The house is in ruins, so much so that it looks more like a war zone than a neighborhood where families live. But the angry drug dealer with a flamethrower certainly shoulders a lot of the blame. He was only trying to get his gnome back from the teenagers who stole it, and they were clueless about its real worth. You only turn 17 once, right? So, quite possibly, the high seven-figure damages are primarily their fault. Once we got the concept from executive producer Alex Heineman, a bunch of us sat around in a room and tossed out stories about memorable parties, ones that we were pdoject a part of or had just ,uch. From there, it was about figuring out the vibe, the tone, the story of the movie. We discussed the concept and that night I wrote a stream of consciousness e-mail that essentially outlined the entire movie. The idea from the outset was to create the gnarliest high school party of all time. It was clear we needed a flamethrower. The rest of the story naturally fell into place ...