Classic, John Hughes best

Rating: 9/10 (5 December 2016)

I think John Hughes was great, he made some classic comedies and was undisputed champ of the 80's teen comedy. While I enjoy movies like Weird Science and 16 Candles and think they are funny, The Breakfast Club is by far the best of the lot and holds up the best. To be fair, The Breakfast Club is not strictly a comedy and has a lot of depth and is truly a brilliant, brilliant movie. I grew up in the 80's and I felt John Hughes portrayal of social classes in high school during this period were fairly accurate and throughout the course of the film he deconstructs the stereotypes that were prevalent during this time period. The Brat Pack ensemble cast here is excellent and speaks to a generation of kids and represents them fairly accurately. I spent a lot of time in detention and in school suspension myself, so I identify most with the Judd Nelson character John Bender. I also identify heavily with Ally Sheedy's character as well and dated a girl a lot like her in high school. I could not relate much to Emilio or Molly Ringwald's characters, but they were very well performed and real. The film is very intelligent, well made, funny and the performances are very organic and very good. Life after The Breakfast Club was great for the cast and every one of these actors had a good career in films.