Tag: The Breakfast Club

  • This Other ’80s Movie Is Basically a More Depressing ‘The Breakfast Club’

    This Other ’80s Movie Is Basically a More Depressing ‘The Breakfast Club’

    No one dominated the 1980s quite like “The Brat Pack.” A generation of young stars that emerged from the John Hughes era of high school comedies, the various young actors and actresses associated with the Brat Pack starred in many of the most significant hit films of the era, including all-time classics like Ferris Bueller’s…

  • John Hughes’ ‘Sixteen Candles’ Almost Had a Very Different Jake Ryan

    John Hughes’ ‘Sixteen Candles’ Almost Had a Very Different Jake Ryan

    The ’80s birthed many classic films, specifically formative teen comedies that we still love to this day. Come to think of it, we really have John Hughes to thank for all those teen shenanigans. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, and Pretty in Pink are just some of the classics the writer-director…

  • This Teen Movie Understood the Evangelical Adolescent Experience

    This Teen Movie Understood the Evangelical Adolescent Experience

    There was the pact for four high school seniors to lose their virginity in American Pie; in The Breakfast Club, a group of teenagers from different social groups realize they’re not that different from each other; and Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) embarks on a revenge plot to topple queen bee Regina George (Rachel McAdams) in…

  • This John Hughes Classic Almost Starred Viggo Mortensen

    This John Hughes Classic Almost Starred Viggo Mortensen

    The ’80s birthed many classic films, specifically formative teen comedies that we still love to this day. Among them were films like Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Some Kind of Wonderful, Weird Science, and The Breakfast Club. A common thread between each of these films is John Hughes, who wrote each one. John Hughes movies changed…

  • ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ Gets 4K Release With Director’s Commentary

    ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ Gets 4K Release With Director’s Commentary

    Throughout the 80s, there were few filmmakers on a streak quite like John Hughes. His name is attached to what feels like all the biggest comedies of the era, from The Breakfast Club to Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Uncle Buck, and Home Alone among many more. One particular day off that he crafted still sticks…

  • Idris Elba’s Daughter Wouldn’t Speak to Him for Three Weeks After She Wasn’t Cast in ‘Beast’

    Idris Elba’s Daughter Wouldn’t Speak to Him for Three Weeks After She Wasn’t Cast in ‘Beast’

    Hollywood has a long tradition of children acting alongside their famous parents. Sometimes the results are wonderful (see: “Paper Moon”), and other times they’re… not (see: “After Earth”). But it always seems to be an experience that famous parents cherish.So when Idris Elba was looking to cast his onscreen daughter in Baltasar Kormákur’s new lion…

  • Why Emilio Estevez Thinks The Breakfast Club Turned Out Better Than St. Elmo’s Fire

    Why Emilio Estevez Thinks The Breakfast Club Turned Out Better Than St. Elmo’s Fire

    The Brat Pack are a fascinating cultural object. Sure, the idea of having young, hot movie stars is nothing new, but the idea that they all operated basically within the same circle, constantly working with each other over and over again, is rather unusual. The 1980s saw a massive rise in movies targeted to teenagers,…

  • The Breakfast Club Scene Molly Ringwald Wanted John Hughes To Cut

    The Breakfast Club Scene Molly Ringwald Wanted John Hughes To Cut

    John Hughes’ 1985 teen drama “The Breakfast Club” was released in theaters to very positive critical response. Hughes’ film was praised for its focus on conversation and character, as opposed to falling into the lazy screenwriting tropes connected to sex and violence. As time passed, “The Breakfast Club” only grew in estimation, eventually becoming a…

  • How Some Kind Of Wonderful Fixed The Problems Of Pretty In Pink

    How Some Kind Of Wonderful Fixed The Problems Of Pretty In Pink

    When it comes to John Hughes films, it can be difficult to pick a favorite. The late filmmaker was behind so many ’80s coming-of-age classics, not to mention the inception of certain franchises that are still spawning sequels. Hughes was incredibly prolific, specifically as a writer, and though his credits are far too numerous to…

  • Don’t You Forget About Me: The Breakfast Club Cast Will Never Reunite

    Don’t You Forget About Me: The Breakfast Club Cast Will Never Reunite

    The core stars of “The Breakfast Club” will regrettably never reunite with one another. Ally Sheedy, who played shy, socially awkward Allison Reynolds in the classic John Hughes film, recently appeared on the Behind The Velvet Rope with David Yontef podcast, and stated that a reunion of the cast is improbable (via Et Canada). Sheedy…