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THE BREAKFAST CLUB
U.S., 1985
Directed by John Hughes
With Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald,
Ally Sheedy
Approx. 97 mins. 35mm.
“The movie takes place on a Saturday. The five kids have all violated high school rules in one way or another, and they've qualified for a special version of detention: all day long, from 8 to 4, in the school library. They arrive at the school one at a time. There's the arrogant, swaggering tough guy (Judd Nelson). The insecure neurotic (Ally Sheedy) who hides behind her hair and clothes. The jock from the wrestling team (Emilio Estevez). The prom queen (Molly Ringwald). And the class brain (Anthony Michael Hall).” – Roger Ebert
Reviews
“[Hughes] understands adolescents as well as anyone who has ever made movies about them, and he has a fluent way with young actors.”
– David Denby, New York Magazine