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The Breakfast Club, 1985

Starring: Paul Gleason, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, John Kapelos, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy

Directed by: John Hughes

Written by: John Hughes

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 97 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.9

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The Breakfast Club can be described as clever, sincere, and humorous. The plot revolves around adolescence vs. adulthood, rebelliousness, and . The main genre is drama. In terms of style, The Breakfast Club features an all-star cast, stars an ensemble cast, and is talky. In approach, it is realistic. It is set, at least in part, at a high school. The Breakfast Club takes place in the 1980s. The soundtrack is pop. The movie has received attention for being a modern classic, essential viewing, and critically acclaimed. The Breakfast Club is well suited for a date night and teens.

Summary of The Breakfast Club

When five high school students from different social groups are forced to spend a Saturday together in detention, they find themselves interacting with and understanding each other for the first time. A jock (Emilio Estevez), a criminal (Judd Nelson), a princess (Molly Ringwald), a basket case (Ally Sheedy), and a brain (Anthony Michael Hall) talk about everything from parental tension to sex to peer pressure to hurtful stereotypes while serving time. Ultimately, the five find that they may have more in common than they ever imagined and learn more about themselves as well as each other. The only question is, Will they remember what they've learned after they leave detention? Director and writer John Hughes, along with the stellar Brat Pack, cast makes this a memorable, moving film filled with believable dialogue, intelligent humor, and a sufficient dose of high school hijinx. Its timeless appeal makes this film a teen classic along with Hughes's other teen films from the 1980s: SIXTEEN CANDLES and FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF. A great soundtrack features the hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	7 February 1985
Runtime:	97 min

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Paul Gleason

as Principal Richard Vernon

Molly Ringwald

as Claire Standish

Emilio Estevez

as Andrew 'Andy' Clark

Anthony Michael Hall

as Brian Ralph Johnson

John Kapelos

as Carl the Janitor

Judd Nelson

as John Bender

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Variety

Does director John Hughes really believe, as he writes here, that 'when you grow up, your heart dies.' It may. But not unless the brain has already started to rot with films like this. Full Review

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by: Staff (Not Credited)

TV Guide

Hughes, though he gives the material a sense of fun and achieves several moments of genuine warmth, too often resorts to obvious cliches, stereotypes, and easy answers, and throws in the near-obligatory rock video as well. Full Review

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The Breakfast Club is the culmination of the 80s Teen Movies. If you liked the genre you will absolutely love this movie which combines some of the best actors of the era with a great very moving story. It is in one sense a nice fun, heartwarming... Read and rate it

20.September.2010
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by: Tony Canas
Tony Canas rated this movie10/10Must See

A must see classic teen drama that shows the truth about high school! The jock, the screw-up, the brain, the princess, and the weirdo are easy to relate to. Read and rate it

17.May.2009
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by: radford_chick
radford_chick rated this movie10/10Must See

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