I'm really fond of this movie. Seeing that Ster-Kinekor was showing an older release, I quickly got tickets to watch it in the cinema again. Even now, I consider The Breakfast Club to be a remarkable film, and its central theme continues to feel significant and applicable. The basic idea is great: a collection of students who appear very different—the athlete, the brooding type, the cheerleader, the academic, t…

It’s difficult to think of many other movies featuring Judd Nelson where he delivers such a strong performance. He portrays the clear troublemaker within a group of five teenagers forced to attend detention on a Saturday for what appears to be no good reason. This situation is a gift for their principal, "Vernon" (Paul Gleason), who enjoys using his lessening power over these students. As he leaves them to work, they…

It’s a genuine masterpiece, without question. Those who hold a different view are simply mistaken. The talent of John Hughes was truly extraordinary.

Released in 1985, "The Breakfast Club" was written and directed by John Hughes; it's a teen dramedy centering on five high school students from different social groups who spend an entire Saturday serving detention at their suburban Chicago school. Molly Ringwald portrays the popular girl, Emilio Estevez embodies the athlete, Anthony Michael Hall plays the intelligent student, Judd Nelson is the rebellious troublemak…

The brain, the athlete, the princess, the basket case, and the criminal – those are the characters in _The Breakfast Club_. It’s considered an important film from the eighties and is now recognized as a classic that appeals to different age groups. _It centers on five students who seemingly have nothing connecting them, forced to serve detention together one Saturday at their high school library. Initially, they w…