Quotes
 ndrew: I taped Larry Lester`s buns together.
Brian Johnson: That was you?
Andrew: Yeah, you know him?
Brian Johnson: Yeah, I know him.
Andrew: Well, then you know how hairy he is. And when they pulled the tape off, most of his hair came off and some - some skin, too.
Claire Standish: Oh my God.
Andrew: And the bizzare thing is that I did it for my old man. I tortured this poor kid because I wanted him to think that I was cool. He`s always going off about how when he was in school and all the wild things he used to do. And I got the feeling that he was disappointed that I never cut loose on anyone, right? So I`m sitting in the lockeroom and I`m taping up my knee, and Larry`s undressing a couple locker`s down from me. And he`s kinda, he`s kinda skinny. Weak. And I started thinkin` about my father, and his attitude about, about weakness. And the next thing I knew, I jumped on top of him and started wailing on him. And my friends, they just laughed and cheered me on. And afterwards, when I`m sitting in Vernon`s office, all I could think about was Larry`s father and Larry having to go home and explain what happened to him. And the humiliation - the fucking humiliation he must have felt. It must have been unreal. I mean, how... how do you apologize for something like that? There`s no way. It`s all because of me and my old man. God, I fucking hate him. He`s like this mindless machine that I can`t even relate to anymore.
[crying, imitating his father]
Andrew: `Andrew! You`ve got to be number one! I won`t tolerate any losers in this family! You`re intensity is for shit! Win! Win! Win!` You son of a bitch. You know, sometimes I wish my knee would give. And I wouldn`t be able to wrestle anymore. And he could forget all about me. Mr. Clark, Andrew`s Father: Hey, I screwed around. Guys screw around, there`s nothin` wrong with that.
[Andy nods head]
Mr. Clark, Andrew`s Father: Except you got caught, Sport.
Andrew: Yeah, Mom already wringed me, alright?
Mr. Clark, Andrew`s Father: You wanna miss a match? You wanna blow your ride?
[Andy shakes head no]
Mr. Clark, Andrew`s Father: No school`s gonna give a scholarship to a discipline case!
[first lines]
Andrew Clark: So... what`s your poison?
[no answer]
Andrew Clark: ...Ok, forget I asked.
Allison Reynolds: Vodka.
Andrew Clark: Vodka? When do you drink vodka.
Allison Reynolds: Whenever.
Andrew Clark: How much?
Allison Reynolds: Tons.
Carl: I am the eyes and ears of this institution, my friends!
Bender: You load up, you party.
Brian Johnson: Uhh, no, actually, we dress up.
John Bender: [after Claire performs her lipstick trick]
[claps sarcastically]
John Bender: Wow, Claire. That was great. My image of you is totally blown.
Allison Reynolds: You`re a shit. Don`t do that to her, you swore to God you wouldn`t laugh.
John Bender: Am I laughing?
Andrew Clark: [shouts angrily] You fuckin` prick!
John Bender: What do you care what I think anyway? I don`t even count... Right? I could disappear forever and it wouldn`t make any difference. I might as well not even exist at this school, remember?
[turns to Claire]
John Bender: And you... don`t like me anyway.
Bender: You`re kind of sexy when you`re angry.
Richard Vernon: You ought to spend a little more time trying to make something of yourself and a little less time trying to impress people.
Bender: [running through the halls singing] I wanna be an airborne ranger / I wanna lead a life of danger / Before the day I die / There`s five things I wanna ride / Bicycle, tricycle, automobile / Virgin`s mother and a ferris wheel...
Andrew: I said, leave her alone.
Bender: You gonna make me?
Andrew: Yeah.
Bender: You and how many of your friends?
Andrew: Just me. Just you and me. Two hits. Me hitting you. You hitting the floor. Anytime you`re ready, pal.
Bender: Claire, you wanna see a picture of a guy with elephantitis of the nuts? It`s pretty tasty.
Claire: No thank you.
Bender: How does he ride a bike?
Bender: Oh Claire, would you ever consider dating a guy who looked like this?
Claire: Can`t you just leave me alone?
Bender: I mean even if he had a nice personality and a cool car... although you`d probably have to ride in the backseat because his nuts would ride shotgun
Richard Vernon: What did you wanna be when you were young?
Carl: When I was a kid, I wanted to be John Lennon.
Richard Vernon: Carl, don`t be a goof. I`m making a serious point here.
John Bender: [after Claire flips him off] Oh, obscene finger gestures from such a pristine girl.
John Bender: My impression of life at Big Bri`s house, "Son?" "Yeah, Dad?" "How was your day, son?" "Great, Dad. How`s yours?" "Super. Say, how would like to go fishing this weekend?" "Great, Dad. But I got homework to do." "That`s okay, son. You can do it on the boat." "Gee." "Hon, isn`t our son swell?" "Yes, dear. Isn`t life swell?"
[kiss]
Claire Standish: Why didn`t you want me to know that you are a virgin?
Brian Johnson: Because it`s my business - my personal business.
John Bender: Well, Brian, it doesn`t sound like you`re doing any business.
Principal Richard Vernon: The next time I have to come in here I`m crackin` skulls.
[Richard Vernon places magazine rack in front of door to hold it open]
John Bender: That`s very clever, sir. But what if there`s a fire? I think violating fire codes and endangering the lives of children would be unwise at this juncture in your career, sir.
Brian`s mom: Now is this the first time or the last time you do this to me?
Brian Johnson: Last.
Brian`s mom: Now get in there and use the time to your advantage.
Brian Johnson: Mom, we`re not supposed to study, we just have to sit there and do nothing.
Brian`s mom: Well mister, you figure out a way to study.
Brian`s sister: Yeah.
John Bender: You know what I got for Christmas this year? It was a banner fuckin` year at the old Bender family. I got a carton of cigarettes. The old man grabbed me and said "Hey. Smoke up Johnny."
John Bender: Hey, homeboy, what do you say we close that door, we`ll get the prom queen impregnated.
John Bender: YOU ARE A BITCH.
Claire Standish: Why? `Cause I`m telling the truth, that makes me a bitch?
John Bender: NO. `Cause you know how shitty that is to do someone, and you don`t got the balls to stand up to your friends and tell them you`re gonna like who you wanna like.
[as Bender prepares to urinate under his desk]
Andrew Clark: Hey, you`re not urinating in here, man.
John Bender: Don`t talk. Don`t talk. It makes it crawl back up.
Andrew: Yo wastoid, you`re not gonna blaze up in here.
Richard Vernon: [From his office] Jesus Christ Almighty!
Richard Vernon: What in Gods name is going on in here?
Richard Vernon: What was that ruckus?
Andrew Clark: Uh, what ruckus?
Richard Vernon: I was just in my office and I heard a ruckus.
Brian Johnson: Could you describe the ruckus, sir?
John Bender: [to Vernon] Keep your fuckin` hands off me! I`d expect better manners from you, Dick.
John Bender: I like those earrings, Claire.
Claire Standish: Shut up.
John Bender: Are those real diamonds, Claire?
Claire Standish: Shut up.
John Bender: I bet they are. Did you work for the money to buy those earrings?
Claire Standish: Shut your mouth.
John Bender: Or did your Daddy buy those for you?
Claire Standish: [shouts] Shut up!
John Bender: I`ll bet he bought those for you. I bet those were a Christmas gift. You know what I got for Christmas? Oh, it was a banner fucking year at the old Bender family. I got a carton of cigarettes. The old man grabbed me and said, "Hey, smoke up Johnny." Alright? So go home and cry to your Daddy. Don`t cry here, okay?
John Bender: Stupid, worthless, no good, goddamn, freeloading son of a bitch. Retarded, big mouth, know-it-all, asshole, jerk. You forgot ugly, lazy and disrespectful. Shut up bitch. Go fix me a turkey pot pie. No dad, what about you? Fuck you. No dad, what about you? Fuck you. Dad, what about you? Fuck you.
Brian Johnson: Is that for real?
John Bender: You wanna come over sometime?
[John Bender is absently tearing up books]
Andrew Clark: That`s real intelligent.
John Bender: You`re right. It`s wrong to destroy literature. It`s such fun to read. And
[examines title]
John Bender: Moe-Lay really pumps my nads.
Claire Standish: Moliere.
Claire Standish: What`s your name?
John Bender: What`s yours?
Claire Standish: Claire.
John Bender: Claire?
Claire Standish: Claire. It`s a family name.
John Bender: Oh, it`s a fat girl`s name.
Claire Standish: Oh, thank you.
John Bender: You`re welcome.
Claire Standish: I`m not fat.
John Bender: Well not at present, but I can see you really pushing maximum density. See I`m not sure if you know this, but there are two kinds of fat people: there`s fat people that were born to be fat, and there`s fat people that were once thin but became fat... so when you look at `em you can sorta see that thin person inside. You see, you`re gonna get married, you`re gonna squeeze out a few puppies and then, uh...
Richard Vernon: You think about this: when you get old, these kids - when *I* get old - they`re going to be running the country.
Carl: Yeah.
Richard Vernon: Now this is the thought that wakes me up in the middle of the night. That when I get older, these kids are going to take care of me.
Carl: I wouldn`t count on it.
Allison Reynolds: When you grow up, your heart dies.
John: So, who cares?
Allison Reynolds: I care.
John Bender: Uh, Dick? Excuse me; Rich. Will milk be made available to us?
Andrew Clark: We`re extremely thirsty, sir.
Claire Standish: I have a really low tolerance for dehydration.
Andrew Clark: I`ve seen her dehydrate, sir. It`s pretty gross.
Andrew: What do you need a fake I.D. for?
Brian: So I can vote.
John Bender: But face it. You`re a neo maxi zoom dweebie, what would you be doing if you weren`t out making yourself a better citizen?
John Bender: What`s in there?
Claire Standish: Guess? Where`s your lunch?
John Bender: You`re wearing it.
Claire Standish: You`re nauseating.
John Bender: [pointing to Claire`s lunch] What`s that?
Claire Standish: Sushi.
John Bender: Sushi?
Claire Standish: Rice, raw fish, and seaweed.
John Bender: You won`t accept a guy`s tongue in your mouth, and you`re going to eat that?
Claire Standish: Can I eat?
John Bender: I don`t know. Give it a try.
Bender: [after putting his head between Claire`s legs under the table] It was an accident.
Claire Standish: You`re an asshole.
Bender: Sue me.
Richard Vernon: What if your home... what if your family... what if your *dope* was on fire?
John Bender: Impossible, sir. It`s in Johnson`s underwear.
Richard Vernon: Don`t mess with the bull, young man. You`ll get the horns.
John Bender: Sporto.
Andrew Clark: What?
John Bender: You get along with your parents?
Andrew Clark: Well, if I say yes I`m an idiot, right?
John Bender: You`re an idiot anyway. But if you say you get along with your parents, well, you`re a liar too.
Andrew Clark: You don`t have any goals.
John Bender: Oh but I do.
Andrew Clark: Yeah?
John Bender: I wanna be just like you. I figure all I need, is a lobotomy and some tights.
Brian Johnson: You wear tights?
Andrew Clark: No I don`t wear tights. I wear the required uniform.
Brian Johnson: Tights.
Andrew Clark: Shut up.
John Bender: Well, Brian, this is a very nutritious lunch. All the food groups are represented. Did your mom marry Mr. Rogers?
Brian Johnson: Uh, no. Mr. Johnson.
John: I just wanna know how one becomes a janitor because Andrew here is very interested in pursuing a career in the custodial arts.
Brian Johnson: Chicks cannot hold their smoke, dat`s what it is.
John: Hey, how come Andrew gets to get up? If he gets up, we`ll all get up, it`ll be anarchy.
John Bender: Being bad feels pretty good, huh?
Andrew: [after Claire has given Allison a makeover] What happened to you?
Allison Reynolds: Why? Claire did it... What`s wrong?
Andrew: Nothing`s wrong... it`s just so different, you know? I can see your face.
Allison Reynolds: Is that good or bad?
Andrew: It`s good.
Allison Reynolds: [after Andrew says he would drive to school naked for one million dollars] I`d do that. I`ll do anything sexual, and I don`t need a million dollars to do it either. I`m a nymphomaniac.
Brian Johnson: I`m a fucking idiot because I can`t make a lamp?
John Bender: No. You`re a genius because you can`t make a lamp.
Allison Reynolds: I don`t have to runaway and live in the street. I can runaway and I can go to the ocean, I can go to the country, I can go to the mountains. I could go to Israel, Africa, Afghanistan.
John Bender: Don`t you ever talk about my friends. You don`t know any of my friends. You don`t look at any of my friends. And you certainly wouldn`t condescend to speak to any of my friends. So you just stick to the things you know: shopping, nail polish, your father`s BMW, and your poor, rich drunk mother in the Caribbean.
Claire Standish: SHUT UP.
John Bender: And as far as being concerned about what`s gonna happen when you and I walk down the hallways of school together, you can forget it cuz it`s never gonna happen. Just bury your head in the sand and wait for your fucking prom.
Richard Vernon: [Andrew laughs at Bender`s backtalk] You think he`s funny? You think this is cute? You think he`s "bitchin," is that it? Let me tell you something. Look at him - he`s a bum. You want to see something funny? You go visit John Bender in five years. You`ll see how goddamned funny he is.
Richard Vernon: Well, well. Here we are. You have exactly eight hours and fifty-four minutes to think about why you`re here. You may not talk, you will not move from these seats. Any questions?
John Bender: Yeah. Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?
John Bender: Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?
Claire Standish: I hate it. I hate having to go along with everything my friends say.
Andrew Clark: If I lose my temper you`re totaled, man.
John Bender: Totally?
Andrew Clark: Totally.
Claire Standish: He`s just doing it to get a rise out of you. Just ignore him.
John Bender: Sweets. You couldn`t ignore me if you tried. So... so. Are you guys like boyfriend-girlfriend? Steady dates? Lovers? Come on, sporto, level with me. Do you slip her the hot beef injection?
Claire Standish: Go to HELL.
Andrew: Enough.
Richard Vernon: Hey. What`s goin in there? Damn pricks.
Allison Reynolds: Your middle name is Ralph, as in puke, your birth date`s March 12th, you`re 5`9 and a half, you weigh 130 pounds and your social security number is 049380913.
Andrew Clark: Wow. Are you psychic?
Allison Reynolds: No.
Brian Johnson: Well, would you mind telling me how you know all this about me?
Allison Reynolds: I stole your wallet.
[Claire is doing Allison`s make-up]
Claire: You know, you look a lot better without all that black shit under your eyes.
Allison Reynolds: Hey, I like all that black shit... Why are you being so nice to me?
Claire: Because you`re letting me.
John Bender: Screws fall out all the time, the world is an imperfect place.
Bender: You know how you said before, how your parents use you to get back at each other? Wouldn`t I be outstanding in that capacity?
[to himself, crawling above some acoustic ceiling tiles]
Bender: Naked blonde walks into a bar with a poodle under one arm, and a two-foot salami under the other. The bartender says, I guess you won`t be needing a drink. Naked lady says...
[the ceiling gives way]
Bender: Oh, *shit*.
Andrew: Speak for yourself.
Bender: Do you think I`d speak for you? I don`t even know your language.
Richard Vernon: Why is that door closed? WHY IS THAT DOOR CLOSED?
Bender: [as Mr. Vernon leaves the library] That man... is a brownie hound.
Brian Johnson: 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 an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us... In the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain...
Andrew Clark: ...and an athlete...
Allison Reynolds: ...and a basket case...
Claire Standish: ...a princess...
John Bender: ...and a criminal...
Brian Johnson: Does that answer your question?... Sincerely yours, the Breakfast Club.
Allison Reynolds: You have problems.
Andrew Clark: Oh, I have problems?
Allison Reynolds: You do everything everyone tells you to do and that is a problem.
Andrew Clark: Okay, fine, but I didn`t dump my purse out on the couch and invite everyone into my problems.
Claire Standish: You know why guys like you knock everything?
John Bender: Oh, this should be stunning.
Claire Standish: It`s because you`re afraid.
John Bender: Oh God, you richies are so smart, that`s exactly why I`m not heavy into activities.
Claire Standish: You`re a big coward.
Brian Johnson: I`m in the math club.
Claire Standish: See, you`re afraid that they won`t take you, you don`t belong, so you have to just dump all over it.
John Bender: Well, it wouldn`t have anything to do with you activities people being assholes, now would it?
Claire Standish: Well, you wouldn`t know, you don`t even know any of us.
John Bender: Well, I don`t know any lepers, but I`m not going to run out and join one of their fucking clubs.
Andrew Clark: Hey. Let`s watch the mouth, huh?
Brian Johnson: I`m in the physics club too.
John Bender: Excuse me a sec. What are you babbling about?
Brian Johnson: Well, what I had said was I`m in the math club, uh, the Latin, and the physics club... physics club.
John Bender: Hey, Cherry. Do you belong to the physics club?
Claire Standish: That`s an academic club.
John Bender: So?
Claire Standish: So academic clubs aren`t the same as other kinds of clubs.
John Bender: Ah... but to dorks like him, they are. What do you guys do in your club?
Brian Johnson: Well, in physics we... we talk about physics, properties of physics.
John Bender: So it`s sorta social, demented and sad, but social. Right?
Andrew Clark: What do they do to you?
Allison Reynolds: They ignore me.
Andrew Clark: Yeah... yeah.
Andrew: We`re all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that`s all.
Bender: Remember how you said your parents use you to get back at each other?
Claire Standish: [nods]
Bender: Wouldn`t I be OUTSTANDING in that capacity?
Bender: [after Claire kisses his neck] Why`d you do that?
Claire Standish: `Cause I knew you wouldn`t.
Claire Standish: [pause] Were you truly disgusted with what I did with my lipstick?
Bender: The truth?
Claire Standish: Yeah.
Bender: [nods] No.
Claire Standish: Do you know how popular I am? I am so popular. Everybody loves me so much at this school.
Bender: Poor baby.
Claire Standish: [about her parents] I don`t think either one of them gives a shit about me. It`s like they use me just to get back at each other.
Allison Reynolds: [her first word of dialogue so far] Ha!
Claire Standish: [long pause] Shut up!
Andrew: Why do you have to insult everybody?
John Bender: I`m being honest, asshole. I would expect you to know the difference.
Richard Vernon: That`s the last time, Bender. That the last time you ever make me look bad in front of those kids, you hear me? I make $31,000 a year and I have a home and I`m not about to throw it all away on some punk like you. But someday when you`re outta here and you`ve forgotten all about this place and they`ve forgotten all about you, and you`re wrapped up in your own pathetic life, I`m gonna be there. That`s right. And I`m gonna kick the living shit out of you. I`m gonna knock your dick in the dirt.
Bender: You threatening me?
Richard Vernon: What are you gonna do about it? You think anyone`s gonna believe you? You think anyone is gonna take your word over mine? I`m a man of respect around here. They love me around here. I`m a swell guy. You`re a lying sack of shit and everybody knows it. Oh, you`re a tough guy. Hey c`mon. Get on your feet pal. Let`s find out how tough you are. I wanna know right now how tough you are.
[offers Bender his chin]
Richard Vernon: Just take the first shot. I`m begging you, take a shot. Just one hit. Come on, that`s all I need, just one swing...
[Bender pauses, staring]
Richard Vernon: That`s what I thought. You`re a gutless turd.
Andrew: You ask me one more question and I`m beating the shit out of you.
Richard Vernon: You`re not fooling anyone, Bender. The next screw that falls out will be you.
Bender: Eat my shorts.
Richard Vernon: What was that?
Bender: Eat... My... Shorts.
Richard Vernon: You just bought yourself another Saturday.
Bender: Ooh, I`m crushed.
Richard Vernon: You just bought one more.
Bender: Well I`m free the Saturday after that. Beyond that, I`m going to have to check my calendar.
Richard Vernon: Good, cause it`s going to be filled. We`ll keep going. You want another one? Just say the word say it. Instead of going to prison you`ll come here. Are you through?
Bender: No.
[Vernon catches Bender playing basketball in the gym]
Bender: Don`t you want to hear my excuse?
Richard Vernon: Out.
Bender: I`m thinkin` of tryin` out for a scholarship.
Trivia
Emilio Estevez was originally going to play Bender, but Hughes couldn`t find someone to play Andrew Clark so Emilio agreed to play Clark.
Molly Ringwald really wanted to play Allison but Ally Sheedy had already been promised the part.
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Anthony Michael Hall`s mother and younger sister play his character Brian`s mother and sister in the movie.
The library in which this movie takes place was actually constructed in the gymnasium of Maine North High School specifically for the film. The school closed down in 1982, two years before filming began. The building had been used for park district purposes and the Chicago Blitz before the Illinois state police bought it, turning it into a police station, which it still is to this day.
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Director John Hughes insisted that the entire cast and crew eat their meals on location in the Maine North High School cafeteria.
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# The joke that Bender tells but never finishes (while crawling through the ceiling) actually has no punchline. According to Judd Nelson, he ad-libbed the line. Originally, he was supposed to tell a joke that would end when he came back into the library and said, "Forgot my pencil", but no one could come up with a joke for that punchline.
The guidance counselor`s desk has a name plaque which says "R. Hashimoto". Richard Hashimoto was the production supervisor.
A prom queen election poster contains the name of Michelle Manning, who co-produced the film.
The license plate on Brian`s mothers`s car is EMC 2. The license plate on Andrew`s fathers`s car is OHIOST.
Director John Hughes actually attended Glenbrook North High School, one of the schools where the movie was filmed.
The film`s title comes from the nickname invented by students and staff for detention at New Trier High School, the school attended by the son of one of John Hughes` friends. Thus, those who were sent to detention were designated members of "The Breakfast Club". "The Breakfast Club" at that school probably took its name in turn from the title of American radio`s longest running network entertainment show, broadcast from Chicago, 1933 to 1968.
Director Cameo: [John Hughes] Brian`s father, who picks him up at the end of the film.
In the beginning of the movie you see different shots of the school hallways and classrooms, you can see what the flare gun did to Brian`s locker. Also there is a picture of a former Shermer High School student "Man of the Year". The guy in the picture is the janitor Carl Reed.
Most teenage movies that John Hughes has written are also take place in Shermer Illinois and involve a Shermer High School. Weird Science (1985), written by Hughes and also starring Anthony Michael Hall, also takes place in Shermer.
Claire`s entire ensemble was purchased specially for the character from a Ralph Lauren store, the only one in Chicago at the time. Hughes had rejected the original costume on the grounds that it wasn`t sophisticated enough.
Nicolas Cage was originally considered for the role of John Bender but the production couldn`t afford his salary at the time. John Cusack was originally cast as John Bender, but John Hughes decided to replace him with Judd Nelson before shooting began.
Director John Hughes said that the cast rehearsed the entire movie as if it was a play a few times before filming began. After the film was a hit, Hughes was asked to write the script as a play so high schoolers could perform it.
John Hughes wrote the screenplay to this movie in just two days (4 and 5 July 1982).
Rick Moranis was originally cast as the janitor; he left due to creative differences and was replaced by John Kapelos.
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# One subplot that was filmed but deleted showed Principal Vernon watching some women faculty members using the school swimming pool.
The scene in which all characters sit in a circle on the floor in the library and tell stories about why they were in detention was not scripted. John Hughes told them all to ad-lib.
Other proposed titles were "The Lunch Bunch" and "Library Revolution".
John Hughes is a big Beatles fan. Principal Richard Vernon is named after the actor who played alongside The Beatles in A Hard Days Night - he`s the uptight, bowler-hatted city gent in the train compartment.
The dandruff that Allison shakes onto her penciled drawing for snow was achieved by sprinkling Parmesan cheese.
Judd Nelson made up many of the terms used in the movie, including `Neo-Maxi Zoomdweebie`.
John Hughes almost fired Judd Nelson because of his negative attitude towards Molly Ringwald off camera. Paul Gleason convinced Hughes that Nelson was a great actor and was merely trying to stay in character.
The original running time of The Breakfast Club (1985) was about two and a half hours. Thinking the film would not be a hit, Universal Pictures trimmed the running time down to the modern 97 minute version. The studio then destroyed the negatives of the deleted scenes. John Hughes said in a "Premiere" magazine article that he has the only complete copy.
It was originally suggested that there would be several sequels to The Breakfast Club (1985), occurring every ten years, in which "The Breakfast Club" would get back together.
The theme song, "Don`t You (Forget About Me)", was written for the film by Keith Forsey. It was a number one hit for Simple Minds, and both Billy Idol and Bryan Ferry turned down offers to record it first (although in 2001, Billy Idol recorded Don`t You (Forget About Me) as a bonus track for his Greatest Hits album). The song was also turned down by Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders who then suggested they offer it to the band fronted by her husband at the time, Simple Minds.
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# The David Bowie quote at the beginning of the movie is pulled from his song ‘Changes’. It can be found on the 1971 album, ‘Hunky Dory’.
Shot entirely in sequence.
Ranked at #1 for Entertaiment Weekly`s 50 Best High School Movies (2006).
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# Any hope of a sequel to "The Breakfast Club" was basically dashed due to the volatile relationship between John Hughes and Judd Nelson. John Hughes has stated that he would never work with Nelson again. Also, it is unclear whether or not Hughes still holds ill-will against his oft-cast starlet, Molly Ringwald. They had a falling out in the late eighties after Ringwald decided to move on from the teen film genre to pursue more adult roles, thus severing her relationship with Hughes.
The switchblade used in the movie actually belonged to Judd Nelson. He explained that he had it for protection purposes.
What they ate for lunch: Andy (Andrew): a bag of chips, chocolate cookies, three sandwiches, milk, a banana and an apple. Claire: sushi (rice, raw fish and seaweed). Allison: a sandwich with Pixie Stix and Cap`n Crunch cereal. John: nothing. Brian: soup, sandwich with peanut butter and jam and apple juice.
At the beginning of the movie, there are some shots of the school building right before the kids show up for detention. Written on a wall is, "I don`t like Mondays" which is referring to a girl named Brenda Spencer. Brenda`s father gave her a rifle for Christmas when she was 16. Later, Brenda went over to an Elementary School across the street from her house and began to shoot anyone she saw there. She injured some students, and she killed the principal and custodian. When asked why she did it, she said, "I don`t like Mondays". The incident also inspired the Boomtown Rats` hit "I Don`t Like Mondays".
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# When Bender is distracting Vernon while the others make their way back to the library, part of the song he sings is a few lines from "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors. The other part he sings while running down the hallway are lines from a US Military cadence: "I wanna be an Airborne Ranger"
The song which Judd Nelson hums the guitar riff to at the beginning of the movie is the opening tune to "Sunshine of Your Love" by Cream.
At the time of shooting, Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall were the only Breakfast Club members of high school age, both being 16. Emilio Estevez and Ally Sheedy both were 22, and Judd Nelson was 25.
Before John Bender says: "Oh, shit - what are we supposed to do if we have to take a piss? ", he begins to hum a song while playing an air guitar. The song was "Sunshine Of Your Love" by Eric Clapton.
ohn Hughes (I)_ originally wanted "The Breakfast Club" to be a 2-1/2 hour movie. However, many of the scenes were cut out and the negatives destroyed. John Hughes says that he has the only complete copy of The Breakfast Club on film. Among the cut scenes from the movie (some filmed, some only written) are: -Carl predicts where the five kids will be in 30 years. Bender will have killed himself, Claire will have had "2 boob jobs and a face lift," Brian will have become very successful but die of a heart attack due to the stress of the high paying job. Allison will be a great poet but no one will care, and Andrew will marry a gorgeous airline stewardess who will become fat after having kids. -In a dream sequence, Allison imagines Andrew as a gluttonous Viking, Bender as a prisoner, Claire as a bride, Brian as an astronaut, and herself as a vampire. In an unfilmed alternative to this dream sequence, all five kids imagine random things, including cars, naked women, Godzilla, beer, and fighter planes, and these things end up filling the room until Vernon interrupts. -John Bender was not going to walk to school in the original script. He was going to be driven by his dad in a rusty tow truck, and have a brief fight with him before his dad drives off. Bender also tossed a bagged lunch, his father saying "You are a waste of lunchmeat!" -After Bender demonstrates "Life at Big Bri`s house" Brian stops Bender and corrects him with a much more pessimistic version of the skit. Claire then proceeds to act out her life before asking Bender to demonstrate his version. Bender`s routine changes as well here. After Bender mimics his mom, he stops, commenting that "then they make me work to pay off the dentist for the teeth HE busts." -The scene where Andrew and Allison are walking to get the sodas is extended to a point where Allison pulls out a pack of cigarettes and smokes one. -After getting the sodas, Bender shakes his can violently and places it among the five to see who gets the rigged one. Allison ends up getting it, and when she opens the can, all the soda squirts directly into her mouth. -After Vernon asks who has to use the lavatory, the five go to the bathroom. Vernon gives the boys 2 minutes and the girls 3 minutes. Claire catches Allison in a stall eating a bag of chips, repulsing her. Bender mocks Brian for sitting down to pee instead of using a urinal. -Several staff members were cut out of the script before filming. Dr. Lange, a social studies teacher who dresses oddly, and Robin, a gym teacher. Robin helps Vernon on a few workout machines until Vernon injures his back, and she eventually visits the students while they are in their circle in the library. Robin initially replaced many of Carl`s scenes and Carl was originally set to be a minor character with only 2 scenes.
While eating lunch, Andrew (Emilio Estevez) takes his lunch out of a "Happy Foods" paper grocery bag. Happy Foods is an actual grocery store in the north/northwest suburbs of Chicago.
Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, and Ally Sheedy played high school students in this film, the same year that they would portray college graduates in St. Elmo`s Fire (1985).
As most people know, except Jay and Silent Bob (see Dogma (1999)), Shermer, Illinois is a fictitious suburb of Chicago in several John Hughes films such as this film, as well as Weird Science (1985), Ferris Bueller`s Day Off (1986), Sixteen Candles (1984), Pretty in Pink (1986) and National Lampoon`s Vacation (1983). But, the zip code that Brian states in the opening of the film, 60062, is to an actual town. It belongs to Northbrook, IL, a town about 30 miles north of Chicago.
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Molly Ringwald
(as Claire Standish)
with Judd Nelson
(as John Bender)
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