The Breakfast Club (1985)Trailer I can't say enough good things about
The Breakfast Club, other than that this movie, right now, sits at the top of my Favorite Movie Of All Time list. Where to begin with this one? First off, this is
John Hughes crown jewel in a treasure chest full of diamonds. The script is hands down one of the best ever with regards to fully realized characters with so much back-story, that we already "know" all the main characters:
The Brain, The Jock, The Princess, The Basket-Case and
The Criminal. I would be remiss if I didn't include
The Principal and
The Janitor in this group as well when listing the stereotypes that they each end up owning.
The amazing thing about these characters, is that even though they are all different from one another, they all have a common bond, which leads us, the viewer, to find something we can relate to in each one. It's really hard to pick out a favorite actor / actress or performance here, because this is the definition of a true ensemble. The whole is greater than the sum of it's parts applies here.
The original cut of the movie clocked in at 2 1/2 hours long, which
John Hughes has the only completed copy on VHS. The whereabouts of this copy is currently unknown, which obviously has a ton of deleted scenes. One of the deleted scenes can be found in the trailer referring to the "Allison-hugging-herself" scene. I hope that one day it will be found and released as part of a huge Special Edition DVD.
Apart from the great dialogue (i.e. monologues), characters and set pieces within
TBC, the biggest thing for me here is that the movie itself made me want to become a writer of short stories, screenplays, characters, scenes and skits. And whenever I feel like my writing is becoming stagnant or just out and out writers block, I always come back to
TBC for inspiration. Just because I watch this one at least 2-3 times a year doesn't mean I always have writers block either, so shut up with any wise-cracks.
I just get immense pleasure from watching this one every time.
This is a
Buy for sure. Duh!!
I'm sure I will add more about my thoughts on
TBC over time as they come to me. Right now, it's just the tip of the iceberg.