

At the beginning of those nine hours, each, if they were indeed planning on writing that essay, would probably write something close to what the world sees of them, and what they have been brainwashed into believing of themselves. Each is required to write a minimum one thousand word essay during that time about who they think they are. Vernon, supervising from his office across the hall. But one other thing they do have in common is a nine hour detention in the school library together on Saturday, March 24, 1984, under the direction of Mr. In the simplest and in their own terms, Claire is a princess, Andrew an athlete, John a criminal, Brian a brain, and Allison a basket case. Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy are five students in Saturday detention with nothing in common except each other. However, each one of them is, “a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, and a criminal.” He signs it the Breakfast Club as Bender throws his fist in the air to close the film.Beyond being in the same class at Shermer High School in Shermer, Illinois, Claire Standish, Andrew Clark, John Bender, Brian Johnson and Allison Reynolds have little in common, and with the exception of Claire and Andrew, do not associate with each other in school. Vernon reads Brian’s letter stating that he has already judged who they are by stereotype alone. Bender makes out with Claire, and she gives him one of her diamond earrings as a parting gift…and Brian kisses no one, because who’d want to kiss a brain…or even give him anything. Five senior high school students that are disparate meet in Saturday detention, and also find they have a lot more in common than they thought.
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Allison kisses Andrew, and he gives her his state champion patch from his jacket to keep. With their detention over, each one leaves the library to an unknown future. Brian writes one essay for the whole group telling Vernon who exactly they think they are as Bender returns to his closet. However, the kids wonder if they will still be friends (or even talk to one another) once school starts back up on Monday. She then gives Bender a hickey…and maybe something more that you can only give away once Wink wink nudge nudge. She gives Allison a popular girl makeover leading Andrew to get a woody for her. We are treated to some 80s montages, and Claire then gives away some fun things. Brian’s parents put extreme pressure on him to keep up his high grades to the point he wants to ill himself over a bad grade. Andrew thinks he can’t think for himself, and his dad, reliving his past through his son, pushes him beyond his limits. Allison’s parents ignore her so she lies and steals any chance she gets.

Bender’s dad is a raging drunk who abuses him physically and emotionally. Claire, while popular, has trouble coping with peer pressure, and her parents use her to get back at one another when they argue. They slowly open up to one another to find they really aren’t that different. The five pass the day arguing, smoking pot, and bonding. Eventually, Vernon locks Bender in a closet until he escapes, and returns to the library. This gets him in trouble with Vernon who gives him more weeks of detention, but that’s probably better than being as home with his deadbeat father anyhow. He harasses the other students to rile them up. He then leaves them, and only comes back in for lunch, or when he hears a ruckus…and he will hear a ruckus with these kids.īender and Vernon hate each other, so Bender, of course, ignores all his rules. He assigns them a 1000 word essay telling him who exactly they think they are.

When he made his way to Allison’s locker, he could tell something was off. grab his books, meet Allison at her locker, and meet up with the other members of the Breakfast Club. They head to the school’s library where Assistant Principal Richard Vernon tells them they are not allowed to talk, leave their seats, or sleep until they leave at 4:00pm. The Breakfast Club (1985) Relationship: Andrew Clark/Allison Reynolds (Breakfast Club). Claire Standish is super popular, and John Bender is the juvenile delinquent. Allison Reynolds is the 80s alternative girl.

Before the day is over, they will break the rules, bare their souls, and touch each other in a way they never dreamed possible.īrian Johnson is the geek. They are five total strangers, with nothing in common meeting for the first time-a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse. On Saturday March 24, 1984, five high school students in a Chicago suburb arrive for an all-day detention.
