The Breakfast Club

Feb 15, 1985

1h 38m

★ 7.7

They only met once, but it changed their lives forever.

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

A&M Films

Channel Productions

The Breakfast Club Trailers

Cast

Andrew Clark

Emilio Estevez

John Bender

Judd Nelson

Claire Standish

Molly Ringwald

Brian Johnson

Anthony Michael Hall

Allison Reynolds

Ally Sheedy

Richard Vernon

Paul Gleason

Carl

John Kapelos

Allison's Father

Perry Crawford

Brian's Sister

Mary Christian

Andy's Father

Ron Dean

Claire's Father

Tim Gamble

Allison's Mom

Fran Gargano

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