Typical John Hughes entertainment.

Rating: Null/10 (22 April 2000)

Five kids have to go to a 'breakfast club' detention, and discover more about themselves and each other in traditional John Hughes style.

Although the script is a little silly, and the ending completely bizzare and unrealistic, the rest of the Breakfast Club is enjoyable enough teenage fare. Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy and Judd Nelson are the highlights of the cast, particulary Sheedy who says almost nothing during the film and still manages to make an impact. Emilio Estevez and Molly Ringwald are a litle bland, but so are their characters. Paul Gleason comes off as stupid and unrealistic as the principal.
Despite the odd corny lines, the script is truthful enough, and sometimes quite witty. The soundtrack is full of eighties hit music, including the powerful Simple Minds theme 'Don't You Forget About Me.' Worth catching on television.
(Comedy/Drama, 1985)