The Breakfast Club
They only met once, but it changed their lives forever.
Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal.The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, 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.
- Director
- John Hughes
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Humour
- Worldwide
- $52M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
14 billed performers
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Movie DNA
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Story overview
What It's About
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Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, 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.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Breakfast Club returned 51.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $1M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $52M
- Release date
- Feb 15, 1985
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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