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15 February 1985 (USA) moreTagline:
They only met once, but it changed their lives forever. morePlot:
Five high school students, all different stereotypes, meet in detention, where they pour their hearts out to each other, and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought. full summary | full synopsisNewsDesk:
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A love letter to all high school loners more (514 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Emilio Estevez | ... | Andrew Clark | |
| Paul Gleason | ... | Richard Vernon | |
| Anthony Michael Hall | ... | Brian Johnson | |
| John Kapelos | ... | Carl | |
| Judd Nelson | ... | John Bender | |
| Molly Ringwald | ... | Claire Standish | |
| Ally Sheedy | ... | Allison Reynolds | |
| Perry Crawford | ... | Allison's Father | |
| Mary Christian | ... | Brian's Sister | |
| Ron Dean | ... | Andy's Father | |
| Tim Gamble | ... | Claire's Father | |
| Fran Gargano | ... | Allison's Mom | |
| Mercedes Hall | ... | Brian's Mom |
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Iceland:L | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Brazil:Livre (DVD rating) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) (re-rating) (2003) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Finland:K-14 | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R (Certificate No. 27628) | West Germany:12 | Norway:16Fun Stuff
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Emilio Estevez was originally going to play Bender, but Hughes couldn't find someone to play Andrew Clark so Emilio agreed to play Clark. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Brian's shoes change often throughout the movie. This is especially notable when there is the shot of all five kids' feet when they are deciding where to go in the hallways and then changed later when he falls out of his chair. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Andrew Clark: So... what's your poison?
[no answer]
Andrew Clark: ...Ok, forget I asked.
Allison Reynolds: Vodka.
Andrew Clark: Vodka? When do you drink vodka.
Allison Reynolds: Whenever.
Andrew Clark: How much?
Allison Reynolds: Tons.
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I must admit that I was a true loner in high school, and essentially I'm now at 33 I'm still a loner who has become a bit more jaded with the passage of time. With that said, John Hughes "The Breakfast Club" seems to me to be a sort of love letter to all of us who just seemed to blend into the background during our high school years. Of course like everyone I also have a favorite character in the film, and my choice is Allison who is wonderfully played by Ally Sheedy. So, my advice to all who have read this far is to try and watch this film with your emotions rather than trying to analyze the film to death.