Project X (1987 Film)

Project X (1987 film)

Project X is a 1987 American comedy-science fiction-thriller film produced by Walter F. Parkes and Lawrence Lasker, directed by Jonathan Kaplan and starring Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt, William Sadler and Stephen Lang.

The film makes a political commentary on the ethics of animal research. Ironically, the producers of the movie were themselves accused of animal cruelty during the filming by TV personality Bob Barker and the United Activists for Animal Rights. However the American Humane Association, which consulted during the movie for the producers, filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit, arguing that the animal cruelty claims were based on rumors and hearsay. In 1994, Barker's insurance company settled the lawsuit for $300,000 over Barker's objections.