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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.

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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 Basket Case, but to each other, they would always be the Breakfast Club. Written by Anonymous

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Five strangers with nothing in common, except each other. See more »

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15 February 1985 (USA)  »

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$38,100,000 (USA)
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Trivia

The guidance counselor's desk has a name plaque which says "R. Hashimoto". Richard Hashimoto was the production supervisor. See more »

Goofs

When Bender is looking through Claire's stuff, he brushes his teeth with a makeup brush while looking in a pocket mirror. He puts down the brush on the table and looks in the mirror. He then sets the mirror on the table before tossing the brush onto the table a second time. See more »

Quotes

Brian Johnson: [after Brian explains his F in shop] Did you know without trigonometry, there'd be no engineering?
Bender: Without lamps, there'd be no light.
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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 »

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Referenced in Cold Case: Detention (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Dream Montage"
(uncredited)
Written by Gary Chang
Performed by Ed Alton, Gary Chang, 'Curt Taylor Neishloss'
[Played during the detention scene without dialogue in the school library]
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15 March 2003 | by (Muskogee OK) – See all my reviews

One of the best if not the best brat pack flick. John Hughes writes and directs this dramatic comedy about five Chicago high school kids that are from different circles and stations in life being forced to spend a Saturday together in detention. Before the day is over this group finds out that they have more in common than they thought and even some friendships are created. The very impressive cast includes:Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall and Molly Ringwald. Paul Gleason plays the hapless teacher trying to contain the group and then there is John Kapelos as the custodian. This is a don't miss and is fun to watch over and over again. Spit that gum out and remember to ask for a hall pass.


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