The Breakfast Club (1985)

Eat My Shorts

Bender (Judd Nelson) challenges Mr. Vernon’s (Paul Gleason) authority and receives months of detention in return.

Directed by John Hughes.

Released in 1985 by Universal.

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  • character-type: Druggie
  • character-type: Principal
  • character-type: Nerd
  • character-type: Jock
  • action: Argue
  • editors-choice: Male Performances
  • editors-choice: Licensable Clips
  • primary-genre: Comedy
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Dark Humor & Black Comedies
  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • mood: Angry
  • mood: Funny
  • primary-occasion: Professional Events
  • secondary-occasion: Fed Up With the Boss
  • setting: Library
  • theme: Failure
  • theme: Leadership
  • theme: Attitude
  • theme: Conflict
  • actor: Judd Nelson
  • actor: Molly Ringwald
  • actor: Ally Sheedy
  • actor: Anthony Michael Hall
  • actor: Paul Gleason
  • actor: Emilio Estevez
  • director: John Hughes
  • producer: Andrew Meyer
  • producer: Gil Friesen
  • producer: Ned Tanen
  • producer: Michelle Manning
  • producer: John Hughes
  • cinematographer: Thomas Del Ruth
  • composer: Keith Forsey
  • editor: Dede Allen
  • costume-designer: Marilyn Vance
  • production-designer: John W. Corso
  • role-name: John Bender
  • role-name: Richard Vernon
  • role-name: Claire Standish
  • role-name: Brian Johnson
  • role-name: Allison Reynolds
  • role-name: Andrew Clark
  • screenwriter: John Hughes
  • year: 1985
  • studio: Universal