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The Breakfast Club

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The Breakfast Club (1984)

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Reviews Counted: 753 Fresh: 696  Rotten:57 Average Rating: 7.8/10
 
Consensus: A warm, insightful, and very funny look into the inner lives of teenagers. The Breakfast Club is a warm, insightful, and very funny look into the inner lives of teenagers. more
 
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Synopsis:
When five high school students from different social groups are forced to spend a Saturday together in detention, they find themselves interacting with and understanding each other for the first time. A jock (Emilio Estevez), a criminal (Judd Nelson), a princess (Molly Ringwald), a basket... [More]
When five high school students from different social groups are forced to spend a Saturday together in detention, they find themselves interacting with and understanding each other for the first time. A jock (Emilio Estevez), a criminal (Judd Nelson), a princess (Molly Ringwald), a basket case (Ally Sheedy), and a brain (Anthony Michael Hall) talk about everything from parental tension to sex to peer pressure to hurtful stereotypes while serving time. Ultimately, the five find that they may have more in common than they ever imagined and learn more about themselves as well as each other. The only question is, Will they remember what they've learned after they leave detention? Director and writer John Hughes, along with the stellar Brat Pack, cast makes this a memorable, moving film filled with believable dialogue, intelligent humor, and a sufficient dose of high school hijinx. Its timeless appeal makes this film a teen classic along with Hughes's other teen films from the 1980s: SIXTEEN CANDLES and FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF. A great soundtrack features the hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Paul Gleason, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, John Kapelos

Director: John Hughes
Producer: John Hughes, Ned Tanen
Screenwriter: John Hughes
Composer: Gary Chang, Keith Forsey

DVD Info

Release:

Dec 26, 2006

[DVD Details]

HD DVD Features:

  • Note:This is a HD-DVD/DVD hybrid, playable on HD-DVD and standard DVD players.
  • Disc 1: Side A: THE BREAKFAST CLUB (HD DVD)
  • Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround - English
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - French, Spanish
  • Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailer - Theatrical Trailer
  • Disc 1: Side B: THE BREAKFAST CLUB (Standard Definition)
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
  • Dolby Digital DTS 5.1 Surround - English

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