The Breakfast Club (1985)
Release: February 15, 1985 | Runtime: 1h 38m | Rating: 7.7
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.
They only met once, but it changed their lives forever.
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Main cast
- Emilio Estevez as Andrew Clark
- Judd Nelson as John Bender
- Molly Ringwald as Claire Standish
- Anthony Michael Hall as Brian Johnson
- Ally Sheedy as Allison Reynolds
- Paul Gleason as Richard Vernon
- John Kapelos as Carl
- Perry Crawford as Allison's Father
- Mary Christian as Brian's Sister
- Ron Dean as Andy's Father
- Tim Gamble as Claire's Father
- Fran Gargano as Allison's Mom
- Mercedes Hall as Brian's Mom
- John Hughes as Brian’s Father (uncredited)
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What is The Breakfast Club about?
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.
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