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The Breakfast Club

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The Breakfast Club
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R,1hr 37min
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May 15, 1985
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Universal Pictures
Synopsis: John Hughes wrote and directed this quintessential 1980s high school drama featuring the hottest young stars of the decade. Trapped in a day-long Saturday detention in a prison-like school library are Claire, the princess (Molly Ringwald); Andrew, the jock (Emilio Estevez); John, the criminal (Judd Nelson); Brian, the brain (Anthony Michael Hall); and Allison, the basket case (Ally Sheedy). These five strangers begin the day with nothing in common, each bound to his/her place in the high school caste ... Full Synopsis
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From the neon-sign opening titles to the derivative angst of the dialogue, it's a touchstone of '80s pop culture, and a schizophrenic one, too. Full Review
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62
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out of 100
Featured Cast
Andrew Clark
John Bender
Claire Standish
Brian Johnson
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