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The Breakfast Club
John Hughes
(1985)
92min
15 Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
David Parkinson
One of the high-water marks of the 1980s Brat Pack cycle, this Saturday detention drama from director John Hughes has lost some of its freshness in the face of time and endless inferior imitations. Yet this chat-fest still rings true often enough to be relevant to both overgrown teenagers and the disgruntled kids of today. Brat Packers Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy are joined by teen favourite of the time Molly Ringwald and the underestimated Anthony Michael Hall for a mix of justified grievances, self-pitying whinges and hard-hitting home truths. The girls easily outshine the boys, but everyone manages to breathe a little life into their essentially clichéd characters.
Summary
Five teenagers who occupy different areas of their school's social structure are thrown together for a Saturday morning detention. During the day, they analyse their behaviour and find unexpected common ground. Drama, directed by John Hughes and starring Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy and Paul Gleason.
Cast & Crew
Andrew Clark
Emilio Estevez
Claire Standish
Molly Ringwald
John Bender
Judd Nelson
Allison Reynolds
Ally Sheedy
Brian Johnson
Anthony Michael Hall
Richard Vernon
Paul Gleason
Carl
John Kapelos
Allison's father
Perry Crawford
Brian's sister
Mary Christian
Andy's father
Ron Dean
Claire's father
Tim Gamble
Allison's mother
Fran Gargano
Brian's mother
Mercedes Hall
Brian's father
John Hughes
Director
John Hughes
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
U.I.P. (UK)
Guidance:
Swearing and drug abuse.
Available on:
video, DVD and Blu-ray
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