| The Breakfast Club | |
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| Title: | The Breakfast Club |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Directed by: | John Hughes |
| Written by: | John Hughes |
| Produced by: | Gil Friesen; John Hughes; Michelle Manning; Andrew Meyer; Ned Tanen |
| Music by: | Keith Forsey |
| Cinematography: | Thomas Del Ruth |
| Edited by: | Dede Allen |
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| Distributed by: | Universal Pictures |
| Released: | February 15th, 1985 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 97 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Gross: | $38,121,485 (US) [1] |
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The Breakfast Club is an American feature film of the dramatic comedy genre. It was written and directed by John Hughes and produced by Universal Pictures. It was released theatrically in the United States on February 15th, 1985. The premise of the film centers around five high school students who all must submit to a day-long Saturday detention for various offenses. Each of them hails from a different walk of life, and they must come to develop an appreciation for one another, while also discovering things about themselves. The film stars Emilio Estevez as football star Andy Clark, Paul Gleason as school principal Richard Vernon, Anthony Michael Hall as nerdy Brian Johnson, John Kapelos as the janitor Carl, Judd Nelson as bad-boy John Bender, Molly Ringwald as prudish Claire Standish and Ally Sheedy as social misfit Allison Reynolds.
Plot[]
Appearances[]
Characters
The students
| Actor | Role |
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| Molly Ringwald | Claire Standish |
| Judd Nelson | John Bender |
| Anthony Michael Hall | Brian Johnson |
| Emilio Estevez | Andrew Clark |
| Ally Sheedy | Allison Reynolds |
The adults
| Actor | Role |
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| Paul Gleason | Richard Vernon |
| John Kapelos | Carl, the janitor |
The parents
| Actor | Role |
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| Perry Crawford | Allison's father |
| Fran Gargano | Allison's mother |
| Ron Dean | Andy's father |
| Mercedes Hall | Brian's mother |
| Tim Gamble | Claire's father |
Otherss
| Actor | Role |
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| Mary Christian | Brian's sister |
Locations
Vocations
Miscellaneous
Recommendations[]
John Hughes films
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1980s comedies
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External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ IMDB; The Breakfast Club (1985); Box office & business