The Breakfast Club (1985)
After receiving detention, a group of five high-school students bonds as they realize they have quite a bit in common despite being from different friend groups. Despite being over 35 years old, The Breakfast Club still stands as one of the quintessential movies of the ‘80s and one of director John Hughes standout films.
The Breakfast Club
- Director
- John Hughes
- Release Date
- February 15, 1985
- Studio(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Cast
- Molly Ringwald , Ally Sheedy , Anthony Michael Hall , Judd Nelson , Emilio Estevez
- Writers
- John Hughes
- Runtime
- 97 minutes
- Budget
- $1 million
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