The Breakfast Club (1985) – 40th Anniversary!

The screenings on Monday March 31 at 1pm & 3:20pm are $7 School PA Day Matinees of The Breakfast Club.

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal (Paul Gleason). The disparate group includes rebel John (Judd Nelson), princess Claire (Molly Ringwald), outcast Allison (Ally Sheedy), brainy Brian (Anthony Michael Hall) and Andrew (Emilio Estevez), the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently — and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.

What Hughes then slowly but surely does is make us like them. That is the small miracle of a literate script, some cleverly emphasised character development and good, tight direction. Not only do you sympathise, but also begin to know them. – Guardian

The Breakfast Club is a breath of cinematic fresh air, taking on a very real problem and offering, in a dramatic way, a possible solution. – Gene Siskel