Breakfast Club

UPC: 025195018647

Studio: Universal Studios

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Humor, Profanity, Youth Substance Use, Suitable for Teens]

Summary: John Hughes wrote and directed this quintessential 1980s high school drama featuring the hottest young stars of the decade. Trapped in a day-long Saturday detention in a prison-like school library are Claire, the princess (Molly Ringwald); Andrew, the jock (Emilio Estevez); John, the criminal (Judd Nelson); Brian, the brain (Anthony Michael Hall); and Allison, the basket case (Ally Sheedy). These five strangers begin the day with nothing in common, each bound to his/her place in the high school caste system. Yet the students bond together when faced with the villainous principal (Paul Gleason), and they realize that they have more in common than they may think, including a contempt for adult society. "When you grow up, your heart dies," Allison proclaims in one of the film's many scenes of soul-searching, and, judging from the adults depicted in the film, the teen audience may very well agree. Released in a decade overflowing with derivative teen films, The Breakfast Club has developed an almost cult-like status. ~ Dylan Wilcox, Rovi

Category: Comedy Drama

Features: Sincerely Yours - In this 12-part documentary, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy and other cast members of the Breakfast Club reflect on the making of the film that defined an entire generation! revisit the unforgettable characters and music plus hear filmmakers such as Amy Heckerling (Fast Times As Ridgemont High) and Diablo Cody (Juno) as they discuss the cultural resonance of the film
The Most Convenient Definitions: The Origins of the Brat Pack - cast members, journalists and film historians discuss the "Brat Pack" label and its impact on pop culture and the groups careers
Feature commentary with Judd Nelson and Anthony Michael Hall

Breakfast Club

Format: DVD

Release Date: 09/16/2008

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DDM2.0 Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, DTS Digital Theater Systems

Runtime: 97 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- The Breakfast Club
1. Main Titles [2:05]
2. A Saturday in Detention [3:43]
3. Who Do You Think You Are? [9:36]
4. Monkey Business [5:40]
5. Passing the Time [1:51]
6. Parents [7:17]
7. The Custodial Artists [1:23]
8. Personal Business [5:25]
9. Lunchtime [6:15]
10. Being Bag Feels Pretty Good [6:40]
11. A Man of Respect [1:44]
12. A Ruckus [3:58]
13. Blazing Up [2:17]
14. Highly Sensitive Areas [8:32]
15. Group Therapy [:56]
16. We Are Not Alone [18:41]
17. Sincerely Yours, The Breakfast Club [5:59]
18. End Titles [2:43]

Robert Firsching

The best of director John Hughes' many teen-angst films of the 1980s, this perceptive, absorbing comedy-drama basically puts five different teenage archetypes in a classroom for Saturday detention and lets them interact. Judd Nelson is most memorable as a bully who reveals his abusive home life, but the entire ensemble cast is terrific. Adults may be somewhat distraught by the amount of venom directed their way, and the idea that one day in detention could unite such disparate types stretches credibility, but the result is a sometimes heartbreaking, often hilarious, surprisingly moving film. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Perry Crawford  Actor 
Tim Gamble  Actor 
Mary Christian  Actor 
Maureen McGovern  Actor 
Mercedes Hall  Actor 
Jackie Burch  Actor 
Ron Dean  Actor 
Fran Gargano  Actor 
Gary Chang  Composer (Music Score) 
Keith Forsey  Composer (Music Score) 
Gil Friesen  Executive Producer 
John Hughes  Director 
John Hughes  Producer 
John Hughes  Screenwriter 
Dale Pollock  Producer 
Ned Tanen  Producer 
Andrew Meyer  Executive Producer 
Emilio Estevez  Actor 
Judd Nelson  Actor 
Molly Ringwald  Actor 
Anthony Michael Hall  Actor 
Ally Sheedy  Actor 
Paul Gleason  Actor 
John Kapelos  Actor 

Country: USA