The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes. It stars Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy as teenagers from different high school cliques who spend a Saturday in detention with their strict and grumpy assistant principal (Paul Gleason).
The film premiered in Los Angeles on February 7, 1985. Universal Pictures released it in cinemas in the United States on February 15, 1985. It received critical acclaim and earned $51.5 million on a $1 million budget. Critics consider it among the greatest films of all time, as well as one of Hughes’s most memorable and recognizable works. The media referred to the film’s five main actors as members of a group called the “Brat Pack”.
In 2016, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”. The film was digitally remastered and was re-screened throughout 430 theaters in celebration of its 30th anniversary in 2015.
- Starring : Emilio Estevez / Paul Gleason / Anthony Michael Hall
- Genre : Comedy / Drama
- Country : United States
- Language : English
- Director : John Hughes
- Production : Universal Pictures / A&M Films / Channel Productions
- Distributor : Universal Pictures / United International Pictures (UIP) / Argentina Video Home / MCA Home Video / CIC Video / BY Experience / Fathom Events / CIC Vídeo / Esselte CIC Video / Esselte Video / Frii / GoldMax / MCA/Universal Home Video / MTV3 / Nelonen / Net5 / TV3 / The Criterion Collection / Universal Home Video / Universal Pictures Finland / Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) / Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic / Universal Studios Home Video / Yleisradio (YLE)
The Breakfast Club movie
The Breakfast Club release date
- February 7, 1985 : USA (Los Angeles, California) (premiere)
- February 15, 1985 : USA
- May 2, 1985 : Australia
- May 3, 1986 : India
- May 3, 1986 : Japan
- March 16, 2015 : USA (re-release) (South by Southwest Film Festival)
- July 31, 2015 : USA (Traverse City Film Festival)
- May 13, 2016 : Australia (Brisbane) (re-release)
The Breakfast Club cast
- Emilio Estevez as Andrew Clark
- Paul Gleason as Richard Vernon
- Anthony Michael Hall as Brian Johnson
- John Kapelos as Carl
- Judd Nelson as John Bender
- Molly Ringwald as Claire Standish
- Ally Sheedy as Allison Reynolds
- Perry Crawford as Allison’s Father
- Mary Christian as Brian’s Sister
- Ron Dean as Andy’s Father
- Tim Gamble as Claire’s Father
- Fran Gargano as Allison’s Mom
- Mercedes Hall as Brian’s Mom
- John Hughes as Brian’s Father(uncredited)
