“Project X,” in theaters this weekend, follows one wild night as a group of high- school

“Project X,” in theaters this weekend, follows one wild night as a group of high- school outcasts throw an epic bash. Here’s a look at five great movie parties:

v “Animal House” (1978): It is, of course, the gold standard. On the verge of being kicked off campus for their horrendous grades and various other offenses, the men of Delta Tau Chi do the only thing they can do: throw a toga party.

v “Sixteen Candles” (1984): The quintessential John Hughes movie bash — the kind of party that happens only in the movies, where high-school kids from every level of the social hierarchy get together to trash some ridiculous mansion.

v “Bachelor Party” (1984): A grossly underappreciated early Tom Hanks film and a neat little time capsule. Tawny Kitaen! Adrian Zmed! All that big hair! Good times.

v “Revenge of the Nerds” (1984): The misfits who come together to form a makeshift fraternity try hard to throw a party that will impress the leaders of the traditionally black Lambda Lambda Lambda, the only national group that will consider giving them a charter.

v “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party” (2006): The comic took over part of the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn for a concert featuring an all-star lineup including Kanye West, The Roots and the reunited Fugees. The whole film has an innocent, let’s-put-on-a-show vibe.

“Army wives” (9 p.m., lifetime): “Army Wives” storms into its sixth season with a hurricane headed straight for Fort Marshall just as the tribe is preparing to leave behind the recently decommissioned base. New to the show: Kelli Williams joins the cast and Susan Lucci makes several guest appearances.

“gcb” (10 p.m., abc): Apparently, you just can’t escape high school. In the soapy new drama, “GCB,” former mean girl Amanda Vaughn (Leslie Bibb) returns to Dallas after a long absence to find that the God-fearing classmates she once tormented aren’t about to let go of old grudges. Also among the cast: Kristin Chenoweth and Annie Potts.

“breakout kings” (10 p.m., a&e): The cons continue to aid the cops in Season 2 of “Breakout Kings.” But the stakes are raised as the kings set their eyes on a particularly vicious serial killer who has a score to settle.

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Trumbull theater offers ‘The Altos’

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“The Altos: Like the Sopranos, only Lower” opens Friday at Trumbull New Theatre, 5883 Youngstown-Warren Road, for seven performances over three weekends. Directed by Terri Gilbert, “The Altos” is a gangster spoof that drops movie and TV names throughout its script.

Curtain times will be 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and March 16, 17, 23 and 24; and 3 p.m. March 25. For reservations, call 330-652-1103.

Dinner theater

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Canfield Welcome Wagon will host a “Murder Mystery Dinner Theater” at 6 p.m. March 23 at Antone’s Banquet Center, 8578 Market St.

Tickets are $50. Silent auction and dinner is included. For tickets, call 330-793-1551.