Movie
The Breakfast Club
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1985-02-15
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures, A&M Films, Channel Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
Crew
- John Hughes - Director
- John Hughes - Writer
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