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.
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.
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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.
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A prom queen election poster contains the name of Michelle Manning, who co-produced the film.
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Goofs
Continuity:
When the principal and Carl are talking in the filing room, the label card on the file drawer is slanted up and sideways. In the next shot it is perfectly down, then switches back to up and slanted.
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Quotes
Brian's mom:
Now is this the first time or the last time you do this to me? Brian Johnson:
Last. Brian's mom:
Now get in there and use the time to your advantage. Brian Johnson:
Mom, we're not supposed to study, we just have to sit there and do nothing. Brian's mom:
Well mister, you figure out a way to study. Brian's sister:
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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
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