Lunch:1
Breakfast:0
Why isn't it called the lunchclub then?
The Breakfast Club
They only met once, but it changed their lives forever.
Rating
4.5 (3)
Release Date
2/15/1985Runtime
98 minsOverview
Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$1,000,000Revenue
$51,525,171Homepage
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How It Feels
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Five stereotyped teenagers spend a Saturday in detention and gradually reveal the complex, hurting people beneath their social masks. It's a film about the radical act of truly listening to someone different from you, wrapped in enough humor and warmth to make vulnerability feel possible.
Mood
BittersweetHopefulPlayfulWistful
Themes
Coming of ageIdentityFriendshipClass
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Steady
Look
Naturalistic
Structure
Single location
Emilio Estevez
Andrew Clark
Judd Nelson
John Bender
Molly Ringwald
Claire Standish
Anthony Michael Hall
Brian Johnson
Ally Sheedy
Allison Reynolds
Paul Gleason
Richard Vernon
John Kapelos
Carl
Perry Crawford
Allison's Father
Mary Christian
Brian's Sister
Ron Dean
Andy's Father
Tim Gamble
Claire's Father
Fran Gargano
Allison's Mom
Reviews
Weekend detention doesn't sound like fun, but, hey, it does when you're stuck with this fantastic cast of characters who come from different backgrounds and have separate issues, and put all differences aside and forge a bond.
Thanks to director John Hughes, who shaped many of our lives during the 1980s, some of his films are receiving the 4K treatment, which will be both a perfect addition to your personal film library and LG OLED movie-watching experience.
(<A HREF="https://boxd.it/4S3IyZ">Originally published on LG OLED's Letterboxd</A>)
How is this film 38 years old? Always a classic!
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