The Breakfast Club Page #8

Synopsis: Beyond being in the same class at Shermer High School in Shermer, Illinois, Claire Standish, Andrew Clark, John Bender, Brian Johnson and Allison Reynolds have little in common, and with the exception of Claire and Andrew, do not associate with each other in school. In the simplest and in their own terms, Claire is a princess, Andrew an athlete, John a criminal, Brian a brain, and Allison a basket case. But one other thing they do have in common is a nine hour detention in the school library together on Saturday, March 24, 1984, under the direction of Mr. Vernon, supervising from his office across the hall. Each is required to write a minimum one thousand word essay during that time about who they think they are. At the beginning of those nine hours, each, if they were indeed planning on writing that essay, would probably write something close to what the world sees of them, and what they have been brainwashed into believing of themselves. But based on their adventures during that nine
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): John Hughes
Production: Universal Pictures
  2 wins.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Metacritic:
62
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
R
Year:
1985
97 min
21,091 Views


CLAIRE:

I have a very low tolerance for

dehydration.

ANDREW:

I've seen her dehydrate sir, it's

pretty gross.

Bender stands.

BENDER:

Relax, I'll get it!

VERNON:

Ah, ah, ah grab some wood there, bub!

Bender grins.

VERNON:

What do you think, I was born

yesterday? You think I'm gonna

have you roaming these halls?

He points at Andrew.

VERNON:

You!

He points at Allison.

VERNON:

And you! Hey! What's her name?

Wake her! Wake her up!

(to Allison)

Come on, on your feet missy! Let's

go! This is no rest home!

Allison gets up.

VERNON:

There's a soft drink machine in the

teacher's lounge. Lets go!

CUT TO:

16. INT. HALLWAY - DAY

Andrew and Allison are walking in the hall.

ANDREW:

So, what's your poison?

Allison doesn't answer.

ANDREW:

What do you drink?

Allison still doesn't answer.

ANDREW:

Okay...forget I asked...

Allison waits for two beats and then speaks.

ALLISON:

Vodka...

ANDREW:

Vodka? When do you drink vodka?

ALLISON:

Whenever...

ANDREW:

A lot?

Allison smiles.

ALLISON:

Tons...

ANDREW:

Is that why you're here today?

Allison doesn't answer.

ANDREW:

Why are you here?

Allison snaps back.

ALLISON:

Why are you here?

They stop walking and Andrew leans against the wall.

ANDREW:

Um, I'm here today...because uh,

because my coach and my father don't

want me to blow my ride. See I get

treated differently because uh,

Coach thinks I'm a winner. So does

my old man. I'm not a winner

because I wanna be one... I'm a

winner because I got strength and

speed. Kinda like a race horse.

That's about how involved I am in

what's happening to me.

ALLISON:

Yeah? That's very interesting.

Now why don't you tell me why you're

really in here.

ANDREW:

Forget it!

CUT TO:

17. INT. LIBRARY - DAY

Claire and Bender and Brian are all sitting around

waiting for the Cokes.

BENDER:

Claire...you wanna see a picture of

a guy with elephantitus of the nuts?

It's pretty tasty...

CLAIRE:

No thank you...

BENDER:

How do you think he rides a bike?

Claire rolls her eyes and turns away in disgust.

BENDER:

Oh, Claire...would you ever consider

dating a guy like this?

CLAIRE:

Can't you just leave me alone?

BENDER:

I mean if he had a great personality

and was a good dancer and had a cool

car...Although you'd probably have

to ride in the back seat 'cause his

nuts would ride shotgun.

CLAIRE:

You know what I wish I was doing?

BENDER:

Op, watch what you say, Brian here

is a cherry.

BRIAN:

A cherry?

CLAIRE:

I wish I was on a plane to France.

BRIAN:

I'm not a cherry.

BENDER:

(to Brian)

When have you ever gotten laid?

BRIAN:

I've laid, lotsa times!

BENDER:

Name one!

BRIAN:

She lives in Canada, met her at

Niagra Falls. You wouldn't know

her.

BENDER:

Ever laid anyone around here.

Brian shushes Bender and points at Claire whos back is

still turned.

BRIAN:

Oh, you and Claire, did it!

Claire spins around.

CLAIRE:

What are you talking about?

BRIAN:

(to Claire)

Nothin', nothin!

(to Bender)

Let's just drop it, we'll talk about

it later!

CLAIRE:

No! Drop what, what're you talking

about?

BENDER:

Well, Brian's trying to tell me that

in addition to the number of girls

in the Niagra Falls area, that

presently you and he are, riding

the hobby horse!

CLAIRE:

(to Brian)

Little pig!

BRIAN:

No I'm not! I'm not! John said I

was a cherry and I said I wasn't,

that's it, that's all that was said!

BENDER:

Well then what were you motioning to

Claire for?

CLAIRE:

You know I don't appreciate this

very much, Brian.

BRIAN:

He is lying!

BENDER:

Oh you weren't motioning to Claire?

BRIAN:

You know he's lying, right?

BENDER:

Were you or were you not motioning

to Claire?

BRIAN:

Yeah, but it was only...was only

because I didn't want her to know

that I was a virgin, okay?

Bender just stares at him.

BRIAN:

Excuse me for being a virgin, I'm

sorry...

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An American filmmaker. Beginning as an author of humorous essays and stories for National Lampoon, he went on to write, produce and sometimes direct some of the most successful live-action comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s. Most of Hughes's work is set in the Chicago metropolitan area. He is best known for his coming-of-age teen comedy films which often combined magic realism with honest depictions of suburban teenage life. more…

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