Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.
- Awards
- 4 wins
Jonathan Chapin
- Janitor
- (uncredited)
John Hughes
- Brian's Father
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe scene in which all characters sit in a circle on the floor in the library and tell stories about why they were in detention was not scripted. Writer and director John Hughes told them all to ad-lib.
- GoofsWhen the kids are running through the halls of the school, they run past a window that seemingly reveals it is dark outside. In actual fact, they are running past doors leading into classrooms, in which the lights are turned off because it is the weekend.
- Quotes
Andrew Clark: We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all.
- Crazy creditsOpens with the following which then explodes from the screen. "And these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds; are immune to your consultations, they are quite aware of what they are going through." -David Bowie
- Alternate versionsWhen they sneak out of the library, there is a scene where Dick is at the vending machine getting some candy. He loses his money and starts kicking the machine. Every one has to run by this door one at a time to get where they are going. They all run by just missing being noticed. Ally Sheedy however slowly walks by stops and stares at Dick kicking the machine then slowly walks past unnoticed. Molly Ringwald then says "She's nuts but she's cool"
- ConnectionsEdited into The Breakfast Club: Deleted Scenes (2018)
- SoundtracksDon't You (Forget About Me)
Music and lyrics by Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff
Produced by Keith Forsey
Performed by Simple Minds
Featured review
I must admit that I was a true loner in high school, and essentially I'm now at 33 I'm still a loner who has become a bit more jaded with the passage of time. With that said, John Hughes "The Breakfast Club" seems to me to be a sort of love letter to all of us who just seemed to blend into the background during our high school years. Of course like everyone I also have a favorite character in the film, and my choice is Allison who is wonderfully played by Ally Sheedy. So, my advice to all who have read this far is to try and watch this film with your emotions rather than trying to analyze the film to death.
- wheevandor
- Jul 4, 2001
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- El club de los cinco
- Filming locations
- Maine North High School - 9511 Harrison Street, Des Plaines, Illinois, USA(school exterior, school interior hallways, library used as model for re-build in gym, football field - fist-pump scene)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $1,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $45,875,171
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,107,599
- Feb 18, 1985
- Gross worldwide
- $51,525,171
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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