Anthony Michael Hall’s role as Brian in The Breakfast Club undoubtedly put him on the map, and was one of a few John Hughes films in which he played a “geek” character.Despite the archetypal ...

The Wisdom of ‘The Breakfast Club’ Hughes’s films taught generations of the uncool that things would turn out all right. Brian Kelly reviews “Searching for John Hughes” by Jason Diamond.

In The Breakfast Club, Andrew, Brian, John, Claire, and Allison are all high schoolers from different cliques. The five students spend a Saturday together in detention before parting ways.

The Breakfast Club (1985) Directed by John Hughes Shown on poster, clockwise from top: Judd Nelson (as John Bender), Emilio Estevez (as Andrew ‘Andy’ Clark), Molly Ringwald (as Claire Standish ...