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.
Written by Anonymous
Rick Moranis was originally cast as the janitor; he left due to creative differences and was replaced by John Kapelos.
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Goofs
Incorrectly regarded as goofs:
In a scene in which the kids are running through the halls of the school, they run past a window that seemingly reveals it is dark outside. In actual fact, they are running past doors leading into classrooms, in which the lights are turned off because it is the weekend.
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Quotes
[John Bender is absently tearing up books]
Andrew Clark:
That's real intelligent. John Bender:
You're right. It's wrong to destroy literature. It's such fun to read. And
[examines title]
John Bender:
Moe-Lay really pumps my nads. Claire Standish:
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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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