MOVIE · 1985

The Breakfast Club

ComedyDrama98 min

During a Saturday detention, five high school students from different cliques are stuck together under the watch of a power-hungry principal. Molly Ringwald’s Claire is the school’s polished princess, while Judd Nelson is John, the defiant outsider; alongside them are a jock, a brain, and a loner who start to speak more honestly than any of them expect. Written and directed by John Hughes, the film unfolds over a single day of 1980s teen life, as posturing, boredom, and confession chip away at the roles each student brings into the room.