The Breakfast Club

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The Breakfast Club

Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall, Emilio Estevez, John Kapelos, Judd Nelson

A diverse group of high schoolers forced to spend detention on a Saturday in the library. Forced to make the best of their circumstances, they learn to understand each other and discover that in spi...( read more  read more... )te of their initial differences, they actually share many common feelings and problems.

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  • SilentScreamer
    October 2, 2009
    SilentScreamer
    I can't believe I waited so long to see this movie. This movie would have been so great for me while I was in high school. It would of meant so much more to me...but it still had a big impact on me now.

    I love this movie.
  • her69eyes
    August 22, 2009
    her69eyes
    Coming off the success of "Sixteen Candles", John Hughes directed one of the quintessential films of the 80's, "The Breakfast Club". The premise is not unfamiliar to any form of literature: a group of strangers are placed in a common setting, and through this intimate exposure th...( read more)ey gain insight about themselves and their acquaintances. By using typical high school archetypes, John Hughes examines the hierarchal structure of high school and the uniform parental angst amongst all teenagers.

    The film centers around five individuals: John Bender (Judd Nelson), the burn-out; Andrew Clark (Emilio Estevez), the athlete; Allison Reynolds (Ally Sheedy), the outcast; Claire Standish (Molly Ringwald), the prom queen; and Brian Johnson (Anthony Michael Hall), the geek. Together they must attend an eight hour detention under the supervision of a stubborn teacher (Paul Gleason). Despite the initial assumptions they draw from their classmates' appearances, the five grow close and understand just how much they have in common.

    It's fascinating that a film of this pace has cemented itself as a universal favorite amongst an entire generation. It's not the raunchy sex comedy that "Sixteen Candles" is, nor does it have the memorably quirky episodes of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". Instead, this is a smart, revealing, and completely atypical portrait of high school life.

    The film is not quite a timeless masterpiece for reasons that occur mostly in the third act. There are some completely inauthentic gimmicks, such as a dance sequence and unlikely romances, that undermine everything Hughes is trying to shed light on. And, although the film is smart about methodically revealing the shared inner turmoil of the five students, it's a bit too easy to label these kids as products of abusive, neglecting, or perfectionist parents. Surely a teenager in the exclusive system that high school is could have issues not relating to poor parenting.

    I wonder what a modern day Breakfast Club would look like. Although dealing with the most common archetypes, Hughes' film suffers from not exploring more - the uniformly caucasian cast doesn't shed light on the struggles of any minority students, not one of the students is gay, not one of the students is fat, etc. Although remembered fondly as a revealing portrait of high school life, we must distinguish that this is, in fact, a high school of attractive and privileged white kids. Nevertheless, "The Breakfast Club" remains an enormously enjoyable picture almost 25 years after it's release.
  • stopitgoaway
    August 8, 2009
    stopitgoaway
    This film is one of the most influential films I have ever watched. It reaches out to you - and your touched by it. No matter what little sub-culture you were shifted into whilst going through the trials and tribulations of Secondary school you could relate to it.

    It may have be...( read more)en clichéd but what film isn't, we like certain elements we can relate to otherwise what would we take from films.

    Judd Nelson gives a convincing performance of 'Bender' the criminal. He managed to sway from angry to emotional - making you feel for him when he is describing what things are like at 'his house'. He seemed to have a lot of great lines including the Manilow comment! The emotion in this film is immense considering it is a teenage film - and touches on 5 lost characters who seem to be searching for some type of approval or acceptance. (Just like our-selves) Ringwald shows just how versatile she is, and very different from Pretty in Pink. I heard that Ally Sheedy originally went for Ringwalds part and they swapped?

    Emilio Estevez carrys his role off very well as a Jock - it gets a little cringe worthy when hes high at the end - and rushing around like a loony. But the end with Ally Sheedy certainly makes up for it.

    The ending is good, however even ten years later after I first saw this film I always wanted to know what they did the next day!

    This is such a great film, I can relate to it so much! I love it is truly the best, you can watch over and over and never get tired of it.
  • QueenCityFilms
    February 16, 2009
    QueenCityFilms
    The pinnacle of the 80's pop movie genre...made exactly halfway through the decade, and featuring a pair of the most famous stars...this is pretty much the meat and tators of the 80s.
  • phubbs1
    January 28, 2009
    phubbs1
    WOW....retro flashback in motion haha I loved this film when I was a teen and I still do now I think about it. Great cast of youngsters who became the backbone of many other teen flicks...many of which also made by Hughes.
    Its not exactly funny but just engaging in the way the di...( read more)fferent teens act and go about their quirky ways whilst all in detention together. The best for me being Nelson as a mouthy, cocky punk and Estevez as the sports jock :)
    The music set pieces and little compilations are really great and add such a spice to the film that without would leave it numb and cold. The fights between Nelson and Gleason are great and the arguments about nonsense are simple yet genius, anyone can relate.

    You think its a throw away film but it all ends on quite a nice high with a point to make, which in turn makes you think back to yr own school days, if only I had been more like them at that age.
  • snapesdesire
    December 15, 2009
    snapesdesire
    I know this is meant to be one of the best movies and I did enjoy it, but i just dont think it is that special. The acting was fantastic and the exploration of American teen life was impressive, but the movie moved rather slowly at time. I understand that this was meant to reflec...( read more)t the bordom the characters of the film were feeling, but it really made me feel exhausted watching it. Though Im sure I will watch the film again, I just cant feel as passionate about it as most critics and audiences.
  • thevoiceofreason1
    December 15, 2009
    thevoiceofreason1
    Not seen this in a while. Great movie.
  • Shellbells89
    December 14, 2009
    Shellbells89
    Yeah, I had never watched this movie until this past year and all my friends thought I lived a little hole or something. So anyway, I finally watched this movie awhile back and I thought it was pretty cute and funny. Definitely a classic 80's movie. Probably one of the most famou...( read more)s classic 80's movies, from what it sounds like anyway. It was pretty classic in the whole stero types of high schoolers, but in the end you find out they all have their good points and their bad points and you even find out a little more. For instance, the goodie two shoes preppy girl goes for the "bad boy" and the weirdo girl falls for the jock. Now that's something, alright.
  • Yelo92
    December 14, 2009
    Yelo92
    one of the best movies of all time
  • sunshine8206
    December 13, 2009
    sunshine8206
    ace 80's flick - a teenage easy watch
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