The Breakfast Club

from my 100 Popular Movies Marathon, part 29 of 100



The Breakfast Club, 1985. Five kids of different stereotypes spend the day together in detention.

Written & directed by John Hughes. Starring Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, & Ally Sheedy, with Paul Gleason & John Kapelos.

Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: A
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: A
Music: A
Enjoyment: My John Hughes experience was previously limited to Ferris Bueller and Home Alone, so this was not at all what I expected - quite a pleasant surprise. A

GPA: 3.3/4