Parents have never understood the youth of the world. But based on their adventures during that nine hours, they may come to a different opinion of themselves and the other four. At the beginning of those nine hours, each, if they were indeed planning on writing that essay, would probably write something close to what the world sees of them, and what they have been brainwashed into believing of themselves. Each is required to write a minimum one thousand word essay during that time about who they think they are. Vernon, supervising from his office across the hall. But one other thing they do have in common is a nine hour detention in the school library together on Saturday, March 24, 1984, under the direction of Mr. In the simplest and in their own terms, Claire is a princess, Andrew an athlete, John a criminal, Brian a brain, and Allison a basket case. It’s a song that generates tingles of nostalgia for an entire generation and will forevermore be associated with Hughes’s movie.Beyond being in the same class at Shermer High School in Shermer, Illinois, Claire Standish, Andrew Clark, John Bender, Brian Johnson and Allison Reynolds have little in common, and with the exception of Claire and Andrew, do not associate with each other in school. Simple Minds were convinced to perform the song, rejected by Billy Idol and Bryan Ferry, and one imagines they are rather glad they opted to do so. Secondly, there is the movie’s signature tune, theme song and all-round 80s pop-rock anthem, Don’t You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds. There are two specific elements of The Breakfast Club which have taken on a popularity and legend all of their own and have themselves become firmly ingrained parts of popular culture.įirstly there is the legendary and oft-imitated final freeze-frame where Judd Nelson’s Bender pumps the air in celebration, another moment improvised on set. Likewise, the “dance party” montage where the gang all take a break to groove around to Karla DeVito’s We Are Not Alone may also be erring on the cheesy side, but it still fits the bill perfectly. It’s a cheesy moment, but it just manages to add to the film’s charm. In stark contrast to most depictions on film, Andy gets an unprecedented surge of energy, rampages around the library and screams with such gusto it shatters glass. However, the one that really stands out is the unexpected reaction of Emilio Estevez’s Andy to his brush with marijuana. The film has of course got a few dated moments the makeover scene and a couple of Bender’s less savoury comments among them. Instead, Hughes managed to neatly tap into that high-school mindset with typical skill and honesty. Little interactions like Bender and Brian bantering about lamps and trigonometry are extremely snappy, and pretty much anything Bender says to Mr Vernon is pure gold: ‘What if your dope was on fire?’ ‘Impossible, sir. The film does have its serious moments, but it’s also far funnier than its perhaps given credit for. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that’s all’ and ‘Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe’ being just a couple of choice examples. There are great lines dotted throughout the movie: ‘We’re all pretty bizarre. Poignant, funny and thoroughly relatable, the screenplay presents a touching tale of teen angst which doesn’t seek to patronise or trivialise the teenager’s experiences and still resonates, even if you’ve long left your school days behind.
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Hughes reportedly wrote the initial screenplay for the movie in just two days based on his own high-school experiences. Hughes’ direction is superb, with the strange isolated atmosphere of school at a weekend perfectly captured and the young cast shine thanks, in part, to the director encouraging them to bond and improvise on set.Īs sterling as that aspect of Hughes’ work is, it’s his script that stands out. John Hughes in 1990 (Picture: Paul Natkin/WireImage)Īs writer, producer and director, it’s very much Hughes’ vision that we see up on-screen.
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