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The Breakfast Club (1985)

R  97 min  -  Comedy | Drama   -  15 February 1985 (USA)
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Five high school students, all different stereotypes, meet in detention, where they pour their hearts out to each other, and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.

Director:

John Hughes

Writer:

John Hughes
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Emilio Estevez ...
Paul Gleason ...
Anthony Michael Hall ...
John Kapelos ...
Judd Nelson ...
Molly Ringwald ...
Ally Sheedy ...
Perry Crawford Perry Crawford ...
Mary Christian Mary Christian ...
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Storyline

They were five students with nothing in common, faced with spending a Saturday detention together in their high school library. At 7 a.m., they had nothing to say, but by 4 p.m., they had bared their souls to each other and become good friends. To the outside world they were simply the Jock, the Brain, the Criminal, the Princess and the Kook, but to each other, they would always be the Breakfast Club. Written by Anonymous  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

High School | Detention | Student | High School Student | Marijuana  | See more »

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They were five total strangers, with nothing in common, meeting for the first time. A brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel and a recluse. Before the day was over, they broke the rules. Bared their souls. And touched each other in a way they never dreamed possible. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

El club de los cinco See more »

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$5,107,599 (USA) (18 February 1985)

Gross:

$45,875,171 (USA)
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

At the beginning of the movie, there are some shots of the school building right before the kids show up for detention. Written on a wall is, "I don't like Mondays". This refers to a school shooting in 1979 committed by 16-year-old Brenda Ann Spencer. Brenda's father gave her a rifle for Christmas in 1978. On January 29th, 1979, she used her new rifle to shoot 10 children and staff at Clevelend Elementary School in San Diego, California. The school was across the street from her house, where she was during the incident. She killed the school's principal and one of the custodians, and injured 8 children. After 6 hours, she was apprehended by police. When asked why she did it, she said "I don't like Mondays. This livens up the day." As for selecting her targets, she said "I like red and blue jackets." As of April, 2009, she is serving a life sentence, and has been denied parole 4 times. At her last parole hearing (2005), she claimed that her father had sexually abused her as a child, and that she was drunk and on PCP at the time of the shooting. According to her, the authorities and her attorney conspired to hide the drug test results. As for remorse, she said at the time "I had no reason for it, and it was just a lot of fun", "It was just like shooting ducks in a pond", and "[The children] looked like a herd of cows standing around; it was really easy pickings." Her next parole hearing will take place sometime in 2009. The incident and Spencer's lack of remorse also inspired the Boomtown Rats' hit "I Don't Like Mondays". See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: In the end credits, one of the high schools used is listed as "Main North High School" when it was the already-defunct Maine North High School. See more »

Quotes

Bender: Are you a virgin? I'll bet you a million dollars that you are. Let's end the suspense! Is it gonna be... a white wedding
Claire: Why don't you just shut up?
Bender: Have you ever kissed a boy on the mouth?
[Claire doesn't answer]
Bender: Have you ever been felt up? Over the bra, under the blouse, shoes off... hoping to God your parents don't walk in?
Claire: Do you want me to puke?
Bender: Over the panties, no bra, blouse unbuttoned, Calvin's in a ball on the front seat passed eleven on a school night?
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Crazy Credits

Opens with the following which then explodes from the screen.
"And these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds;
are immune to your consultations, they are quite aware of what they are
going through." -David Bowie See more »

Connections

Referenced in "The Nostalgia Critic: Steel (#2.30)" (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"Didn't I Tell You"
Laurie Forsey
Produced by Keith Forsey
Words & Music by Keith Forsey & Steve Schiff See more »