John Hughes wrote and directed this quintessential 1980s high school
drama featuring the hottest young stars of the decade. Trapped in a
day-long Saturday detention in a prison-like school library are Claire,
the princess (Molly Ringwald); Andrew, the jock (Emilio Estevez); John,
the criminal (Judd Nelson); Brian, the brain (Anthony Michael Hall); and
Allison, the basket case (Ally Sheedy). These five strangers begin the
day with nothing in common, each bound to his/her place in the high
school
caste system. Yet the
students bond together when faced with the villainous principal (Paul
Gleason), and they realize that they have more in common than they may
think, including a contempt for adult society. "When you grow up, your
heart dies," Allison proclaims in one of the film's many scenes of
soul-searching, and, judging from the adults depicted in the film, the
teen audience may very well agree. Released in a decade overflowing with
derivative teen films, The Breakfast Club has developed an almost
cult-like status.
Directed By: John Hughes
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