The Breakfast Club

1985 · directed by John Hughes

Rating

80/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

NFR

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.

The Breakfast Club (1985), directed by John Hughes, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Emilio Estevez
• Judd Nelson
• Molly Ringwald
• Anthony Michael Hall
• Ally Sheedy
• Paul Gleason
• John Kapelos
• Perry Crawford
• Mary Christian
• Ron Dean

Crew

• Thomas Del Ruth — Director of Photography
• Dede Allen — Editor
• Keith Forsey — Original Music Composer
• John Hughes — Writer

More from John Hughes

1. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) — 78/100
2. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) — 78/100
3. Sixteen Candles (1984) — 70/100
4. Uncle Buck (1989) — 64/100
5. Weird Science (1985) — 61/100
6. She's Having a Baby (1988) — 53/100

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