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In the eighties, “The Breakfast Club” (1985) was one of the most successful coming-of-age films ever-and he is still a classic. Now the line -up has come together completely for the first time. Here all backgrounds for reunification.
Long separation of the “Breakfast Club”
The first time in 40 years Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Anthony Michael Hall came together again publicly. The reason: At the “C2E2” convention (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo), they took part in a conversation for the anniversary of the film. The fair took place in Chicago, where the shooting of “The Breakfast Club” also took place. Together, the actors spoke: inside the legacy of the film and the collaboration with director John Hughes.
“I am really very emotional and touched that we are all together,” said Molly Ringwald in an interview. She said that the rest of the group had already met in the meantime, but Emilio Estevez was missing at the time. “Now we no longer have to use it from him because he is here.”
Estevez commented: “I skipped all my class reunions, so this was something that I finally had to do for myself. This is something special: it is here in Chicago where we made the film, and obviously it is the 40th anniversary, and it just felt like it was time.” He also went into allegations that he had brought in through earlier absences: “Someone told me that Molly said: ‘Emilio just doesn’t like us?’ And that broke my heart. And that just made sense, so I’m here. “
Originally different line -up?
Molly Ringwald also spoke that Hughes originally had another vision for her role of Claire Standish and Judd Nelsons John Bender. “As I understand it, John Cusack Bender should actually play and his sister Joan Cusack was planned for Allison,” she said. “However, I don’t know who was intended for the other roles.” After Ringwald had convinced the director in “This can only be seen as an adult” (in the original: “Sixteen Candles”, 1984), Hughes chose them as a claire. She did not share how the other Casting Casting decisions came about. To do this, she said that, unlike Nelson, who wore the same outfit in the film as with the audition, she bought extra new clothes for the filming.
Chicago in the eighties
Judd Nelson also reported how Emilio Estevez had spent the time of filming in Chicago. With six days of shooting a week there was little time for relaxation. “Emilio and I drove to the city center on Saturday evening,” recalled Nelson. “We couldn’t find a single place in the division or rush street that wanted to let a guy in sneakers and a guy in motorcycle boots. Instead, we found a restaurant called Jazz Bulls that no longer existed today. It was the best shop in the world. They let us go, it didn’t matter. And so we enjoyed chicago, once a week.” They also visited record shops and a Prince concert.
“The Breakfast Club” honors John Hughes
The cast was agreed on the great collaboration with John Hughes, who died in 2009, to whom she also devoted applause right from the start. “Hughes said seriously when he said he wanted us to be involved in the emergence of the film,” Nelson described the filmmaker as collaborative. “He liked us.”
Anthony Michael Hall also referred to the inspiring message of “The Breakfast Club”, which also has the film up to date 40 years later. “I think what I take from the film is the idea of common ground that we are more similar than we differ,” he said. “It’s really strong. When people see the film, it is like an unconscious group therapy. They see themselves. The fact that the film always finds a new generation is proof of John’s work and his writing.”