Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.
- Awards
- 4 wins
Jonathan Chapin
- Janitor
- (uncredited)
John Hughes
- Brian's Father
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe scene in which all characters sit in a circle on the floor in the library and tell stories about why they were in detention was not scripted. Writer and director John Hughes told them all to ad-lib.
- GoofsWhen the kids are running through the halls of the school, they run past a window that seemingly reveals it is dark outside. In actual fact, they are running past doors leading into classrooms, in which the lights are turned off because it is the weekend.
- Quotes
Andrew Clark: We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all.
- Crazy creditsOpens with the following which then explodes from the screen. "And these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds; are immune to your consultations, they are quite aware of what they are going through." -David Bowie
- Alternate versionsWhen they sneak out of the library, there is a scene where Dick is at the vending machine getting some candy. He loses his money and starts kicking the machine. Every one has to run by this door one at a time to get where they are going. They all run by just missing being noticed. Ally Sheedy however slowly walks by stops and stares at Dick kicking the machine then slowly walks past unnoticed. Molly Ringwald then says "She's nuts but she's cool"
- ConnectionsEdited into The Breakfast Club: Deleted Scenes (2018)
- SoundtracksDon't You (Forget About Me)
Music and lyrics by Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff
Produced by Keith Forsey
Performed by Simple Minds
Featured review
One of the best if not the best brat pack flick. John Hughes writes and directs this dramatic comedy about five Chicago high school kids that are from different circles and stations in life being forced to spend a Saturday together in detention. Before the day is over this group finds out that they have more in common than they thought and even some friendships are created. The very impressive cast includes:Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall and Molly Ringwald. Paul Gleason plays the hapless teacher trying to contain the group and then there is John Kapelos as the custodian. This is a don't miss and is fun to watch over and over again. Spit that gum out and remember to ask for a hall pass.
- michaelRokeefe
- Mar 14, 2003
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- El club de los cinco
- Filming locations
- Maine North High School - 9511 Harrison Street, Des Plaines, Illinois, USA(school exterior, school interior hallways, library used as model for re-build in gym, football field - fist-pump scene)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $45,875,171
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,107,599
- Feb 18, 1985
- Gross worldwide
- $51,525,171
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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