The Breakfast Club
1985 · Movie · R · 98 min · ★ 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.
Also known as Le club des petits déjeuners
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Details
- Years
- 1985
- Release date
- 1985-02-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (8,554 votes)
- Box office
- $51,500,000
- Budget
- $1,000,000
Themes
- high school
- coming of age
- teen angst
- detention
- teenage rebellion
- stereotype
- 1980s
- teenager
- hilarious
- assertive
- compassionate
Cast & crew
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
- PC
Perry Crawford
as Allison's Father
- MC
Mary Christian
as Brian's Sister
Ron Dean
as Andy's Father
Directed by John Hughes