One of John Hughes' best

Rating: 10/10 (25 August 1999)

I have liked most of the films that have come from John Hughes but The Breakfast Club is one of his best.
It stands out because the premise is so simplistic and the entertainment relies heavily on just the dialogue between the kids in detention (unlike say, Home Alone). There are lots of memorable quotes from it (is this where Bart Simpson picked up the phrase "Eat My Shorts"?). Out of all of them Judd Nelson comes off best as the student with the big mouth but with a soft heart by the end of the movie.
It's the quintessential 80's teen movie that still holds up quite well as good entertainment almost a decade and a half later.