The Breakfast Club
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Directed by: John Hughes
Overview
Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.
Reviews (4)
SierraKiloBravo (Rated: 6)
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The brain, the athlete, the princess, the basket case, and the criminal - yes we’re talking about The Breakfast Club. It’s been dubbed as a seminal film of the 1980s and takes a place as an intergenerational classic. ...
Wuchak (Rated: 4)
Forced, artificial dialogs with eye-rolling character arcs
Released in 1985 and written & directed by John Hughes, "The Breakfast Club" is a teen dramedy about five high school students from five different sub-cultures during an all-day detention over the weekend at their suburban Chicago s...
Rob (Rated: 9)
An absolute classic, and no mistake. If you disagree, sorry, you're wrong. John Hughes was an utter genius.
CinemaSerf (Rated: 7)
I'd struggle to recall any other of Judd Nelson's films, but in this he really does shine. He's the obvious recalcitrant amongst five teenage youths who have been dragged into school on a Saturday for some seemingly rather pointless detention. This is manna from heaven for their headmaster "Vernon" ...
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