financial and academic consequences as his college...

• Miles Teller (played by Miles Teller) — supporting

  A classmate nervously invited by the main trio. Arrives early due to school gossip and later discovers ecstasy hidden inside a stolen lawn gnome, triggering widespread drug consumption at the party.

• Alexis (played by Alexis Knapp) — supporting

  A popular school girl who flirts with and eventually seduces Thomas during the party. She leaves upset after witnessing him being secretive and filmed without her knowledge.

• Partygoer (played by Raz Mataz) — cameo

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Costa → Partygoer (Power Crowd Mobilizer) — Costa's promotion mobilizes the crowd that overwhelms the event.

  Costa advertises the party on Craigslist and a local radio station, causing partygoers to arrive en masse.

• Tyler → Thomas Kub (Professional Property Guard) — Tyler provides security for Thomas's home during the party.

  Tyler is hired to help guard the house as the crowd grows.

• Everett → Thomas Kub (Professional Property Guard) — Everett is assigned to protect Thomas's property during the event.

  Everett is hired to guard the house while Thomas's party takes place there.

• Thomas Kub → Alexis (Romantic Crush) — Thomas's attraction to Alexis contributes to the party's emotional conflict.

  Thomas has his own crush on Alexis, a popular girl from school.

• Thomas Kub → Dad (Family Son) — Thomas is Dad's son and remains subject to his father's rules and consequences.

  Dad is identified as Thomas's father, leaves him at home for the weekend, and later returns to discuss the party's damage.

• Costa → Tyler (Professional Employer) — Costa places Tyler in charge of party security.

  Costa hires Tyler as one of two young security guards to manage the party property.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• T-Rick → Partygoer (Conflict Armed Threat) — T-Rick becomes a direct lethal threat to the party crowd.

  T-Rick arrives with a flamethrower, setting fire to trees, cars, and houses and forcing the guests to flee.

• Dax → Thomas Kub (Narrative Party Chronicler) — Dax's footage records Thomas's collapse from private host to public spectacle.

  Dax films the party, including the escalating events that lead to violence, property damage, and news coverage.

• Partygoer → Thomas Kub (Conflict Uncontrolled Guest) — The guests collectively turn Thomas's birthday party into a destructive riot.

  Partygoers consume the revealed ecstasy, damage the house, and push the celebration beyond Thomas's control.

• Partygoer → Dad (Conflict Property Destroyer) — The partygoer causes severe damage to Dad's property and vehicle.

  A dwarf guest drives Thomas's father's Mercedes into the pool.

• Miles Teller → T-Rick (Narrative Reveals Contraband) — Miles unintentionally exposes the drugs that intensify the party.

  Miles smashes T-Rick's gnome and reveals that it contains large quantities of ecstasy tablets.

• Miles Teller → Thomas Kub (Social Party Guest) — Miles is a classmate whose attendance confirms the party's rapid spread.

  The group nervously invites Miles Teller, who has already heard about the party and later arrives with the crowd.

• Costa → T-Rick (Unknown Buyer) — Costa engages T-Rick as a source of party drugs.

  Costa visits T-Rick with the group to buy marijuana for the party.

• Thomas Kub → Costa (Alliance Co-Organizer) — Thomas and Costa jointly initiate the party, despite different intentions.

  Thomas, Costa, and the other co-organizer plan the birthday party together, while Costa helps manage its arrangements.

• Kirby → Alexis (Conflict Romantic Rival) — Alexis's encounter with Thomas directly wounds Kirby and creates romantic rivalry.

  Kirby walks in on Thomas and Alexis as they are about to have sex and leaves the party upset.

Story Analysis

A popularity-driven birthday party expands into a destructive riot, forcing its organizers to confront fame, responsibility, and consequences.

Plot Progression

1. A Party Takes Shape — Thomas and Costa plan a birthday party while Dad leaves Thomas alone with strict rules. Costa hires Dax, promotes the event, and steals T-Rick's lawn gnome after buying marijuana.
2. The Crowd Breaks In — After an initially empty start, guests arrive in overwhelming numbers. Thomas loses control as the party spreads through the house and Costa admits that he secretly advertised it widely.
3. Pleasure And Ruin — The gnome reveals hidden ecstasy tablets, intensifying the party and accelerating violence, vandalism, and romantic damage. Kirby sees Thomas with Alexis, while the destruction reaches Dad's Mercedes.
4. Fire Over Pasadena — T-Rick returns with a flamethrower to find Costa and reclaim the gnome. The weapon explodes after police shoot it, and the guests flee through a burning neighborhood.
5. Fame With A Price — Thomas learns that the damage will consume his college fund, while the boys receive public attention at school. Thomas reconciles with Kirby, and the epilogue records the characters' legal and persona...