The Breakfast Club
1985 American film by John Hughes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American indie[4][5] teen coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes. It stars Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy. The film tells the story of five teenagers from different high school cliques who serve a Saturday detention overseen by their authoritarian vice principal.
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| Directed by | John Hughes |
| Written by | John Hughes |
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| Cinematography | Thomas Del Ruth |
| Edited by | Dede Allen |
| Music by | Keith Forsey |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 97 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1 million[2] |
| Box office | $51.5 million[3] |
The Breakfast Club premiered in Los Angeles on February 7, 1985, and was theatrically released by Universal Pictures on February 15, 1985. It grossed $51.5 million against a $1 million budget, and earned acclaim from critics, who consider it to be one of Hughes's most memorable and recognized works. The media subsequently referred to the film's five main actors as members of a group called the "Brat Pack". In 2015, the film was digitally remastered and was re-screened in 430 theaters in celebration of its 30th anniversary.[6]
In 2016, The Breakfast Club was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[7][8][9][10]