Breakfast Club

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Judd Nelson improvised the part at the closing of the film where Bender raises his fist in defiance. [...]	D
To break up a highly claustrophobic talkathon, John Hughes had originally written a sequence in whic [...]	D
The theme song, "Don't You (Forget About Me)", was written for the film by Keith Forsey. It was a nu [...]	D
If John Hughes couldn't get Emilio Estevez to play the role of Andrew Clark, he would have considere [...]	D
Molly Ringwald has said in interviews that this movie is about "the universal feeling we all have es [...]	D
With only seven characters in the film or eleven if you count the parents and Brian's younger sister [...]	D
While chastising Bender (Judd Nelson) in the supply closet, Vernon (Paul Gleason) says that he makes [...]	D
John Kapelos jokingly warned the young actors to not overdo their intensity, laughingly noting that [...]	D
Contrary to popular belief, the final scene on the football field was not filmed at Glenbrook North [...]	D
Brian's (Anthony Michael Hall) personality completely changes once he smokes pot. He starts talking [...]	D
John Hughes: Brian's father, who picks him up at the end of the film.	D
The song which Judd Nelson (Bender) hums the guitar riff to at the beginning of the movie is the ope [...]	D
The dandruff that Allison (Ally Sheedy) shakes onto her penciled drawing for snow, was achieved by s [...]	D
The album that Allison (Ally Sheedy) is looking at during lunch is Prince's "1999", published on Oct [...]	D
To condition his boots, Judd Nelson (John Bender) poured a quart of motor oil on them, and left them [...]	D
Ally Sheedy (Allison Reynolds) generally ate very healthful food. She got a sugar high from the sand [...]	D
Allison (Ally Sheedy), Brian (Anthony Michael Hall) and Carl (John Kapelos) are the only ones to mak [...]	D
Jodie Foster was considered to play Claire, and Brooke Shields was considered to play Allison.	D
In 2018 Molly Ringwald (Claire Standish) wrote an article for "The New Yorker" magazine in which she [...]	D
John Hughes let the cast look at early drafts of the script to pick out parts that they liked.	D
Film critic Gene Siskel called this a teen-aged Chi ha paura di Virginia Woolf? (1966).	D
The Breakfast Club poster "family shot", notably including Bender's raised fist, was satirized in th [...]	D
John Hughes attended Glenbrook North High School, one of the schools where the movie was filmed.	D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.	D
Simple Minds were initially reluctant to record "Don't You (Forget About Me)", believing that it was [...]	D
The film was shot in sequence.	D
John Hughes later said that his biggest regret about this film was using the breaking glass effect d [...]	D
One of the main themes in the movie is the generational conflict: Vernon despises Claire, Andrew, Jo [...]	D
John Hughes: [The Beatles] Principal Richard Vernon (Paul Gleason) is named after a minor actor from [...]	D
Anthony Michael Hall (Brian Johnson) and John Kapelos (Carl Reed) appeared in Sixteen Candles - Un c [...]	D
The marijuana the actors smoke in the film was actually oregano.	D
The beginning monologue is slightly different of the ending monologue. The difference shows the goal [...]	D
Judd Nelson's clothes in the movie are the outfit he auditioned in for the role of John Bender.	D
During the slipping-on-the-floor shot in the sneaking-through-the-halls scene, only Claire and Bende [...]	D
After Andrew finishes pulling out his lunch from the paper bag then turns around to Bender, audience [...]	D
Additional cut content includes an extended version of the pot smoking scene, in which Brian (Anthon [...]	D
Ironically, "We Are Not Alone", which is the song the detentionees dance to halfway through the movi [...]	D
The large sculpture in the library, which Allison (Ally Sheedy) adorns with lunch meat, and Bender ( [...]	D
The library in which this movie takes place was constructed in the gymnasium of Maine North High Sch [...]	D
A prom queen election poster contains the name of Michelle Manning, who co-produced the film.	D
The film takes place on Saturday March 24, 1984. The date is for real.	D
Brian (Anthony Michael Hall)'s social security number, as filched by Allison (Ally Sheedy), indicate [...]	D
Rob Lowe auditioned unsuccessfully for the part of John Bender that went to Judd Nelson.	D
The title of the film is actually the last spoken line.	D
John Hughes and Judd Nelson (John Bender) disagreed about whether or not the cigar burn was real.	D
Brian (Anthony Michael Hall)'s reference and stereotype is as "The Brain". The name "Brian" and the [...]	D
Molly Ringwald has declared in interviews that "When you grow up, your heart dies", said by Allison [...]	D
John Hughes is seen picking up Anthony Michael Hall from the school at the end of the movie.	D
Judd Nelson would harass Molly Ringwald off-set as part of his method acting. He would make fun of h [...]	D
During filming, John Kapelos (Carl) rarely associated with the other cast members to keep a feeling [...]	D
It eventually becomes obvious that Allison's character is highly intelligent: she's eccentric, obser [...]	D
When aired on television, there are often one of two (very rarely both) additional scenes shown to f [...]	D
Paul Gleason (Richard Vernon) and John Kapelos (Carl) later appeared on the popular NBC sitcom Seinf [...]	D
During this period, early and mid 80s, when John Hughes was at the height of his powers, Hughes, Ant [...]	D
Talking about "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon", nearly every cast member has been in at least one o [...]	D
Ally Sheedy had first auditioned for the part of Samantha Baker in Sixteen Candles - Un compleanno d [...]	D
Claire (Molly Ringwald)'s entire ensemble was purchased specially for the character from a Ralph Lau [...]	D
The theatrical trailer shows brief footage that was ultimately never used. One shot shows Allison (A [...]	D
The podcast Quantum Recast (2020) took The Breakfast Club out of 1985 and recast it in the year 1998 [...]	D
(at around 31 mins) When Carl claims that he is the eyes and ears of the high school, he says funny [...]	D
Paul Gleason was cast as Vice Principal Vernon because John Hughes liked him in Una poltrona per due [...]	D
Judd Nelson (John Bender), Ally Sheedy (Allison Reynolds), John Kapelos, Molly Ringwald (Claire Stan [...]	D
Ally Sheedy (Allison Reynolds) was cast partly because of her role in Wargames - Giochi di guerra (1 [...]	D
When Andrew Clark's (Emilio Estevez's) father, (Ron Dean), tells him, "No school's going to give a s [...]	D
Of all the five teens, Brian (Anthony Michael Hall) is the only one whose middle name is revealed (R [...]	D
Molly Ringwald (Claire Standish) and Anthony Michael Hall (Brian Johnson) were the first actress and [...]	D
During the scene when Andrew and Allison are talking about unsatisfied home lifestyle, you can see a [...]	D
Vernon says to Bender, "Don't mess with the bull, or you'll get the horn". In real-life Paul Gleason [...]	D
Simple Minds was so unimpressed with the prospects for the soundtrack entry "Don't You (Forget About [...]	D
Anthony Michael Hall (Brian) and Ron Dean (Andrew's father) appeared in Il cavaliere oscuro (2008).	D
As subtle indicators of character, the costume designers paid close attention to each character's pe [...]	D
This town is set in Shermer, Illinois, a fictional town in the North Shore of Chicago. There is no S [...]	D
Anthony Michael Hall (Brian Johnson)'s mother, Mercedes Hall, and his younger sister, Mary Christian [...]	D
Anthony Michael Hall's character is named Brian Johnson, which happens to be the name of AC/DC's sin [...]	D
John Hughes originally wanted "The Breakfast Club" to be a two and a half hour movie. However, many [...]	D
It was originally suggested that there would be several sequels to this movie, occurring every ten y [...]	D
Principal Richard "Dick" Vernon (Paul Gleason) is named after Richard Vernon.	D
John Hughes said that before filming began, the cast rehearsed the entire movie a few times as if it [...]	D
Karen Leigh Hopkins was cast as Robin, a gym teacher who gives the teens advice. But after one day o [...]	D
In reality, Molly Ringwald (Claire Standish) could not do the lipstick trick. They had to use differ [...]	D
Almost called The Lunch Bunch.	D
Judd Nelson (John Bender) went undercover at a local high school outside Chicago near where the film [...]	D
The BMW driven by Claire (Molly Ringwald)'s father (Tim Gamble) belonged to John Hughes.	D
At the beginning of the movie, there are some shots of the school building right before the kids sho [...]	D
Emilio Estevez (Andrew Clark)'s father, Martin Sheen, appeared in the film La zona morta (1983). Ant [...]	D
In 2018, Molly Ringwald (Claire Standish) wrote a piece in The New Yorker in which she described wat [...]	D
Paul Gleason who played Principal Richard Vernon in this film would later play another school villai [...]	D
When Bender (Judd Nelson) is distracting Vernon (Paul Gleason) while the others make their way back [...]	D
Bender (Judd Nelson) refers to Claire (Molly Ringwald) as a "richie". In Bella in rosa (1986), Andie [...]	D
It was Ally Sheedy (Allison Reynolds)'s idea to put Cap'n'Crunch cereal in the sandwich to give it a [...]	D
Judd Nelson (Bender) went to a laundromat in character. The looks he was giving to women there have [...]	D
Ally Sheedy said in 2020 that she disliked her character Allison's end-of-film makeover where Molly [...]	D
Anthony Michael Hall (Brian Johnson) hit a growth spurt during production. According to Judd Nelson [...]	D
As most people know, Shermer, Illinois is a fictitious suburb of Chicago in several John Hughes film [...]	D
Bender spends most of the movie harassing Claire. There's even a scene of implied assault or harassm [...]	D
Judd Nelson (John Bender) stayed in character off-camera, even bullying Molly Ringwald. John Hughes [...]	D
In early drafts of the script, Claire (Molly Ringwald) was called Cathy.	D
Rick Moranis was originally cast as the janitor. He grew a thick beard, and decided to play the char [...]	D
Judd Nelson (John Bender) made up many of the terms used in the movie, including "Neo-Maxi Zoon dwee [...]	D
The scene in which all characters sit in a circle on the floor in the library and tell stories about [...]	D
Jim Carrey auditioned for the role of John Bender.	D
The pen that Brian Johnson (Anthony Michael Hall) uses in the film is a Lamy Safari Model L217.	D
Ally Sheedy (Allison Reynolds) nicknamed Anthony Michael Hall (Brian Johnson) "Milk and Cookies", be [...]	D
Laura Dern tried out for both female parts in The Breakfast Club and was rejected. Later she referre [...]	D
The switchblade used in the movie actually belonged to Judd Nelson (John Bender). He explained that [...]	D
The main reason that John Hughes decided to replace John Cusack (as Bender) with Judd Nelson is that [...]	D
As both a sly little aside by the director, and as a cautionary reminder of the unpredictable future [...]	D
The famous lipstick trick was taught to Molly Ringwald by director John Hughes, who demonstrated the [...]	D
Molly Ringwald (Claire Standish) and Ally Sheedy (Allison Reynolds) played sisters in Il matrimonio [...]	D
As with Il laureato (1967), Wargames - Giochi di guerra (1983) and other teen- and youth-oriented mo [...]	D
when the Janitor, Carl, enters the library he greets Brian exclusively by name and asks how he's doi [...]	D
When high on marijuana, Brian (Anthony Michael Hall) says, "Chicks cannot hold their smoke, that's w [...]	D
John Hughes was so impressed by Molly Ringwald (Claire Standish)'s performance that he had her mothe [...]	D
Paul Gleason (Vernon) and Judd Nelson (Bender) both appeared in hostage situation films. Gleason app [...]	D
Ally Sheedy characters nickname could be Ally. However, Ally Sheedy's real life full name is Alexand [...]	D
Emilio Estevez (Andrew Clark), Judd Nelson (John Bender), and Ally Sheedy (Allison Reynolds) played [...]	D
The only film of John Hughes where Anthony Michael Hall's character doesn't get romantic involved wi [...]	D
Most of the cast is playing against type in this movie. Although he plays a clean cut jock in this m [...]	D
The joke that Bender tells (while crawling through the ceiling), but never finishes, actually has no [...]	D
Other proposed titles were "The Lunch Bunch" and "Library Revolution".	D
Ally Sheedy based some of Allison's quirks on Sean Penn, with whom she had just worked on Bad Boys ( [...]	D
John Hughes insisted that the entire cast and crew eat their meals on-location in the Maine North Hi [...]	D
The Breakfast Club has been called the quintessential 1980s film.	D
Emilio Estevez was originally going to play Bender. However, John Hughes could not find someone to p [...]	D
John Bender (Judd Nelson) is the only member of The Breakfast Club to never be shown crying. He got [...]	D
In the letter Brian writes to Vernon at the end of the movie, narrated by Anthony Michael Hall, Emil [...]	D
In both Breakfast Club (1985) and Sixteen Candles - Un compleanno da ricordare (1984) the Anthony Mi [...]	D
Due to this film being set in the same school as Una pazza giornata di vacanza (1986) and taking pla [...]	D
In 2010, Molly Ringwald (Claire Standish) and Anthony Michael Hall (Brian Johnson) told Vanity Fair [...]	D
The ages of everyone in the principle cast at the time of filming are: Judd Nelson (25 years old), M [...]	D
The David Bowie quote at the beginning of the movie is pulled from his song "Changes". It can be fou [...]	D
Most of the kids are brought to detention in cars that illustrate their social status or backgrounds [...]	D
While eating lunch, Andrew (Emilio Estevez) takes his lunch out of a "Happy Foods" paper grocery bag [...]	D
In a 2010 interview, Ally Sheedy was asked if she still believed that Allison's line, "When you grow [...]	D
John Candy was considered for Carl. Candy went on to work with John Hughes in Un biglietto in due (1 [...]	D
Molly Ringwald (Claire Standish) and Anthony Michael Hall (Brian Johnson) dated for a while after fi [...]	D
Bender's flinch when Vernon fakes a punch was genuine. Judd Nelson really thought Paul Gleason was g [...]	D
Breakfast Club (1985) is the only movie in John Hughes' famed High School Trilogy that was rated R. [...]	D
It was Judd Nelson's idea for Bender to be wearing a tennis shoe in the gymnasium scene. They are Ai [...]	D
Allison [Ally Sheedy] does not speak until 25 minutes into the movie, uttering a mocking "Hah!" in r [...]	D
Originally, only Claire was supposed to dance, but Molly Ringwald felt uncomfortable dancing alone, [...]	D
According to Molly Ringwald, Claire was originally scripted as having pasta salad for lunch. Ally Sh [...]	D
Sean Penn could have played the Bender role. John Cusack was also up for the role but John Hughes di [...]	D
New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez famously recreated the dance sequence with one of h [...]	D
In a 2018 article for the New Yorker, Molly Ringwald said she and her mother tried to get John Hughe [...]	D
Paul Gleason later starred in No Code of Conduct (1998) which also starred Emilio Estevez's brother [...]	D
The film's title comes from the nickname invented by students and staff, for detention, at New Trier [...]	D
Allison Reynolds (Ally Sheedy) never speaks to Richard Vernon (Paul Gleason) despite his authority i [...]	D
Ally Sheedy said during a 2020 interview that her son never wanted to watch any of her films, but wh [...]	D
Many people feel that the original prototype for this movie was Whose Afraid of Virginia Wolfe, with [...]	D
The Coke cans from which the characters drink have the symbol from the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.	D
This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #905.	D
There is a top ten hit songs associated with all of John Hughes' teen movies. In Una pazza giornata [...]	D
John Hughes wrote Breakfast Club (1985) before he wrote Sixteen Candles - Un compleanno da ricordare [...]	D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2004 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 Ameri [...]	D
The cast and crew often played basketball in the gym between set-ups.	D
Despite Vernon wanting a one thousand word essay from everyone, the final essay ended up being a tot [...]	D
Judd Nelson improvised the part when Bender hawks a loogie and catches it.	D
Molly Ringwald talked about her famous lipstick trick during a 2012 interview with Entertainment Wee [...]	D
In the beginning of the movie, different shots of the school hallways and classrooms are shown, and [...]	D
The students share some characteristics with the gang from Scooby-Doo, dove sei tu? (1969). For exam [...]	D
In a recent article in AV Club Judd Nelson said that most of the close up shots he did with Molly Ri [...]	D
Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall and John Kapelos were all in Sixteen Candles - Un compleanno da [...]	D
Vernon is based on a wrestling coach from John Hughes' high school, who flunked him in gym. Hughes r [...]	D
The guidance counselor's desk has a name plaque which says "R. Hashimoto". Richard Hashimoto was the [...]	D
While Maine North High School was no longer a fully-functioning high school at the time of filming, [...]	D
John Hughes wanted the detention area to take place in a library, but the school's library was too s [...]	D
The movie is a metaphor about the social classicism and the loss of innocence. Despite to be set in [...]	D
Judd Nelson (John Bender) was the last to be cast.	D
John Cusack auditioned several times for John Bender, even travelling between Chicago and Los Angele [...]	D
What they ate for lunch: Andrew (Emilio Estevez): a bag of chips, chocolate cookies, three sandwiche [...]	D
Paul Gleason played Vernon again in the parody Non Ã¨ un'altra stupida commedia americana (2001). [...]	D
Amazingly, ten years after this came out, in 1995, Molly Ringwald was offered another teenage girl p [...]	D
Molly Ringwald appeared in Sixteen Candles - Un compleanno da ricordare (1984) with her sister Beth [...]	D
The following are the reasons each character is in detention on Saturday:-Claire Standish (Molly Rin [...]	D
As an end-of-filming present, John Hughes gave each actor and actress a piece of the "library's" ban [...]	D
Robin Wright auditioned for the role of Claire.	D
Breakfast Club (1985) and Una pazza giornata di vacanza (1986) were both inducted into the National [...]	D
John Hughes set most of the movie in one room, because he thought it would be easier to film.	D
Bender (Judd Nelson) continuously provokes Principal Vernon (Paul Gleason) into giving him extra Sat [...]	D
John Hughes said getting the film greenlit by Universal wasn't easy because the executives complaine [...]	D
Judd Nelson and Emilio Estevez would try to go to local schools and "blend in" (which was hard becau [...]	D
Ranked at #1 for Entertaiment Weekly's 50 Best High School Movies (2006).	D
The cast all agreed later that Ally Sheedy (Allison Reynolds) was the best dancer.	D
Emilio Estevez (Andrew Clark) and Paul Gleason (Richard Vernon) appeared in National Lampoon's Palle [...]	D
Bill Murray was briefly considered for the role of Carl. Murray's younger brother Brian Doyle-Murray [...]	D
Originally, this film was to have three girls and three boys.	D
The license plate on Brian (Anthony Michael Hall)'s mother (Mercedes Hall)'s car is EMC 2. The licen [...]	D
John Hughes wanted the music to be heavy on drums and bass, to mirror the emotions of the characters [...]	D
Alison (Ally Sheedy) says that she can play "Heart and Soul" on the piano with her feet. This is the [...]	D
The High School was used in John Hughes' next film, Una pazza giornata di vacanza (1986), with Matth [...]	D
The line "You couldn't ignore me if you tried" is also the title of a book about the teen movies of [...]	D
Molly Ringwald said in 2018 that she finds the crowd-pleasing romance between her character and Bend [...]	D
Anthony Michael Hall (Brian Johnson) is taller than Judd Nelson (John Bender) and Emilio Estevez (An [...]	D
Everyone's lunch gets ridiculed except for Bender (he doesn't have one).	D
Nicolas Cage was originally considered for the role of John Bender, but the production could not aff [...]	D
Stanley Kubrick watched Breakfast Club (1985) four times and was really impressed by Anthony Michael [...]	D
The Breakfast Club (1985) was one of two films released in that year that starred Judd Nelson, and h [...]	D
In 2016, Breakfast Club (1985) was selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congres [...]	D
Bender calls Mr. Vernon "Dick". Then he corrects himself: "Excuse me; Rich?". Bender is full well aw [...]	D
The Chicago Public Library donated over ten thousand books to be used in the movie.	D
Molly Ringwald was originally asked to play Allison, even though she wanted to play Claire. She even [...]	D
John Hughes originally wrote Andy (Emilio Estevez) as a football player, but decided teen movies alr [...]	D
John Hughes wrote the screenplay to this movie in just two days (July 4 and 5, 1982).	D
John Hughes told Ally Sheedy to go to bed and wake up the next day as Allison. Sheedy said she thoug [...]	D

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