THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1985) | MOVIE REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING
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- THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1985) | MOVIE REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING
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When Amber said I don't think they're respecting Brian's emotions, I literally spit my drink. To say the '80s was a different time doesn't really begin to cover it. Men didn't hug, emotions were not respected, sexual harassment was the norm and the teacher absolutely would threaten to beat the crap out of you. This movie nailed each stereotype. Even the fact that they got together in the end was completely normal to me. The kids of generation X truly were one of a kind.
Sometimes they would hit a kid or throw things at them, no consquences. Gen X had different rules, they were expected to be more grown up, harder, tougher, independent, and were WAY less protected and or coddled. Times were VERY different.
I LOVE being a Gen X gal.
Me too:Gen X female
yes I believe that's why it was rather difficult for them to follow the movie completely and be able to understand it, for me it was all the norm!!
Sexual harassment was not the norm. You would get in trouble for doing it in the 80's
Each of the five kids is being abused in a different way by their parents, and at first they act out their abusive behavior patterns with each other, then had raw emotional moments together and found common ground. I love how despite their differences and animosity at the beginning, they never betray each other to the abusive adult in the position of power in the situation.
I always felt for Bender...especially when he revealed what happened to him at home.
No. Wrong. Only a couple were
@@kathleenclark815 One is being physically abused, one is being neglected, two are being overly pushed by their parents to be successful, and one is being used by their parents as a pawn in their arguments. They're all getting abused it's just different levels of severity of abuse.
@@SC_Aoihi Nah.
@@kathleenclark815 this isn't up for debate it even says so on the making of the movie. you clearly hve no idea about anything
I have always felt The Breakfast Club should be required watching for anyone in high school. It has so many lessons in it.
The accuracy of the time - the fact that there was a jock, a "prom queen" type popular girl, a "burnout" as we called them, a nerd, and a girl who didn't fit into any of those categories who just kept to herself - was captured beautifully in this movie. I relate the most to the girl who kept mostly to herself. I had friends but I kept my friends group a small one. I didn't like most of the people I went to school with. But yes, they all had their own crosses to bear, and the fact that they shared things with one another that they didn't know gave them a new appreciation for the different groups. I am kind of doubting that any of them dated each other after that day, but the end was one of the best moments of the movie for me.
there were some of those types in my high school. crossed boundaries
Of the time? It still happens today. The years, music, fashion and slang may change but the way kids act and the cliques they form all stay the same.
Literally how every class was back then...
Glad you finally did this one. Now you need to put "Stand by Me' on your list. It is another EPIC movie that really changed people's lives. It defines the meaning of "friendship".
Oh my! Stand by Me is an absolute must!!
I agree. Stand By Me is wonderful. ❤️
Stand By Me is definitely a must!
Yes I agree 👍💯
Oh.. Stand by Me!!! Totally
The scene where the kids open up to each other about how they landed in detention was all improv, with the exception of Judd Nelson, who was told that his character (John Bender) had pulled the school's fire alarm as a prank. Everybody else made it all up. The other actors reactions were all thus legitimate (such as when Emilio Estevez started laughing when Anthony Michael Hall said that a flare gun went off in his locker).
Wow, that’s new information to me - that was excellent improv.
The unbelievable part of it is that the whole school would have heard about the flare gun incident within minutes, and had the facts twisted out of shape just as fast.
Where did you get that info? I find it very unlikely that John Hughes just didn't write that critical part of the film.
Bullshit
The Brat Pack consisted of Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy. The original was "The Rat Pack" and it consisted of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop. They were all the crooners back in the day.
Tom Cruise and C Thomas Howell
@@shaunjones6343 I think Lea Thompson may have been a part of the brat pack as well.
@@CusterApollo Maybe and a Few others
The term "breakfast club" apparently came from Hughes's high school years in Chicago and referred to early detention, but he decided to retain it for his Saturday detention plot just because he liked the sound of it for the title.
Correct. If you were from the North Shore suburbs like I was, you understood it. If you weren't from that area, you might have had to figure it out yourself.
@@reedriter I'm from L.A., but it was easy to get once the setting became clear.
“THE” definitive movie of the 80’s generation. That said, it’s a timeless flick. My 21 year old daughter loves this film.
Yes, my 16 year old son really liked it, too! I think it holds up very well and is still relevant
How do you define an 80s generation? Through teenagers? Do you count the actors even though only two weren't adults in 1985?
@@jp3813 How do you define “who cares”? Stupid, pointless, confrontational questions = troll. If you need a definition for troll, feel free to go look in the mirror. And feel free to ask your next irrelevant question of the troll you see in that mirror. Should be an interesting conversation for you.
"THE definitive movie of the 1980s? I think there are quite a few that could qualify for that title, and certainly this one is high up on the list - you might even be right. But for me, it's always been "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." To me, that movie defined a whole generation. It's not really "about" anything; you would be hard-pressed to tell anyone what the plot is. And yet, for not being about anything specific, it is as large as everything 1980s. It's teenagers who work at the mall and relax at the mall and play video games at the mall and go see movies at the mall. (Very 1980s; kids don't much do that anymore.) The characters all seem like fairly bright, smart kids, coming from middle class to upper middle class families. But they all have few prospects and not much ambition. They are mostly letting life happen to them, rather than taking life by the horns. That's probably because their lives are so wrapped up in a high school that's not meeting any of their needs, save for a social life. They are all mostly concerned with the opposite sex, if anything, but it's not escapist; seeking a partner can have real, true consequences and hurt hearts. I do love "The Breakfast Club," but I think "Fast Times" is more representative of the whole backdrop of 1980s life.Oh, and also Sean Penn. Gotta mention Sean Penn. In the 1980s, we all knew at least one of him!
So does my 23, 22, and 17 year old daughters.
Emilio Estevez (the jock), Judd Nelson (the punk) and Ally Sheedy (the weird girl) were also among the cast of "St. Elmo's Fire"--which was released about four months after The Breakfast Club. You've reacted to the title track (by John Parr).
I remember seeing his as a teenager. It was the first movie I watched about teenagers where I actually felt heard. It was so relatable. Every teen can relate to at least one character if not more than one. It was such a brilliant film and though dated, still holds up today.
Re: the missing door screw scene, the first time the kids bond together is key. They discover they have a common enemy - the teacher. They dislike the teacher more than they dislike each other, therefore they have a bond. They’re different, but the same. A common theme throughout the movie. They all experience pressure in different ways.
If you're doing this movie, you guys have to do Ferris Buellers day off for sure!!!
Yeah it's a MUST!!
This group of actors was known as the "Brat Pack" in the 80's, like how Frank Sinatra his performer friends were known as the Rat Pack.
So glad you both liked this! A definitive 80s classic. Those of us who went to high school then related strongly to it.
I saw this movie when it first came out. 30+ years ago, I finally understand the title.
In the beginning they talked about clubs they were in. Social and academic, and those define the cliques they hung out with.
This was their own personal club, a mixture of different social and academic status students. They are
The Breakfast Club.
🤯🤯🤯 Never realized that!!!
You guys should react to more classic coming-of-age films from the '80s…
"Heathers", "The Outsiders", "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", "Better Off Dead", "Pretty in Pink", "Sixteen Candles", "Say Anything", "Weird Science", "Stand By Me", "Some Kind of Wonderful", "Dead Poets Society"
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I love Dead Poets Society! Still in my top 10. RIP Robin Williams
Don't forget "Valley Girl" - great music & Nicholas Cage's 1st movie 👍
I don't consider "Heathers" to be as much a coming-of-age story as I do a very dark satire of social class in high school and the inadequacy of adults' ability to relate to teens.
Heathers? F**k me gently with a chainsaw, of course they need to see Heathers! 😆
@Brutally Goofy Buddha it still hurts every single time I go to watch one of his films I have to stop, think "am I really ready?" every single time.
i adore this movie so much. some things are definitely dated, but i feel like the conversations they share and their struggles are very much still real for many teens. regarding allison's transformation, i always saw it as she felt like she had to hide before, and now she doesn't. i think clare went a little overboard making her look too much like her own makeup but i think the pushed back hair specifically is supposed to represent allison coming into her own and not feeling like she has to hide or lie or put on a front to protect herself and her emotions. i think the earring scene at the end also has significance in that he saw clare as just this concieted rich girl whose parents spoil her and give her things like diamonds and pearls. her giving him that earring i think is meant to symbolize that she's more than just that, and that he is more than just the person she saw him as being. i think if it was remade today (oh god...that's a scary thought) i'd like for bender to have more growth to his character. just to make that ending feel more deserved. but overall this has been one of my favorite movies for the last almost 20 years, and still is up there with my favorites today.
The clothes are dated (they were new to me at the time! 🤣), but high school is tough. People you think you have nothing in common with because your clique says so is always wrong, but you don't find out for years (or detention like this). We're all the same people with different cliques. I was the cheerleading captain who dated the captain of the football and wrestling team. We had nothing in common but we were the 'popular athletes'. We had a horrible ugly divorce - we should have never married. But we all grow up and I'm extremely happily married to an amazing man, but we would have never spoken to each other in high school. We're so different, which is great now.
I truly believe these kids grew up and saw their similarities at the end of the day. But they went back to their cliques on Monday. I wonder where they would be today? Would some of these couples be together? Possibly!
No matter what I can't count the number of times I've seen this movie - but I'm an 80's kid. We love John Hughes' movies. It was our lives on screen.
I know exactly what you mean
That's the thing about teenagers - they won't believe you when you say you know what they're going through. Styles and culture may change, but teenagers have struggled with the same issues since the invention of teenagers. But we didn't believe our parents any more than they believe us. "Same as it ever was... same as it ever was..."
It wss made in the 80's. That by definition means its dated. 😑
Yeah, you could say it’s dated-
“Saturday, March 24, 1984
Shermer High School
Shermer, Illinois 60062…”
I graduated high school when this came out. The single _"Don't You Forget About Me"_ came out months earlier (Feb '85). As such, it was available for use as a graduation song. Unfortunately, one of the pinheads on the student council said we couldn't use it. It seems they couldn't find the sheet music for it. Apparently some on the student council were also members of the choir, and they wanted to sing it rather than play it over the PA system.🙄
*EDIT:* Oh, I forgot to mention one of the worst aspects. . .Instead we were stuck with _"We Are the World."_ 😝
Yep, I'm still sour about it, some 37 years later. 😏
Same thing happened to my class.
We wanted to do "Get by with a little help from my friends." But our principal said no, because it has the words "get high." So we got stuck with some Bryan Adam's song I never heard before or since. "The Best is Yet to Come."
I graduated in 98. Like everyone else we had Good Riddance (Tome of your Life) by Green Day.
This is the 80’s. Different world!! Social status and popularity,,,,,, was everything!!! This movie depicts which status we were!!! I totally get this. 1989 graduate. This was us!!
John Hughes made some great 80's feel good movies, usually with really good soundtracks. The actor who plays Brian , Anthony Michael Hall, is great in 'Weird Science'.
FUN FACTS: All of the characters are wearing layered clothing, so by the end of the film they have become emotionally "naked".
The title comes from the teenaged son of one of John Hughes's friends. This is what their morning detention was called. Detention was the film's original title.
There is no punchline to Bender's joke, when he's crawling around in the ceiling. The actor made up the entire joke.
The two-story library set was constructed in the gymnasium of a closed down high school, which is where the other interiors are shot. The outside shots are a separate high school, in a different location.
The people playing Brian's mother and sister are the actor's real-life family.
Writer-Director, John Hughes can be seen picking up Brian at the end, presumably playing his father, Mr. Johnson.
Written in two days, this was intended to be John Hughes's first feature. However, Universal Studios felt his teen sex comedy, Sixteen Candles was more marketable at the time, so the order was switched.
The film is one of those rare cases of a motion picture shot in sequence, from start to finish.
The original cut of the film ran for closer to 3 hours. For TV versions of the film, some deleted footage was added back in.
I’d love to see that original cut!
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192
There are lots of extras & deleted scenes
on the Criterion Collection version.
I watched this movie with my daughters when they became teenagers so they'd understand people are putinto categories by others, the same categories long ago and now. I also wanted them to see, as you both said, everyone has issues. Sometimes we focus on others and how we believe their lives are easier than ours but we all have struggles.
One of my favorite movies from the 80s. As a teen when this came out we all identified with one of the characters or we had friend who did. A couple more teen angst movies y’all should watch is “Heathers”(1988) & “Pump Up The Volume”(1990),
Great 80's movie - Ferris Buehler's Day Off
Yes yes yes!!
When I was in Chicago last summer I basically did the Ferris Bueller tour. Everything they did in the movie, I tried to recreate. Bucket list stuff lol
omg yes!! You gotta do the brat pack movies! I love that you guys finally did the breakfast club. I love that movie so so much. I loved watching it with you. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Suggestions: Ferris Bueller’s day off, Sixteen candles, and Weird Science.
My kids are 27, 22, and 20 and this movie was required watching for them when they were in middle school. This movie defined a generation. I'm so glad that you both had the chance to glimpse what it was like for us. I went to a high school similar to this one in Indianapolis, Indiana (I was most like Allison). We had jocks, and hoods, and preps, nerds, and basket cases. When I saw this in the theater I cried... it was like someone walked into my life and made a movie... what was even more remarkable was learning that EVERYONE could identify. When my kids hit middle school I made them all watch this movie... and I was so happy that this helped them navigate the halls with maturity and snark.
So happy you finally watched one of the "teen" John Hughes films of the 80's! Everyone of his films has that comedic aspect but also looking behind the veil that people show the world and finding out who there really are and are meant to be. Lots of love for you two! One movie that is NOT the teen type movie for John Hughes is "Trains, Planes and Automobiles." I think you would appreciate that one as well. It features the late great John Candy. "Uncle Buck" is another good one!
Not just a great movie, but to me I feel it's a super important one. The stories, the personalities, the high school cliques... that stuff is in every school in the country. Every kid has been one of these characters, or seen them in their own school. John Hughes truly tapped into that adolescent life with this one. And the lesson at the end, where they learned that they all share the same qualities/traits inside them to varying degrees, is just brilliant.
This group of young actors were affectionately referred to as "The Brat Pack" and they starred in many of the 80's classics.
I have a movie recommendation for you; Since you love John Denver so much, you should check him out in "Oh God". It's a great family movie that I think you'd really enjoy. 😇
Amazing suggestion!!
Not all of them were considered the Brat pack, Molly Ringwald wasn't or Antony Michael Hall, the rest were.
@@emmahowells8334 you may want to Google that. They all were. 😁
@@robertg7396 exactly!
@@robertg7396 I grew up in that era.
One of my favorite movies.. it shows how people feel pressures.. how we all have struggles.. and none of us are monolithic. Yes it's Sat AM and that's why it's called the breakfast club. All of the kids had good careers as actors.
Undeniable classic movie. I've seen it dozens of times, and the film gets better the more times you watch it. Each character has a great arc, and the casting is spot on. Judd Nelson was PERFECT as Bender and Molly Ringwald as Claire the "princess" was brilliant. At the time, Molly Ringwald was queen of the world, every teen boy knew who she was and wanted to be with her 😀
And that image of Bender with the Simple Minds playing at the end is truly iconic 😀 Glad you got to enjoy a masterpiece of cinema.
This movie is by far a classic and a great ALL TIME MOVIE THAT SHOULD NEVER have a remake!
Judd Nelson was brilliant as the delinquent Bender! It was perfect casting all the across the board. What you're forgetting about Claire and Bender is that her parents are divorced or divorcing and always trying to one up the other to get her affection and make her not want to be with either parent so what's the worst thing she could possibly do? Date a delinquent, LOL! John Hughes was FAMOUS for capturing the teenage angst movies. You MUST watch Sixteen Candles next!!! You'll see Molly Ringwald (Claire), Anthony Michael Hall (Brian) and the janitor again in that movie too. Others to add from John Hughes - National Lampoon's Vacation, Weird Science, Home Alone, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Uncle Buck and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
That entire trope of doing something to spite your parents just doesnt happen. Its all make believe.
yes! sixteen candles is my fav 80's movie.
@@WheresWaldo05 Nope
Pretty In Pink too!!
Please watch, Pretty In pink, next!
This was the way my school was in the 80's. Our library was pretty modern and clean as well. The Clicks that ran together was pretty much like in the movie. The way they dressed was spot on. This movie always transports me back to those days in high-school.
Yes. A bit exaggerated, but pretty true.
Our library was pretty clean and modern also. But that's probably because no one ever used it.
@@stevendavis9655 🤣🤣🤣
@@steph990 My high school library looked EXACTLY like this one. Kids dressed just like this, but there were way more archetypes. There were punkers, metal heads, skaters, mods and (in SoCal anyway) there were the surfers and surfer/stoners. Bender was sort of the generic bad boy/rocker type.
Great reaction as always. John Hughes was a master at his craft. There are so many movies he had a hand in making that I would recommend; Weird Science, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Planes Trains and Automobiles, the first 2 Home Alones just to name a few. As for why they covered for Bender, it comes down to a simple human belief, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. The vice principal is the reason they are all there so they aren't going to help him if they can help it. Once he is gone they can go back to not liking each other but when he's there they are united against the common enemy. It's the same tactic used by a lot of bosses, to an extent, in the workplace or drill instructors/NCOs in the military.
In the TV series 'Psych' (which y'all should definitely watch - it is filled with Pop Culture references from the 80's and 90's) the main guy, Shawn (James Roday Rodriguez) was a big fan of 80's nostalgia and often made joke references about this movie. During the run of the show, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, and Anthony Michael Hall made appearances. Only missing Emilio Estevez, which Roday constantly made jokes about.
Emilio Estevez is Charlie Sheen's brother (Charlie Sheen's real name is Carlos Estevez). They're the sons of 'West Wing' 'President Hartley' - Martin Sheen (Ramon Antonio Gerardo Estevez).
It was great because you got to see the 5 basic groups of HS kids in the 80's represented and sort of forced to spend time together for a day. The popular princess, the jock, the stoner, the science nerd and the weird loner. Interesting concept.
Yes!! Once again great choice for one of the greatest movies from the 80's!!! After watching this you guys are pretty much obligated to react to "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" next!!
Ferris Bueller you're my hero.....
Save Ferris!
Oooh Yeaahh!!!
My favorite movie scene was when Jeannie was spooked by Roonie in their kitchen.... Still laughing. #2 was when Buddy was hit by a Taxi in Elf. My daughters always make fun of me for starting to laugh before the scenes happen.
You're not dying,you just can't think of anything good to do.
They became vulnerable, shedding the exterior and really seeing each other. One of my all time favorite.
Three of the actors in breakfast club were also in St Elmo's Fire. Emilio Estevez,Judd Nelson,and Ally Sheedy
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched this movie!! It’s just an easy fun rainy day kind of movie!! The letter at the end is perfect!!!
Director John Hughes had a great way of telling life tales through young eyes, Even in a comic setting he could touch on deep subjects. Sixteen Candles,Ferris Bueller’s Dav Off which should be the next reaction,Uncle Buck said The National Lampoon’s Vacation films and Home Alone movies,Mr Mom so many. Molly Ringwald who plays Claire was the teen Queen of 1980’s movies. Also appeared on the Katy Perry music video,Last Friday Night, The actors plus a few more were part of a group of young artists called the Brat Pack,which included Emilio Estevez’s younger brother Charlie Sheen. Martin Sheen who played President Bartlet in tv series The West Wing and President John F. Kennedy in the 1983 mini series.
Weren't Martin and Charlie in separate versions of Wall Street? Or am I mis-remembering?
@@daverhoden445 They were both in Wall Street along with Michael Douglas in 1987. I think Charlie Sheen was in 2010 sequel not dad
As long as someone has mentioned Charlie Sheen, did you know that he and Emilio Estavez are half brothers??
Emilio took Martin's orginal last name
@@dianetaylor841 They are full blooded brothers. Sheen is the "acting" name Martin took to sound more American. If I remember correctly Charlie's real name is Carlos Estevez.
Trivia for you: the actor, Emilio Estevez the guy who plays Andrew the wrestler, was once married to Paula Abdul in the early 1990s. He also happens to be actor Martin Sheen's son and Charlie Sheen's brother. Their real family name is Estevez, Sheen is their stage name.
Fun facts: the 'library' that they were all in was actually the gymnasium because the actual library in the school was too small.
The school the Movie takes place in had closed up a few years before the movie was filmed.
The 'pot' they're all smoking was actually oregano. The switchblade Bender pulled out after wrestling with Andrew was actually the actors knife in real life.
The 'Man of the Year' photo in the beginning is actually a photo of the janitor.
There's a few scenes that were cut from the movie...1 of which Allison imagines Claire to be a princess, herself as a vampire, Brian as an astronaut, Andrew as a viking, and Bender as a criminal (if I remember right). Another cut scene was when Bender and Claire were alone in the one room together near the end, they actually kissed.
The actor playing John Bender (Judd Nelson) would often pick on and bully Molly Ringwald (Claire) on set to the point John Hughes almost fired him, however the actor that played the principal stood up for him saying that he was only prepping for the film and trying to stay in character.
I graduated in1982 and I saw my principal throw a kid up against a locker. Nobody thought much of it then as he was very strict and wouldn't put up with much
In John Hughes films, the adults, especially school authority figures, were the common enemy of teens. Despite their differences, they were a united front when teachers or principals were involved. You see this in Ferris Bueller's Day Off as well as other movies.
This is how it was in my experience. Not just John Hughes movies.
Emilio Estevez (The Dancer) is the brother of Charlie Sheen. His father played the President of the United States in the series The West Wing. Almost all his brothers and sisters and parents are famous actors.
I loved this movie so much in my early teens that I could recite it from memory. Growing up in small town Oklahoma I didn't realize how iconic this movie was until 10 years later, when watching it with another person my age and we could both recite the lines right along with the movie. John Hughes movies ruled the 80s.
John Hughes was the writer for an entire age of coming of age films. I love you guy's take on the characters. As my kids reached puberty I showed them all of his films. There's just something almost magically intuitive about Hughes's characters and the way they navigate their struggles. Along with Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire and Some kind of Wonderful The breakfast club is easily the best of Hughes's works. The only thing that comes close to this type of energy as it pertains to the adolescent struggle is "Empire Records". You both will easily fall in love with the characters, AND the music. I'm so glad you enjoyed this one. I really am. Not to worry Amber, the first few times I watched it I had forgotten so much about the movie. It is so nuanced it really does take 2-3 viewings before you can truly unpack it all.
Jordan was introduced to Amber's movie. Now Jordan you can introduce Amber to (The Sandlot). A good one for her to get into that kind of genre. Keep up with the good work 😎👍
Jay and Amber with the reaction to the breakfast club you have now reacted to my top 10 childhood movies, you guys are killing it with the reactions keep it up
I cant believe you guys didnt read the whole letter out loud at the end. That was the main point in the movie. It explained how all those different kids were actually very much alike. How could you edit it out?
Instant click! 🥰 fun fact I learned recently, John Huges teen movies, Breakfast Club, Ferris Beuller ,Weird Science, Sixteen Candles, all happen in the same high school, Sherman High, in Sherman Illonois 🤯
For those who are unaware, just about all of John Hughes teen comedies were filmed in Highland Park. Yes, the same Highland Park that was in the news on the 4th of July.
Actually this was filmed at Maine north in des plaines with glenbrook north being the outside
Great movie which i first watched when i was 13. I am 47 now and still watch it at least once a year. Thanks to John Hughes and an amazing group of young actors known as "the brat pack
The Movie " Wierd Science " & Valley Girl" are a Must 80's Movies.
I was 13 when this movie came out & of all the "teen" movies from the 80's this is THE quintessential film about being a teenager in the 1980's. "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" is another great film about high-school teen life in the 80's
Great movie with many relatable things to high school... and so much great period music... John Hughes just got it... Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off... definitely favorites...
Saw it opening night, with my GF - came out changed, it absolutely spoke volumes about highschool in the mid 80s, clicks, and the shit at home that you let noone know about, or god help you if you didn't fit in. Even as a half jock and rocker, and lucky enough to be part of the ingroups, you always had to be on guard. I identified with Bender, saw a lot of me in him. The thing that strikes me the mosst: the conversation the principle and janitor had about "these kids are going to take care of us" Seeing what is going on these days, it scare the hell out of me...
I became a certified navy drug and alcohol counselor when I was in the Navy-this movie was used to teach group therapy dynamics and all the different phases they go through. Classic movie too…❤
in the '80s this is what it was literally like for me and my experience belonging to a group of young people that was different from other groups.
if your group of friends, found out you were involved with another group whether it was just as friends or having an interest in a relationship, it was a HUGE No-No!
if you are a Rocker you didn't hang out with the New Wavers, or Punk Rockers, if you are a Preppy you didn't hang out with the Rockers or the New Wavers/Punk Rockers , if you are a Jock you didn't hang out with anybody unless they were maybe a Preppy?
can't forget about the Valley Girls they were kind of lost in their own little world, I really don't think anybody really minded them...
at least in my school.
it was pretty twisted, but these group of young Teen Agers (no matter what group you belong to) took it very seriously for the most part
Yes! there were Geeks and Nerds back then and they weren't high on the list like they are today.
breakers also belong to their own group which mostly consisted of Black and Hispanic culture, if you were White, you better be REALLY GOOD at Breaking to even be considered to be in a Breaking Group.
having a friendship or a relationship outside of your group was done in private, which was a challenge of its own.
enjoy the movie but realize there were a lot of us that went through this.
and Yes! Teachers did, MUCH WORSE than what you see in this movie.
AND YET THE '80S WERE DEFINITELY STILL AMAZING 👊✌️
Yeah, you stayed in your group. Having a meaningful relationship with others outside your main clique only happened if there was a compelling reason. I lived in the music department. Because of that, I crossed paths with a lot of cliques, but outside of band activities, we didn't mix. That shit was taken very seriously back then.
That's not just a thing in the 80s it's something that happens for every generation. I'm from England so unfinished school at 16 in 2017 and the groups were still a thing and you weren't allowed to socialize with anyone who was either lower or higher than your popular. I hear people now in their 30s and stuff saying something like "school is totally different now. Being a nerd is school." Uh, no it's not. I finished school a few years ago and I got bullied and made fun of from the start to then of school.
@@KD-cd2ck I guess I have to talk to my youngest, my daughter more. She's still in high school. She has never mentioned it. I'm sorry to hear it's still the same. I found my niche and had a good time in high school, but I also know a lot of people who had a really hard time for one reason or other. I had casual friends from lots of groups because of a common interest, (music) and crossed a lot of lines because of that, and I had my core group of friends (mostly geeks and nerds) that I hung out with. I never had to deal with much bullying or anything. Or I was just in my bubble and didn't notice. I perfected ignoring what I didn't want to see or know. Just hide in a book with your headphones on. People tend to leave you alone, or they used to anyway
@Brutally Goofy Buddha I live in Portland Oregon, and the school I went to, was crazy into their came to the clicks.
I was just let go of a Christian High School of about 200 student, for violating a huge rule.
Ended up in a public high school of 3,000 students so you can imagine how lost I was and then trying to figure out, which group I was going to belong to😐 went from being the bad boy, funny, student (Always in trouble) that was well liked by his fellow students, in the small school but ended up, being nothing but a nobody in a bigger School.
Took a while to find the crowd. First I was a breaker for a couple years then got into the whole, New Wave scene (which was super cool because I really love the music, even today) the towards the end of my senior year, I would really get into the whole Metal thing, grew the hair out graduated and that was that.
But I saw a lot of crap go on between the different clicks and it was pretty harsh. You could see that the teachers even favored different groups of people, it was really sad because so many students were just forgotten.
@@leahsunbury9639 Crazy right 😕
The kid that played Brian was , Michael Anthony hall. He was in a lot of John Hughes movies. And the youngest person to ever be a regular writer for Saturday night live. Such a great actor. He looks so different as a grown man but still does cameo , and has remained an active actor , just as Judd Nelson as well. All of them have had pretty successful careered as a whole. Although none became “ movie stars”. They all have remained working actors.
Emilio Estevez played Billy the Kid in the movie "Young Guns"
Emilio was the coach for the Mighty Ducks... That's for Jay since he likes sports movies... Emilio also did the real brat pack movies the Outisideers, St Elmos Fire, with his brother Men at work... and Maximum Overdrive... and he has directed many things! This is Martin Sheen's oldest..... need another clue- Charlie Sheen's older, better-looking brother. Also, check out the movie Wisdom with him... Don't pooh Emilio's career!.
@Brutally Goofy Buddha I agree they were stars for that short time they were doing those movies but none acquired long term, like Tom cruise stardom.
@@gaetagirl lol u right Emilio held his own for a while. And I think they were all pretty brilliant actors. I’m surprised they all didn’t become huge actors. And I forgot about men at work. I loved that movie !! That’s one they should watch. That was a funny funny movie.
@Brutally Goofy Buddha Emilio choose a different path he liked being behind the camera and writing
Still nothing like those John Hughes Brat Pack movies from the 80's. He walked us all through our teens and twenties with humor and some incredibly sweet moments. These movies don't really age - the clothes and hair do, but the characters don't. I will still watch every time I come across one - all these decades later.
I don’t know if anyone mentioned it, or if you knew, but Emilio Esteves (the jock) is Charlie Sheen’s brother. Their dad, Martin Sheen is a well known actor as well.
LOVE your reactions, but why so short? Saw this in the theater when I was a teen, so I could identify with all of the characters. I think you both will really like Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, which is another teen classic.
I agree, way too short for the movie reaction. I wish they would include a little more of the content. I think at least 30 minutes at a minimum - 45 min. (or more) maximum, depending on the movie.
Agree.
Some fuller scenes would help the nostalgia.
15:30 It is kinda crazy because in the past, when movies would play on regular over-the-air television (not streamed or on video or cable), they used to have a thing that said the film was "edited for content or formatting to television". They would cut out parts of the film that either had extensive bad language or conversation and topics that weren't family friendly. I know going back and watching shows like Ferris Bueller, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, or take your pick from a plethora of John Hughes films and finally seeing them uncut or edited for tv can be quite shocking as many times the gen-x adult generation remembers these films in their edited for tv versions and therefore remember the content a tad bit cleaner than if you were to watch it in its original version.
Also, Anthony Michael Hall's voice changed between when they filmed the movie and when they recorded the "clean" words that the TV edit would use in place of swearing, so on TV it sounds like someone else is saying a word in the middle of several of his lines.
"They never had breakfast!" Well, Ally Sheedy's character had a Cap'n Crunch sandwich, does that count?
Seriously though, I'm glad to see you guys react to this one; it's a really good movie. Anthony Michael Hall's character was always the one I related to the most, but Ally Sheedy was my favorite (and I agree with Amber that I liked her more before her "transformation" at the end). But if you're going to get into John Hughes movies (which you should as the man never made a bad film), the one you really need to watch is She's Having a Baby. Fun, hilarious, heartwarming, and a good soundtrack! My favorite movie of all time (outside of the Star Wars franchise).
John Hughes was a genius. He never forgot how urgent high school could feel and he never stopped believing that during this critical developmental years change was possible and that kindness and understanding were possible if people let go of the stereotypes and saw each other’s humanity. He was from Evanston, Illinois an upscale suburb of Chicago. He lived there his whole live (he hated Hollywood) and the majority of his movies, including this one were filmed there. That was the high school he attended. Home Alone was filmed near his own house.
Great reaction you two! 😊
One of my favorite John Hughes films.
I very highly recommend the 1986 movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", and the 1987 movie "Some Kind of Wonderful".
Looking forward to your next reaction. 😊
“Dear Mr. Vernon,
We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong, but we think you’re crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us - in the simplest terms and the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain and an athlete, and a basket case, a princess, and a criminal.
Does that answer your question?
Sincerely yours,
The Breakfast Club”
John Hughes was amazing. He was really in touch with teenagers of the 80s. You gotta see Pretty in Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful and sixteen candles. I still watch all of these today and I still love them all.
I love this movie, and it's a go-to whenever I can't figure out what else to watch. This one and a few others.
Fun fact: the little girl playing Brian's little sister, is the real-life little sister of the actor playing Brian, Anthony Michael Hall. You can clearly see the resemblance.
Brian's mom is Anthony's mom too
@@KD-cd2ck True! she was also his manager. In the early ninetees I was studying in NYC for my BFA in Film and Video and had the pleasure of spending a day with them making a video of a play that Anthony was directing somewhere.
OMG this is a classic John Hughes film all of his films from the 80s are classics all of these actors when on to have amazing careers Emilio Estévez is the brother of actor Charlie Sheen who has a cameo in Ferris Buller's Day Off released in 1986 the year after this film you guys should react to all of John Hughes films love your channel guys keep up the great work
This film was part of the "Brat Pack" series that John Hughes was asked to direct for. In exchange, he got to direct movies that he wanted to.
This movie defined the 80's some of the greatest young actors. Anthony Michael Hall is also great in 16 candles and weird science. But a must see movie that goes over into college is "Less Than Zero". You get to see Robert Downey Jr when he was young. But what happens on film was kinda happening in his real life at the same time.
Less Than Zero also stars the girl from The Lost Boys, which was a recent reaction. Good suggestion!
Definitely want to see how you react to Ferris Bueller’s Day Off! It’s another great John Hughes film! ❤️
How about Fast Times at Ridgemont High 🤬🔥🔥🔥🤓
Yes yes yes yes yes
Too juvenile.
@@debramartin1583 Unpossible!
This is a set built in the gym of another high school. "Most of the film takes place in the library of 'Shermer High School', which was a set created in the gymnasium of what was then Maine North High School, 9511 Harrison Street in Des Plaines, about 20 miles northwest of Chicago itself. It closed in 1981 and was empty at the time of filming."
The year I graduated from High School. I loved your reactions about how the principal spoke to the kids, how they spoke to each other, it was really like that back then. That movie sums up the 80's in 2 hours. The cliques, the actions, reactions, I can put names to each one of them from people I went to school with. It takes me back to, honestly, happier days. The 80's were the BEST time to be a teenager bar none. And yes, the principal at my school would have had no problem telling us he was going to "crack skulls". Oh and we were allowed to smoke in an outside "smoking lounge" between periods. No, I'm not kidding, things were entirely different than they are now and I loved EVERY.SINGLE.MINUTE. of it!
Definitely a classic. My suggestion is Blues Brothers. If you haven't seen the original, it is a must!
Animal House was another great one
@@Mary-cz8pf Animal House is said to be based on Belushi's experiences at Southern Illinois University. When I attended there some years later, people were still able to point out the house that was supposedly his frat house. The atmosphere there was well in line with the movie up until 92 when they put the kibosh on the Halloween Weekend party, which was known throughout the midwest.
One thing the movie doesn't show: in addition to the regular frat houses, there were also separate party houses, many of which were owned by frats, which were totally run down - graffiti, no lawn, no tenants, no furniture except maybe some mattresses on the floor of some rooms upstairs. They were awesome because they were just sprinkled around the neighborhood. Rows of nice trim tidy homes, and then one of these industrial-grade party houses right in the middle of the block.
And there was a governing body for the party houses, ensuring every house held enough weekday parties and no house held too many weekend parties, as well as ensuring that there were enough total parties on any given weekday, and not too many on any given weekend, so all the houses made money. These were usually "keggers": you show up, pay 2 bucks at the door for a plastic cup, and hit the keg as much as you are able. If we were poor, pick one house and spend the whole evening getting trashed for literally two dollars.
They'd pass out xeroxed handmade fliers around campus a few days ahead of time, and if we had a free evening coming up, we'd start collecting fliers, and then plan our route at the last minute. You can hear the blaring music from a block away, and the entire backyard is packed with humanity, instantly making clear what happened to the grass.
@@meminustherandomgooglenumbers thanks for the info. I thought that movie was hilarious
Paul Gleason (who played the detenton teacher) was also a key part of another iconic 80's film, "Trading Places"-- which co-starred Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd. In Murphy's 1988 film, "Coming to America," there's an amusing inside joke connected to the Trading Places movie, so make sure to watch Trading Places first.
The decades change but how "School" goes stays the same. Popular, Stoners, Nerds, Loners, Athletes, it never changes. That's why every kid / person should relate to this movie. All three of my kids get it.
We quote this movie so much, especially "It's demented and sad, but social." lol
I related to Ally Sheedy's character so much. I've been invisible for much of my life.
This is still one of my all time fave movies. I watched it so much when I was in high school that I had the lines memorized! Glad you enjoyed it! 😁
Everybody is saying Ferris Bueller's but I say you wanna see early 80s high school "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"
The Breakfast Club is a perfect film.
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Not the greatest film ever made, but one of those films that comes along and tells its story absolutely perfectly. for the time in which it's made, the means the filmmakers had available to them, and the pop culture timeframe it lives inside. I'm glad it's in the vault because nobody should EVER remake it.
The kid playing Brian is Anthony Michael Hall who also starred with Molly Ringwald , the red head girl, in 16 candles. He was hilarious as the geek! He grew up and went on to star in the TV series Dead Zone, based on thea Steven King novel by the same name. You would never recognize him .
Love this movie! Never gets old. Dont forget Rocky 2!!
My absolutely favorite movie of all time!!! Seen it hundreds of times and can quote every single word!!!!!
Then I have a question for you. What is the punchline of the joke Bender is telling when he is crawling across the ceiling tiles?
@@meminustherandomgooglenumbers technically there is no punchline… Judd Nelson was improvising and made it up.
The scene where Bender is in the ceiling, and he starts telling a joke. Story is that Joke was a complete improve and made the drop appear unexpected. Love this movie; another blast from my past.
Ah yes ~ The Breakfast Club! A classic movie…so glad you guys enjoyed this! Love ya! 💜
Love this!! If you liked Anthony Michael Hall (Brian), add Weird Science to your list!!
Save this movie, guys. When your kids enter high school, show it to them. It's darn near the perfect teen movie. Even though it was the 80s, and the world has changed so much since then, teenagers really haven't. This film captures the essence of what being a teenager means better than any I've ever seen. I was lucky to have been a teen when it was released. (Fun fact - the song that was playing while they were running through the hallway was "Fire in the Twilight" by Wang Chung, a group you recently reacted to.) Also - you know Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., etc., were collectively known at the "Rat Pack". Well, in the 80s, there were a bunch of young actors - five of whom appeared in this film - that were dubbed "The Brat Pack". All of them had successful acting careers well into adulthood.
John Hughes absolutely ruled all coming of age movies in the 80s and early 90s, plus uncle Buck, curly sue, and plains Trains and Automobiles!
What made this movie so special.... is it was the first. This movie has been repeated dozens of times in the past 30 years, but this was the first one to tell "our" truth.
This movie is so loved by people who understand the struggles of that time of difference between social standards we were struggling threw but we made great friendships threwout our high school years. I adored every friendship I had weather it was with a quote " jock, brain, alternative or anyone else. You were my friend regardless!
YAY!! Just listened to Simple Minds today & was wondering if you guys were gonna watch this one!
Also, guys, please Please PLEASE react to "9 To 5" from 1980 with Dolly Parton (singing the theme as well!), Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Female Film Friday ;)
P.S. Two music recommendations - first one I am willing to bet Amber will love & Jay might be confused by at first but rockin' to by the end: "One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head; and the other is a classic that you'll be sure to love, "Carry On My Wayward Son" by Kansas.
Thanks for making my Monday with this Brat Pack classic! 💖
9 to 5 is a classic. As is "One Night in Bangkok". 👍
The thing with the matches is actually true. Matches used to be made with phosphor and you could get them to light in any rugged surface. The cool kids especially liked to do it on their trousers or boots. By the 80s though, most of the matches were already like the modern ones where they only light by reacting with the substance that is added to the sandpapery bit in the boxes, so it was even cooler when someone managed to get the old "dangerous" ones, and light them wherever they want. And yes, there was always someone who managed to consistently get ahold of those.
I was class of '84 even though this movie came out in '85, it still is our generation. This flick holds a special place.
John Hughs wrote some amazing movies in the 80s that detailed the struggles of youth in the 80s. If you liked The Breakfast Club, check out Some Kind of Wonderful. It is a great movie with an great soundtrack!
where i got my crush on lea thompson. still do to this day. she just seems nice in real life. mary stuart masterson was fit too
My guy Elias Kotas!