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The Breakfast Club

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7.7/10 • 8K

1985-02-151h 38m

ComedyDrama

They only met once, but it changed their lives forever.

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.

Directors
John Hughes
Writters
John Hughes
Editors
Dede Allen

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  1. Emilio Estevez

    Emilio Estevez

    Andrew Clark

  2. Judd Nelson

    Judd Nelson

    John Bender

  3. Molly Ringwald

    Molly Ringwald

    Claire Standish

  4. Anthony Michael Hall

    Anthony Michael Hall

    Brian Johnson

  5. Ally Sheedy

    Ally Sheedy

    Allison Reynolds

  6. Paul Gleason

    Paul Gleason

    Richard Vernon

  7. John Kapelos

    John Kapelos

    Carl

  8. Perry Crawford

    Perry Crawford

    Allison's Father

  9. Mary Christian

    Mary Christian

    Brian's Sister

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SierraKiloBravo

Jun 30, 2020

6/10

Click here for a video version of this review: https://youtu.be/tCnm1BN1iAs The brain, the athlete, the princess, the basket case, and the criminal - yes we’re talking about The Breakfast Club. It’s been dubbed as a seminal film of the 1980s and takes a place as an intergenerational classic. They were five students with nothing in common, faced with spending a Saturday detention together in their high school library. At 7.00am they had nothing to say, but by 4.00pm they had bared their souls to each other and become The Breakfast Club. Directed by John Hughes and starring Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, and Ally Sheedy it rightly deserves that spot as a revered movie. It's very much a comedy-drama and is surprisingly deep in parts, like the scene toward the end where they are all explaining what they did to get the detention. The acting is brilliant, and even though there is a very small cast, its basically the five members of The Breakfast Club and the Vice Principal, they hold your attention because they are so good. What I particularly liked was how they took the standard college stereotypes and then slowly deconstructed them over the course of the movie, and showed that they actually all had a lot in common. They all had their loves and hates, their sensitivities, and the burden of expectation from their parents, the school, and society as a whole. It's funny, it's sad, and by the time it concludes, it's quite uplifting, and if it's been a while since you saw it, it might be time to load it up for another look. If you've never seen it, then I suggest you check it out for a great time capsule of a movie that has themes that still resonate today.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1,000,000.00
Revenue
$51,525,171.00
Keywords
high schoolcoming of ageteen angstdetentionteenage rebellionstereotype1980steenagerwry