The Breakfast Club (1985)

Release date: 1985-02-15
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: John Hughes
Production Co: Universal Pictures, A&M Films, Channel Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: 7.9/10
Length: 1h 37min

Storyline

Beyond being in the same class at Shermer High School in Shermer, Illinois, Claire Standish, Andrew Clark, John Bender, Brian Johnson and Allison Reynolds have little in common, and with the exception of Claire and Andrew, do not associate with each other in school. In the simplest and in their own terms, Claire is a princess, Andrew an athlete, John a criminal, Brian a brain, and Allison a basket case. But one other thing they do have in common is a nine hour detention in the school library together on Saturday, March 24, 1984, under the direction of Mr. Vernon, supervising from his office across the hall. Each is required to write a minimum one thousand word essay during that time about who they think they are. At the beginning of those nine hours, each, if they were indeed planning on writing that essay, would probably write something close to what the world sees of them, and what they have been brainwashed into believing of themselves. But based on their adventures during that ...

Plot Keywords

high school, teenage angst, geek, teenage girl, chicago illinois, teenage rebellion, 1980s, antihero, detention, jock, teacher student relationship, virgin, earring, teenage boy, coming of age, wrestler, student athlete, misfit, juvenile delinquent, panties

Short Review

[Hughes] understands adolescents as well as anyone who has ever made movies about them, and he has a fluent way with young actors. In this picture, his dramatic ideas may be cheesy, but Hughes still manages to create some excitement and laughs.