STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED

Classic

Excellent

Good

Fair

Tragic

FILM DETAILS

Certificate 15

Cast Emilio Estevez Molly Ringwald Ally Sheedy Anthony Michael Hall Paul Gleason

Directors John Hughes

Screenwriters John Hughes

Running Time 97 minutes

The Breakfast Club (15)

Plot
A rag-tag bunch of unruly kids are ordered into school on a Saturday for an extra special morning detention. Defiant at first, they eventually find a camaraderie when the principal buggers off and leaves them to entertain themselves.

Verdict
Hughes has made funnier (Ferris Bueller) and better (Pretty In Pink), but this is the only one you could get away with calling iconic. Good and bad, it’s still the definitive ’80s teen movie — and, to paraphrase Simple Minds, don’t you forget about it.


Reviewer: Simon Crook

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