I'm a therapist, and I show this in group therapy a lot because it shows how different people can come together and learn from each other's experiences
Something that goes unsaid; Benders attitude toward the janitor changed after he realized the janitor knew what was in his locker and kept his mouth shut. He realized when he asked about "custodial arts"
I've always found the saddest part of the movie is when Andrew got Allison to open up, asking, what do they do to you? And she answers, They ignore me.
They were planning on it a few years ago, but for whatever reason they weren't given rights to it. They ended up making a movie called 'The Class' which is supposed to be some kind of modern remake.
Yeah, I remember that clearly, too, in 1969. There’s a cut scene of him talking to them in the library that’s longer and he roasts each of them. I think it’s titled “The Breakfast Club - deleted scenes part 1” and I think there are two parts. I like that John Hughes used John Kapelos in Sixteen Candles, Weird Science, and The Breakfast Club. All memorable parts.
@@JohnnyUtah15those aren't on any of my copies but I'll look them up, thanks for that. Also, some may film makers have been influenced by Jon Hughes, like Richard Linklater, Kevin Smith, Cameron Crowe... (It a long list so not even gonna try to name them all😊) that he should get the recognition from the academy which he deserves. Even though it won't mean anything to him now it would mean that in years to come the posterity would be there.
For me, Alison had the 3 best moments: Allowing herself to confide in Andy that her parents ignore her (and props to him, having the OPPOSITE problem, to be able to empathize how that would suck for her); the makeover moment where she asks Clair in genuine confusion 'Why are you being so nice to me??' with Clair's momentary bewilderment and then the ridiculously simple and honest answer: 'because you're letting me." And finally, her defensive glare at Brian when he sees her post-makeover - then when he smiles in approval and admiration she so quietly whispers 'Thank you' to him....accepting the silent compliment and also validating to him that his approval - as a guy, even as geeky as he is - means something to her as a young woman.
I was hoping someone would say this. A buddy of mine used to always say "The Breakfast Club defined high school in the 80s!". It used to make me chuckle because he was a baby in the 80s, so how the hell would he know?! I was about 11 when this came out, and when my friend's sister had her basketball games, we would run around the school like they did in this film because some of the hallways had gates like the ones at this school. We'd recreate scenes from this movie all the time!
@@Crimsonams high school in the 80's was crazy! once, after a speech/debate tournament the after party was so much fun. we were all drunk, at a friends house, trying to explain "The Twightlight Zone" TV show to a german foriegn exchange student in the hot tub.
Benders character is hilarious, brutally honest. He brought out the worst and the best of all the other characters. In an era of shalowness and social masks when someone doesn't respect those etiquettes and goes for the kill and twist the knives its awesome. Its painful but its like 20 year of therapy in 9 hours he delivers. He changed all of these persons lives because he finds the abses and cuts it open and we all know how much that relieves pressure even if it hurts alot at first. They are plenty of already well established actors in that movie but Judd Nelson outclasses them all in a spectacular fashion. This movie is a timeless masterpiece. Great reaction too.
The movie is timeless, it deals with issues young people face in any generation. And the characters are just fun and lovable, while the contrast on their issues is very deep. Great stuff~
28:55 you hit the nail on the head with that comment. The movie is about five abused children who start out acting out their abusive patterns on each other, but then bond with each other and are able to start rising above those patterns and treating one another better. Bender and Andy are both being physically and verbally abused (Bender more violently than Andy), Claire and Brian are being emotionally abused, and Allison is being neglected and probably sexually abused.
@@rebeccakimble5512 I don’t know that it was ever confirmed, but given the stats about CSA, it’s likely that one of the five kids had been victimized that way, and given her stories, she seems like the most likely candidate.
This film holds a special place as a classic and ranks among my all-time favorites. It masterfully embodies the timeless adage: "Don't judge a book by its cover."
This might be THE MOST important movie for high school kids to watch. My 9th grade health teacher played this for us one time when he came in hung over, and it had a huge impact.
Bender is supposed to be the "anti-hero", but by the end, he is THE HERO!!! He's the reason this ramshackle group came together to look at each other's problems and REALLY talk about them.
@@galvinklatt5273 That what Principal Vernon would have wanted. In fact, I think Principal Vernon's days were numbered after Carl caught him looking through the personal files. Carl cared a lot more for those kids than Vernon did.
As far as Im concerned, this is the ultimate John Hughes movie. The man was an absolute master at capturing that balance of laughs, while still bringing that emotional weight when it was necessary. One of my favourite films of all time!
Forty years ago when this movie came out sushi was considered gross or bizarre in the US and Europe. Now, it's so ubiquitous almost everyone seems to have at least tried it.
regarding Brian, my parents expected me to get perfect grades throughout school. anything less than an A on any grade reports meant being grounded until the next one. It definitely left me with a perfectionist problem to this day. I end up not attempting things if I think I can't do them perfectly.
I related to the girl who's parents ignored her. I didn't have a dad and mom was working to support ten kids - my siblings ignored me - I felt like I grew up as an only child.
Most of us who grew up with this movie have watched it thousands of times! One of John Hughes best! His point was to show us we are more alike than we thought. Thank you Leo!!
Without Bender being so bold with his outlaw attitude none of these events happen. Without Bender they fall in line, do the time and leave exactly how they showed up.
Although John Hughes said that he was closest to being like Bender when he actually was in high school! That's probably why John Hughes named the character "John" Bender.
Watching 80s movies as a kid really opens your eyes to the future no matter how times change. Too bad we don't have regular movies on Saturdays anymore we stuck with DC and Marvel 😢
This is why Gen X is the way we are. ALL adults were considered authority figures and they could treat us this way without repercussions. And we weren't allowed to express any emotion over it, even our facial expressions ( fix your face was something we heard often) had to remain pleasantly neutral.
These kids had serious issues that they had to deal with as all people do Kids nowadays like to adopt issues that have nothing to do with them Just look at Columbia University for an example
I've watched a lot of your music reactions and they're always fun, but I really liked your reactions and analysis of this movie. You've got a lot of heart. This was an unexpected bonus to my day. Thank you, Mr. Video!
The teachers volunteer for the Saturday's because it's overtime. So him giving Bender detention every week provides him the opportunity to make more money. His conversation with the janitor putting him in his place was golden.
Everybody eats breakfast- it’s not about the time of day. Breakfast is whatever food you eat first after breaking the fast from sleeping all night/ day depending on your schedule.
Wow, what a combo!! One of my all time favorite flicks & my favorite reactor❤ I left home very young and lived in a house with 4 other runaway/"problem" kids. When this came out, i was probably "Brian's" age & me and my roomies always gathered around to watch this together, like if someone was sick... we'd all drag our pillows and blanlets to the living room, make the sick person soup and put this on. We'd also make drinking games out of it, or each choose a character and act along (i was always Bender lol) this movie is SUCH a major part of my youth, it's really wild to watch it again with you! There are memes out there about how if this was set today, no one would have talked to each other, they'd all be on their phones😂 I'm glad i lived this era for many reasons, but thats a huge one! Another funny tidbit, a friend i made later in life, lived right behind this high school they fimed at. He claims during set breaks, Judd Nelson would come over and smoke and blow lines with him & his roommate 😂😂 Bender wasn't a big stretch for him, apparently lol Thanks for this blast from the past!!❤✌️
My girlfriend had to drag me to see it. She had seen it with her friends already, and it had blown their minds. (I think the title of the movie just sounded "boring" to me or something.) Anyway, I of course ended up having my mind blown as well, and it instantly became one of my all-time faves. Thanks, Katie! (high school girlfriend). 😄
Though I don't make excuses for his disrespect toward the students, as I get older, I found Vernon to be an intriguing character. In Vernon's conversation with Carl, he mentions that he has been a teacher for 22 years, and this movie takes place in 1984. So, Vernon started teaching in the 1960s. And he thinks it's the kids who have changed, putting all the weight on them. But really, Vernon is an example of an adult who blames the youth for being XYZ, while completely ignoring that it is _his_ generation who created the world that turned these kids into what they are.
Imagine seeing this while you're still in High School. All High Schoolers should see this, so they know they aren't alone and they all have similar problems. Guaranteed you'll come back to this one on the regular.
Fun facts: Brian (Anthony Michael Hall) gets dropped off in the opening scene in a red 1984 Dodge Aries K sedan, with a vanity license plate reading 'EMC 2' (a reference to Einstein's equation). In the car are Hall's real-life mother (Mercedes Hall) and sister (Mary Christian). At the end, he's picked up in the same car, this time driven by the director of the movie, John Hughes.
13:42 Interesting Fact for you, Leo: Along with Michael Anthony Hall, who played Brian, the actor who played Carl the janitor was also in "Sixteen Candles" co-starring with Molly Ringwald. He played the fiancée of Molly Ringwald's sister in "Sixteen Candles"
@@karlsmith2570 I tried to answer you with a quote of his line, but YT censored it. He played the latino gentleman in the bar with the thick accent. He asked Lisa why she was with a m_____. Lisa said, "It's purely sexual." Then he said, "No sh__." AMH said, "She's into m_____s, Dino."
The way your green screen was configured, sometimes it DID look like you were sitting in detention with them! And now I totally want to see you sing Don't You Forget About Me at karaoke.
@It's mr Video another John Hughes movie, he grew up in the Midwest and so 90% of his films take place there. His dialog is so well done and so truthful and he was the first director to treat his young actors and their struggles and problems and hurt well. You remain a wonderful reactor as you have heart, you feel the hurt, and your a fan :). Hope you have a good weekend
Brian was Stressed out over his Grades and all the Pressure his Parents were putting on him about getting an Academic Scholarship so it would do him some good to chill a bit.
Pressure can be applied so many different ways, but it is still pressure. It doesn't matter whether you are talking about pneumatic, hydraulic, parental, peer, academic, etc., it all creates a force that presses against a thing or a person. It can be applied evenly across your whole life, or it can be aimed and directed at a singular event. It can guide you to make positive decisions and it can enrage you and lead to disastrous conclusions. The point is you don't have to know what is causing the pressure or stress in somebody's life to understand what it feels like. We all know pressure. Be compassionate and understanding to all. Great movie and great reaction!
I had the biggest crush on Ally Sheedy (the quirky goth girl) after this movie came out. She's also in Short Circuit which came out a year after this movie did. That would be a fun movie for you to react to. You'll love Johnny.
Not to mention WarGames / St. Elmo's Fire (same year as The Breakfast Club, directed by the late Joel Schumacher) / Blue City / Betsy's Wedding* / Only the Lonely / Home Alone 2 / High Art / Single Drunk Female*! I met both her and Ringwald myself 4 months ago in Rhode Island, by the way.
@@carameldiva5131 Johnny is the robot in the movie “Short Circuit”. His name is Johnny #5. Ally Sheedy plays in that movie. It’s an 80s movie, corny but cute. We all loved it as a kid
Leo, thanks for this great reaction. This is a movie that defines a lot of things about my generation and not a lot of reactors really get it. I watched this as a teenager and watching it as a grown up makes you think about the things you thought were important then and what wound up being important later. Does your heart die when you get older? For some, yes. For others, we live with heartache, pain but still try everyday to see a light at the end of our path. We are a bit of every one of the characters plus the changes in our times. We are the products of our lives. ❤
The Breakfast Club is the perfect coming-of-age teen comedy drama film that never gets old because we all had problems on our lives, but try to figure out a way to deal with them. Also, an important thing to remember about John Hughes' films is to compare them to other teen films of the '80s. There were lots of them and they were all stupid comedies about sex and partying. John Hughes' films treated teen like actual real complex human beings, which that was new, amazing and always great soundtracks.
Every other john hughes movie besides home alone and planes trains and automobiles is about sex and partying. Just watch Hughes's second best coming of age movie "16 Candles" if you have any doubts,
@@From-North-Jersey.. That's not true. First of all, the partying and sex in Sixteen Candles is not the main story. It is Molly Ringwald's character, her first crush and her family forgetting her 16th birthday. Second, John Hughes has even more coming of age movies like "Some kind of Wonderful" and "Pretty in Pink". Then there's the classic 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off". He also did "Uncle Buck" and "Baby's Day Out". I was a teenager in the 80's and grew up watching his movies. There is no way I would describe them as just sex and partying, they had way more depth and meaning to them.
@@brendag5263 Nobody saw some kind of wonderful or baby's day out to be honest. The first was a great movie. The party chaos is usually a part of the good hughes movies because he was basically a fratboy comedy writer. Hughes was the second most prolific writer at National Lampoon magazine when they were huge, he was co writer of Animal House and Caddy Shack with his coke buddie and the most prolific writer at national lampoon Doug Kenny(the man who did so much cocaine his behavior convinced chevy chase to check into rehab). The official policy on Kenny by his friends was he didn't commit suicide in Hawaii, he fell off the mountain accidentally before he found a good spot to jump from. "Vacation" was based on John Hughes family vacation in 1959, he just moved it to the 80's for budget costs. Why did Ringwalds parents forget her birthday? a huge party called "A wedding" over shadowed it. "I guess all those people who thought we had to get married feel pretty dumb now eh Padre?" "You'll have to forgive us the bride got her monthly visit a little early, she had to take a mussel relaxant"-Brides Mother "Try four" -Bride. Short woman from poltergeist crosses herself and says "Amen"
I also always related to Bender, he was like everyone I grew up with in NYC, poor and angry with dysfunctional families 🤣 I laugh but I’m not kidding 🤷🏻♀️
Leo, listen... I've been hanging here for the past 3 years. We laugh, we smoke. I care about you, dude, I consider you a friend of us. So Imma do you a solid: Try the California roll. Sushi. That's rice, cucumber, dash of avocado and shrimp. You can get it with kelp around, no kelp, with philadelphia cheese, no cheese, that's up to you. But, man, you gotta try it at least once. Dip it in soy sauce first.(But be mindful of wasabi, cuz that green ice-cream looking ish is spicy AF)
I was iffy on sushi too, but once I tried it, I now go like once a week for all you can eat. Lemon roll, shooting star are my favorite rolls. Only down side or maybe an upside that all sushi places aren't the same.
Great reaction!!! My sister introduced me to this movie as a kid, and she told me I made her hate it because I watched it every time it would gone on! I can recite lines from this movie!! 😂😂 I love it! This is definitely a classic!
Great Leo! You understand why this movie is a Classic, always will be. Missing a few, but these actors were called The Brat Pack in their Hey Day. They were huge, everywhere. You nailed this Leo. As always, Love ya!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I was bored in the 1st 10 mins of this movie and was astounded by the end. It was phenomenal. And still holds up till today as so many kids have tough home lives which affect their own lives.
Yes, Definitely! Every year in the 80s there were at least 2 or 3 hit movies that came out and are still classics today. The 90s wasn’t as good, I mean it had good movies but there wasn’t at least a couple mega hit movies every year in the 90s like it was in the 80s
The older I get (80's kid) the more I realize that this was and probably still is, every kid in every high school across the world no matter the generation. We're all members of the Breakfast Club.
I Totally Agree! This depicts the clicks very well and the overall vibe and way High School was that year . I was a Junior in High School when this came out and saw it the night of its release like I did every John Hughes movie. I can’t imagine High School without John Hughes movies⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
You know Leo, idk if anyone’s told you. But I’ve been watching ya for a while now and I gotta say, you’re a great singer man, I’d definitely listen to a cover of Don’t You Forget About Me if you dropped one
YEAH, WRESTLERS! I was a wrestling cheerleader in the 80s! Dated the captain of the wrestling team because we were socially supposed to date. I still love wrestling! Grandsons are starting to wrestle now in kindergarten. No one knew more about the kids in the school than the janitors and lunch ladies. Showed this movie to my wresting son when he was starting high school to make him understand the cliques in high school, especially since he had an unofficial assigned lunch table because they were the varsity wresting team. He didn't believe me, or this movie, until his first day of school when he was a freshman starter. This movie is timeless!!! I was in 10th grade when this came out. The date of their detention is March 24, 1984 - my 14th birthday!
Great reaction Mr. Video. This movie is totally 80s and one of the best for a lot of us 80s generation. And I agree with you, I liked the dark makeup better.
I liked Allison the old way too. Clair's talent: she used the middle of her bra to secure the lipstick to her cleavage and put the lipstick on her lips that way.. This is one of my all-time favorite movies, thanks for doing a reaction to it!! Much respect and 420
Absolutely loved your reaction! This is one of my top 10 favorite movies of all time. I can’t wait to meet the cast in a few weeks! Everybody except for Emilio will be at my local comic con, and it’s surreal that I’ll be able to meet them. 😊
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I'm a therapist, and I show this in group therapy a lot because it shows how different people can come together and learn from each other's experiences
I thought you were going to say you did in fact nail Allison.
With weed* lol
@@trinidadjames203😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Excellent! And thank u for all u do by making the difference.
@@trinidadjames203😂 that's funny. Knowing how much therapy costs though, all patients are getting f*cked anyway😉😁
Something that goes unsaid; Benders attitude toward the janitor changed after he realized the janitor knew what was in his locker and kept his mouth shut. He realized when he asked about "custodial arts"
I've always found the saddest part of the movie is when Andrew got Allison to open up, asking, what do they do to you? And she answers, They ignore me.
Quite a few reactors find this flick boring and don't get it. You Hit this nail deep into the wood! WELL DONE! Thanks Man!
Even 40 years later, everyone in high school can relate to at least one of these characters. I hope this movie never gets a reboot.
They were planning on it a few years ago, but for whatever reason they weren't given rights to it. They ended up making a movie called 'The Class' which is supposed to be some kind of modern remake.
Bender finally got out of detention last week!!
Na, in sure he wud have got more since then 😂
Johnny was busy smokin a carton of cigarettes
He has to go back tommorow
Nah, he's finishing up his 40-year sentence on Sunday -- March 24, 2024!
😂😂😂
If you watch the opening carefully, you will see that Carl the Janitor was student of the year his senior year.
I never noticed that and I've watched this movie so many times. That's crazy😮
Yeah, I remember that clearly, too, in 1969. There’s a cut scene of him talking to them in the library that’s longer and he roasts each of them. I think it’s titled “The Breakfast Club - deleted scenes part 1” and I think there are two parts. I like that John Hughes used John Kapelos in Sixteen Candles, Weird Science, and The Breakfast Club. All memorable parts.
@@JohnnyUtah15those aren't on any of my copies but I'll look them up, thanks for that. Also, some may film makers have been influenced by Jon Hughes, like Richard Linklater, Kevin Smith, Cameron Crowe... (It a long list so not even gonna try to name them all😊) that he should get the recognition from the academy which he deserves. Even though it won't mean anything to him now it would mean that in years to come the posterity would be there.
And the " I dont like Mondays" graffiti is from the Boomtown Rats song about a girl in the UK who shoots up a school.
😮😮😮😮😮😮
For me, Alison had the 3 best moments: Allowing herself to confide in Andy that her parents ignore her (and props to him, having the OPPOSITE problem, to be able to empathize how that would suck for her); the makeover moment where she asks Clair in genuine confusion 'Why are you being so nice to me??' with Clair's momentary bewilderment and then the ridiculously simple and honest answer: 'because you're letting me." And finally, her defensive glare at Brian when he sees her post-makeover - then when he smiles in approval and admiration she so quietly whispers 'Thank you' to him....accepting the silent compliment and also validating to him that his approval - as a guy, even as geeky as he is - means something to her as a young woman.
I came up in the 80's and it rings so true. This movie is exactly what it was like going to highschool in the 80's.
I was hoping someone would say this. A buddy of mine used to always say "The Breakfast Club defined high school in the 80s!". It used to make me chuckle because he was a baby in the 80s, so how the hell would he know?! I was about 11 when this came out, and when my friend's sister had her basketball games, we would run around the school like they did in this film because some of the hallways had gates like the ones at this school. We'd recreate scenes from this movie all the time!
@@Crimsonams high school in the 80's was crazy! once, after a speech/debate tournament the after party was so much fun. we were all drunk, at a friends house, trying to explain "The Twightlight Zone" TV show to a german foriegn exchange student in the hot tub.
Yeah, I think if you mix this & Fast Times together, you get a decent idea of what things were like🤣
@@tillasmax what kind of teens were considered "weird" in that time ?
I`m not from USA so i`m curious
I miss the 80s
Benders character is hilarious, brutally honest. He brought out the worst and the best of all the other characters. In an era of shalowness and social masks when someone doesn't respect those etiquettes and goes for the kill and twist the knives its awesome. Its painful but its like 20 year of therapy in 9 hours he delivers. He changed all of these persons lives because he finds the abses and cuts it open and we all know how much that relieves pressure even if it hurts alot at first. They are plenty of already well established actors in that movie but Judd Nelson outclasses them all in a spectacular fashion. This movie is a timeless masterpiece. Great reaction too.
The movie is timeless, it deals with issues young people face in any generation. And the characters are just fun and lovable, while the contrast on their issues is very deep. Great stuff~
28:55 you hit the nail on the head with that comment. The movie is about five abused children who start out acting out their abusive patterns on each other, but then bond with each other and are able to start rising above those patterns and treating one another better.
Bender and Andy are both being physically and verbally abused (Bender more violently than Andy), Claire and Brian are being emotionally abused, and Allison is being neglected and probably sexually abused.
Was it confirmed Alison was sexually abused? I was like wow when you said that point
@@rebeccakimble5512 I don’t know that it was ever confirmed, but given the stats about CSA, it’s likely that one of the five kids had been victimized that way, and given her stories, she seems like the most likely candidate.
This film holds a special place as a classic and ranks among my all-time favorites. It masterfully embodies the timeless adage: "Don't judge a book by its cover."
I’m impressed with your 2nd in State Wrestling!
Agreed.. he must have been a stud!!
Me too!
This might be THE MOST important movie for high school kids to watch. My 9th grade health teacher played this for us one time when he came in hung over, and it had a huge impact.
Clair skipped school to go to the mall. Her father said it in the beginning.
Funny as this started I couldn't recall what she did. Thanks for that.
Man. How haven't you gotten to this one before now. Top tier 80s classic
Bender is supposed to be the "anti-hero", but by the end, he is THE HERO!!! He's the reason this ramshackle group came together to look at each other's problems and REALLY talk about them.
Bender is the kind of guy who ends up in jail or worse
@galvinklatt5273 no.. bender is the guy who builds his own company and does it his way.
@@creinicke1000Right on!!! I would see it that way after that day in detention. He grew just as much as the rest of them.
@@galvinklatt5273 That what Principal Vernon would have wanted. In fact, I think Principal Vernon's days were numbered after Carl caught him looking through the personal files. Carl cared a lot more for those kids than Vernon did.
As far as Im concerned, this is the ultimate John Hughes movie. The man was an absolute master at capturing that balance of laughs, while still bringing that emotional weight when it was necessary. One of my favourite films of all time!
Love this movie this is the epitome of high school in the 80s.
Forty years ago when this movie came out sushi was considered gross or bizarre in the US and Europe. Now, it's so ubiquitous almost everyone seems to have at least tried it.
People who eat sushi are pretentious trendy @$$hole$
Did a good job of reminding us that she is a yuppi in training, in case we could have missed it back in the day
You can thank the Moonies for that...
regarding Brian, my parents expected me to get perfect grades throughout school. anything less than an A on any grade reports meant being grounded until the next one. It definitely left me with a perfectionist problem to this day. I end up not attempting things if I think I can't do them perfectly.
Me too. I also suffer with anxiety and fall apart when i don't excel at things
I related to the girl who's parents ignored her. I didn't have a dad and mom was working to support ten kids - my siblings ignored me - I felt like I grew up as an only child.
You're my friend, Mr. Video. And I'd never be embarrassed to be seen with you at school on Monday.
Janitor here, and I gotta agree with the janitor in this movie
Most of us who grew up with this movie have watched it thousands of times! One of John Hughes best! His point was to show us we are more alike than we thought. Thank you Leo!!
This movie proved that no matter rich, poor, athletes, and nerds all go through crap. We're all different, but we're all the same.
Without Bender being so bold with his outlaw attitude none of these events happen. Without Bender they fall in line, do the time and leave exactly how they showed up.
Was 15 years old when this movie came out, nobody but John Hughes understood my generation better.
Fun fact: John Hughes originally wrote Dumb and Dumber, but sold the screenplay to the Farrelly bros and told them to discredit his name
I was 16, and you're so right.
This movie shows why being kind is so important. You never know what someone else is going through!!!
John Hughes picks up Brian at the end of the movie.❤
Also that was his real life mom & sister in the beginning.
@@JakeToll37 I think she was related to Christian Slater as well.
Although John Hughes said that he was closest to being like Bender when he actually was in high school! That's probably why John Hughes named the character "John" Bender.
Awww I didn’t know that❤️
@@donniedarko3259very interesting
She applied her lipstick while holding it in her cleavage pretty much, it wasn’t anything that crazy Leo lol
Applying lipstick without your hand wasn't easy either .. and that was her talent
It's not that easy to do.
Because you know I had to try it after seeing that! 😁
@@kylaarmstrong-benjamin8066 My boobs are tiny or else I’d have tried lol.
@@PatiAnn@PatiMeltz I have a friend who's physically disabled who's unable to use her hands, and she is also a makeup artist.
@@mchllwoodscool beans
Watching 80s movies as a kid really opens your eyes to the future no matter how times change. Too bad we don't have regular movies on Saturdays anymore we stuck with DC and Marvel 😢
This is why Gen X is the way we are. ALL adults were considered authority figures and they could treat us this way without repercussions. And we weren't allowed to express any emotion over it, even our facial expressions ( fix your face was something we heard often) had to remain pleasantly neutral.
This right here. Preach.
Don't look at me in that tone of voice...
YEP! This would not be allowed today. The things we went through.
These kids had serious issues that they had to deal with as all people do
Kids nowadays like to adopt issues that have nothing to do with them
Just look at Columbia University for an example
This is true life for us Gen Xer's! Know you why we are the way we are!
I've watched a lot of your music reactions and they're always fun, but I really liked your reactions and analysis of this movie. You've got a lot of heart. This was an unexpected bonus to my day. Thank you, Mr. Video!
"I make $31,000 dollars a year and I've got a home" ....shh, that cuts deep 😓
The teachers volunteer for the Saturday's because it's overtime. So him giving Bender detention every week provides him the opportunity to make more money. His conversation with the janitor putting him in his place was golden.
You know Bender went back every Saturday and corrupted a new group of students for fun.
Yup all for about $30k a year
Everybody eats breakfast- it’s not about the time of day. Breakfast is whatever food you eat first after breaking the fast from sleeping all night/ day depending on your schedule.
Wow, what a combo!! One of my all time favorite flicks & my favorite reactor❤
I left home very young and lived in a house with 4 other runaway/"problem" kids. When this came out, i was probably "Brian's" age & me and my roomies always gathered around to watch this together, like if someone was sick... we'd all drag our pillows and blanlets to the living room, make the sick person soup and put this on. We'd also make drinking games out of it, or each choose a character and act along (i was always Bender lol) this movie is SUCH a major part of my youth, it's really wild to watch it again with you!
There are memes out there about how if this was set today, no one would have talked to each other, they'd all be on their phones😂 I'm glad i lived this era for many reasons, but thats a huge one!
Another funny tidbit, a friend i made later in life, lived right behind this high school they fimed at. He claims during set breaks, Judd Nelson would come over and smoke and blow lines with him & his roommate 😂😂 Bender wasn't a big stretch for him, apparently lol
Thanks for this blast from the past!!❤✌️
This was THE movie of our generation. THis came out my senior year in high school. It hit so hard it all of us.....
My girlfriend had to drag me to see it. She had seen it with her friends already, and it had blown their minds. (I think the title of the movie just sounded "boring" to me or something.) Anyway, I of course ended up having my mind blown as well, and it instantly became one of my all-time faves. Thanks, Katie! (high school girlfriend). 😄
This movie is proof that we can all get along with enough weed.
Haha, spoken like a true high schooler.
Weed, is there anything it can't do?😵💫
So true. It's the only way I can tolerate my wife's best friend
*at the right times 🤌🏼🔥
@@EsotericRageehehheheh
Though I don't make excuses for his disrespect toward the students, as I get older, I found Vernon to be an intriguing character.
In Vernon's conversation with Carl, he mentions that he has been a teacher for 22 years, and this movie takes place in 1984. So, Vernon started teaching in the 1960s. And he thinks it's the kids who have changed, putting all the weight on them. But really, Vernon is an example of an adult who blames the youth for being XYZ, while completely ignoring that it is _his_ generation who created the world that turned these kids into what they are.
Bender and Andy have the two best monologues in the entire movie
How people don’t see how fantastic this is I really don’t know
Imagine seeing this while you're still in High School. All High Schoolers should see this, so they know they aren't alone and they all have similar problems.
Guaranteed you'll come back to this one on the regular.
Fun facts: Brian (Anthony Michael Hall) gets dropped off in the opening scene in a red 1984 Dodge Aries K sedan, with a vanity license plate reading 'EMC 2' (a reference to Einstein's equation). In the car are Hall's real-life mother (Mercedes Hall) and sister (Mary Christian). At the end, he's picked up in the same car, this time driven by the director of the movie, John Hughes.
I wonder if the reactor knows that Andrew (Emilio Estevez) is Charlie Sheen’s brother
*"Each one of us is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, and a criminal”* ~ #Evergreen
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Interesting Fact for you, Leo:
Along with Michael Anthony Hall, who played Brian, the actor who played Carl the janitor was also in "Sixteen Candles" co-starring with Molly Ringwald.
He played the fiancée of Molly Ringwald's sister in "Sixteen Candles"
haha He also played a rapist murderer on the HBO show Oz.
And Weird Science
@@carm3d he was in "Weird Science" too??
Who'd he play in "Weird Science"???
@@karlsmith2570 "Pretty lady, what's a beautiful broad like you... doing with a malaca like this?"
@@karlsmith2570 I tried to answer you with a quote of his line, but YT censored it. He played the latino gentleman in the bar with the thick accent. He asked Lisa why she was with a m_____. Lisa said, "It's purely sexual." Then he said, "No sh__." AMH said, "She's into m_____s, Dino."
One of the most impactful movies for at least 1 generation
The way your green screen was configured, sometimes it DID look like you were sitting in detention with them! And now I totally want to see you sing Don't You Forget About Me at karaoke.
Or at least 'I Wanna Be an Airborne Ranger'. 😄
Dude this movie was my life and yes im old.
The era of John Hughes movies...so good.
@It's mr Video another John Hughes movie, he grew up in the Midwest and so 90% of his films take place there. His dialog is so well done and so truthful and he was the first director to treat his young actors and their struggles and problems and hurt well. You remain a wonderful reactor as you have heart, you feel the hurt, and your a fan :). Hope you have a good weekend
Brian was Stressed out over his Grades and all the Pressure his Parents were putting on him about getting an Academic Scholarship so it would do him some good to chill a bit.
“Socially awkward girl” was looking at Prince 1999 album right before lunch! ❤
She was also on Home Alone 2, she played the ticket agent
Pressure can be applied so many different ways, but it is still pressure. It doesn't matter whether you are talking about pneumatic, hydraulic, parental, peer, academic, etc., it all creates a force that presses against a thing or a person. It can be applied evenly across your whole life, or it can be aimed and directed at a singular event. It can guide you to make positive decisions and it can enrage you and lead to disastrous conclusions. The point is you don't have to know what is causing the pressure or stress in somebody's life to understand what it feels like. We all know pressure. Be compassionate and understanding to all. Great movie and great reaction!
It is notable how much moral centre and heart so many movies of this era have...
I had the biggest crush on Ally Sheedy (the quirky goth girl) after this movie came out. She's also in Short Circuit which came out a year after this movie did. That would be a fun movie for you to react to. You'll love Johnny.
Not to mention WarGames / St. Elmo's Fire (same year as The Breakfast Club, directed by the late Joel Schumacher) / Blue City / Betsy's Wedding* / Only the Lonely / Home Alone 2 / High Art / Single Drunk Female*!
I met both her and Ringwald myself 4 months ago in Rhode Island, by the way.
No disassemble !!
Who's Johnny??
@@carameldiva5131 Johnny is the robot in the movie “Short Circuit”. His name is Johnny #5. Ally Sheedy plays in that movie. It’s an 80s movie, corny but cute. We all loved it as a kid
@@michele36618I'm in my 50's and I still love it!
Masterpiece of a critique of the 80s in America
Leo, thanks for this great reaction. This is a movie that defines a lot of things about my generation and not a lot of reactors really get it. I watched this as a teenager and watching it as a grown up makes you think about the things you thought were important then and what wound up being important later. Does your heart die when you get older? For some, yes. For others, we live with heartache, pain but still try everyday to see a light at the end of our path. We are a bit of every one of the characters plus the changes in our times. We are the products of our lives. ❤
probably the best film of the 80s, and one of the best of all time. a true damn classic.
I think that every kid before he goes into high school should be forced to watch this unedited
This is a fantastic film
One of the most iconic movies of the 80s. Good job, bro!
The Breakfast Club is the perfect coming-of-age teen comedy drama film that never gets old because we all had problems on our lives, but try to figure out a way to deal with them.
Also, an important thing to remember about John Hughes' films is to compare them to other teen films of the '80s. There were lots of them and they were all stupid comedies about sex and partying. John Hughes' films treated teen like actual real complex human beings, which that was new, amazing and always great soundtracks.
Every other john hughes movie besides home alone and planes trains and automobiles is about sex and partying. Just watch Hughes's second best coming of age movie "16 Candles" if you have any doubts,
@@From-North-Jersey.. That's not true. First of all, the partying and sex in Sixteen Candles is not the main story. It is Molly Ringwald's character, her first crush and her family forgetting her 16th birthday. Second, John Hughes has even more coming of age movies like "Some kind of Wonderful" and "Pretty in Pink". Then there's the classic 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off". He also did "Uncle Buck" and "Baby's Day Out". I was a teenager in the 80's and grew up watching his movies. There is no way I would describe them as just sex and partying, they had way more depth and meaning to them.
@@brendag5263 Nobody saw some kind of wonderful or baby's day out to be honest. The first was a great movie. The party chaos is usually a part of the good hughes movies because he was basically a fratboy comedy writer.
Hughes was the second most prolific writer at National Lampoon magazine when they were huge, he was co writer of Animal House and Caddy Shack with his coke buddie and the most prolific writer at national lampoon Doug Kenny(the man who did so much cocaine his behavior convinced chevy chase to check into rehab). The official policy on Kenny by his friends was he didn't commit suicide in Hawaii, he fell off the mountain accidentally before he found a good spot to jump from.
"Vacation" was based on John Hughes family vacation in 1959, he just moved it to the 80's for budget costs. Why did Ringwalds parents forget her birthday? a huge party called "A wedding" over shadowed it. "I guess all those people who thought we had to get married feel pretty dumb now eh Padre?"
"You'll have to forgive us the bride got her monthly visit a little early, she had to take a mussel relaxant"-Brides Mother
"Try four" -Bride.
Short woman from poltergeist crosses herself and says "Amen"
I also always related to Bender, he was like everyone I grew up with in NYC, poor and angry with dysfunctional families 🤣 I laugh but I’m not kidding 🤷🏻♀️
Leo, listen... I've been hanging here for the past 3 years. We laugh, we smoke. I care about you, dude, I consider you a friend of us.
So Imma do you a solid: Try the California roll. Sushi. That's rice, cucumber, dash of avocado and shrimp.
You can get it with kelp around, no kelp, with philadelphia cheese, no cheese, that's up to you.
But, man, you gotta try it at least once. Dip it in soy sauce first.(But be mindful of wasabi, cuz that green ice-cream looking ish is spicy AF)
Facts. I thought sushi was gross before i tried it, too.
Now i love it, but california rolls are definitely the good gateway sushi
California roll is so good !!!! I don’t like raw fish, this was the first sushi I ever tried ! Delicious!!
wasabi is great I use it instead of guacamole on taco bowls. LOL
I was iffy on sushi too, but once I tried it, I now go like once a week for all you can eat. Lemon roll, shooting star are my favorite rolls. Only down side or maybe an upside that all sushi places aren't the same.
This movie is a staple for Gen X. Great reaction Leo! 👍🏿
As 80s kids we all can relate to the growing pains of high school, that this movie portrays .
Glad you liked it.. it's definitely one of my all-time faves, it's timeless!
It's a classic movie with a kick ass soundtrack! Happy you've found it!❤️🎬👍
John Hughes, knew us...when no one else did. ❤
this one is a Classic.
Meanwhile, Vernon's dead and buried, and Gen X still isn't running the country
Great reaction!!! My sister introduced me to this movie as a kid, and she told me I made her hate it because I watched it every time it would gone on! I can recite lines from this movie!! 😂😂 I love it! This is definitely a classic!
I am the same age as these kids were supposed to be back then - when it came out it was so relatable to most kids - classic film of the 80's
Great Leo! You understand why this movie is a Classic, always will be. Missing a few, but these actors were called The Brat Pack in their Hey Day. They were huge, everywhere. You nailed this Leo. As always, Love ya!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I was bored in the 1st 10 mins of this movie and was astounded by the end. It was phenomenal. And still holds up till today as so many kids have tough home lives which affect their own lives.
take everthng slow - it is what it is what it is - i waited so long to watch this reaction..
you got what this is,,,
Classic!!! 80’s will forever be the best in movies and music
Yes, Definitely! Every year in the 80s there were at least 2 or 3 hit movies that came out and are still classics today. The 90s wasn’t as good, I mean it had good movies but there wasn’t at least a couple mega hit movies every year in the 90s like it was in the 80s
@@nsasupporter7557 I agree
By the end of Bender’s eight weeks of Saturday detention, he amassed 4 new girlfriends, three diamond earrings, and 4 more weeks of detention.
Reactor King Is Back !
The older I get (80's kid) the more I realize that this was and probably still is, every kid in every high school across the world no matter the generation.
We're all members of the Breakfast Club.
Coffee and "wake n' bake" is the formula to daily happiness. 😊
I’m so happy you watch this movie. This is probably one of the best movies they had ever. 🎉
18:53 benders pin on his glove “not saved” screams volumes after that glimpse into his home life
⚔️🛡️☦️
Next up: Pretty in Pink.
Best reaction to this movie I have seen so far, so many reactors just don't seem to get it, thank you Mr. Video!
I Totally Agree! This depicts the clicks very well and the overall vibe and way High School was that year . I was a Junior in High School when this came out and saw it the night of its release like I did every John Hughes movie. I can’t imagine High School without John Hughes movies⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This was high school in the 80's. It really is a brilliant movie! I'm so glad you did this one!!
You know Leo, idk if anyone’s told you. But I’ve been watching ya for a while now and I gotta say, you’re a great singer man, I’d definitely listen to a cover of Don’t You Forget About Me if you dropped one
When you said “Bender if you could focus your energy somewhere else….” I died 💀
Been watching your reactions for a few years. You are the best out there still.
I feel like this film should be required watching. This is such a great movie and really touches on a deeper level than most movies like this.
YEAH, WRESTLERS! I was a wrestling cheerleader in the 80s! Dated the captain of the wrestling team because we were socially supposed to date. I still love wrestling! Grandsons are starting to wrestle now in kindergarten.
No one knew more about the kids in the school than the janitors and lunch ladies.
Showed this movie to my wresting son when he was starting high school to make him understand the cliques in high school, especially since he had an unofficial assigned lunch table because they were the varsity wresting team. He didn't believe me, or this movie, until his first day of school when he was a freshman starter.
This movie is timeless!!!
I was in 10th grade when this came out. The date of their detention is March 24, 1984 - my 14th birthday!
Great reaction Mr. Video. This movie is totally 80s and one of the best for a lot of us 80s generation. And I agree with you, I liked the dark makeup better.
ok best review ever cuz... 3 min into it, you just learned the end epilogue.
I liked Allison the old way too. Clair's talent: she used the middle of her bra to secure the lipstick to her cleavage and put the lipstick on her lips that way.. This is one of my all-time favorite movies, thanks for doing a reaction to it!! Much respect and 420
I've been a janitor for 24 years
I can’t believe it’s 40 years old! And so many great quotes! “Shut up b****! Go fix me a turkey pot pie!” My friends still say that to this day.
Absolutely loved your reaction! This is one of my top 10 favorite movies of all time. I can’t wait to meet the cast in a few weeks! Everybody except for Emilio will be at my local comic con, and it’s surreal that I’ll be able to meet them. 😊
I'm so glad you finally got to this one.