Like it or not, this movie is the voice of the 80s

Rating: 9/10 (28 April 2002)

My ex has a personal theory....there are two kinds of people: there are "Clubbers" (Breakfast Club fans) or "Heathers" (Heathers fans). I'm far and away a Clubber. Watching this film now, I definitively find parts of it tacky and little overdone. However, you can't deny that it spoke for its generation and it serves it purpose: to demonstrate the hardships of growing up (especially in high school when your adulthood is taking shape) and of course, John Hughes' very blantent stereotyping that represents the different walks of life that we come into contact with on a daily basis. Not the most sophisticated of concepts, but the setting and cast make it interesting.
It's sort of strange, but I've seen this film listed as both a comedy and a drama. I'd have a hard time making that distinction too, unless a "80s Teen Anthem" category becomes a reality in the near future. I'll always have a place in my heart for this movie (probably helps that I was 12 when I first saw it!) and it's still a great movie for people to see. Judd Nelson's role alone is worth the watch. This film made a huge John Hughes fan out of me and no, I can never hear the song "Don't You Forget About Me" again without thinking of the film.