MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Hughes
Genres: Comedy Drama
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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. Dylan Wilcox, Rovi

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