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Is “Project X” based on a true story? Inside the real-life rager that may have inspired the film — and the Dutch riot that followed it

The comedy is rumored to be inspired by a 2008 Australian party thrown by Corey Worthington, who stumbled into viral fame following the rager. A new Netflix documentary, Trainwreck: The Real Project X ...
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‘Trainwreck: The Real Project X’ Reveals How One Teen’s Sweet 16 Turned Into A Viral Nightmare

Netflix’s Trainwreck docuseries is back, and this time, it’s spotlighting one of the most infamous teen parties in modern history: a real-life Sweet 16 that quickly spiraled into the likes of 2012’s ...
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Netflix's Trainwreck: The wild true story behind The Real Project X's viral house party

In 2012, a teenage girl – Marije Weusthuis – living in Haren, Netherlands, created a Facebook event for her upcoming Sweet 16 birthday party. Although she intended to just invite close family and ...
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Netflix's Trainwreck: Where is Merthe Weusthuis of The Real Project X now?

While the days of Facebook events and good house parties seem like a lifetime ago, one woman who is probably (read: definitely) celebrating the end of this bygone era is Merthe Weusthuis. Merthe ...
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Is “Project X” based on a true story? Inside the real-life rager that may have inspired the film — and the Dutch riot that followed it

Project X is a 2012 found-footage flick about a teen's birthday party that epically spirals out of control. The comedy is rumored to be inspired by a 2008 Australian party thrown by Corey Worthington, ...
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Is “Project X” based on a true story? Inside the real-life rager that may have inspired the film — and the Dutch riot that followed it

Netflix's 'Trainwreck: The Real Project X' looks back at a riotous Dutch party inspired by the 2012 found-footage flick. It's not often that films turn into a kind of shorthand. So credit is due to ...