The Breakfast Club

Theatrical - Wide 1985-02-15

Cast Emilio Estevez Judd Nelson Molly Ringwald Anthony Michael Hall Ally Sheedy
Directed by John Hughes

Box Office Gross: $51,530,442

Running Time: 98 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Universal Pictures, A&M Films, Channel Productions

Genres: Comedy Drama

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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... See more her story, making the others see them a little differently — and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.

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