{"id":32422,"date":"2025-02-20T10:33:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/?p=32422"},"modified":"2025-02-20T10:55:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:55:41","slug":"throwback-thursday-the-breakfast-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/blogs\/afternoons\/2025\/02\/throwback-thursday-the-breakfast-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday &#8211; The Breakfast Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s one of my most favourite movies to come from the 80&#8217;s.\u00a0 One of those movies that is so relatable you can watch it over and over again and not get bored.<\/p>\n<p>I grew up watching it.\u00a0 My oldest daughter watched it and loved it too.\u00a0 She&#8217;s probably watched it more than me.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that iconic 80&#8217;s film just turned 40?\u00a0 GASP.<\/p>\n<p>The Breakfast Club was released on February 15, 1985.<\/p>\n<p>Some fun things about the movie &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-32423\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2025\/02\/43f9925a-reakfast-club-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Library Wasn&#8217;t Real \u2013 The iconic school library where most of the movie takes place was actually a set built inside the gymnasium of an actual high school, Maine North High School in Des Plaines, Illinois.<\/li>\n<li>The Actors Picked Their Own Wardrobe \u2013 Director John Hughes let the cast help choose their own outfits to make their characters feel more authentic.<\/li>\n<li>Judd Nelson Stayed in Character Off-Screen \u2013 To fully embrace Bender\u2019s rebellious nature, Judd Nelson kept up his bad-boy attitude even off-camera, which reportedly annoyed some of his co-stars (especially Molly Ringwald).<\/li>\n<li>The Dancing Scene Wasn\u2019t Scripted \u2013 The spontaneous dance sequence in the library wasn\u2019t originally planned, but Hughes loved it and decided to keep it in.<\/li>\n<li>Anthony Michael Hall\u2019s Mom and Sister Are in the Movie \u2013 In the opening scene, when Brian (Hall) gets dropped off at school, the woman in the car is his real-life mom, and the little girl is his actual sister.<\/li>\n<li>Molly Ringwald Almost Played Allison \u2013 Hughes originally envisioned Molly Ringwald as the introverted Allison Reynolds (played by Ally Sheedy), but she pushed to play Claire instead.<\/li>\n<li>Emilio Estevez Was Almost Bender \u2013 Estevez was originally cast as John Bender, but when they couldn\u2019t find the right Andrew Clark, Hughes decided Estevez was a better fit for the jock role.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Movie Was Shot in Sequence \u2013 rare for films, but since almost everything happens in one day, they filmed the scenes in order to help the actors build their characters naturally.<\/p>\n<p>The Famous Fist Pump Wasn\u2019t Planned \u2013 The final scene where Bender throws his fist in the air was something Judd Nelson improvised, and it became one of the most iconic movie endings of all time.<\/p>\n<p>There Was Almost a Sequel \u2013 John Hughes considered doing a follow-up that would revisit the characters as adults, but he later decided against it, believing that part of the film\u2019s magic was in capturing that one specific moment in their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Which one surprises you the most? ?<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v-RpMzNTVOw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VG78fq6KAPA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s one of my most favourite movies to come from the 80&#8217;s.\u00a0 One of those movies that is so relatable you can watch it over and over again and not get bored. 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