The Breakfast Club

John Hughes wrote, produced, and directed The Breakfast Club, a 1985 American teen coming-of-age comedy-drama film. Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy star as adolescents from various high school cliques who are sent to detention with their autocratic assistant principal on a Saturday (Paul Gleason).

On February 7, 1985, the film premiered in Los Angeles. On February 15, 1985, Universal Pictures released it in cinemas across the United States. On a $1 million budget, it won critical praise and grossed $51.5 million. It is regarded as one of Hughes' most memorable and recognized works by critics. The five main actors in the film were dubbed the "Brat Pack" by the press. The Library of Congress chose the film for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 2016 because it was "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

Detailed Information:

Running time: 97 minutes

Actors: Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall
Released: 1985
Directed by: John Hughes