John Hughes was truly the king of 80's teen cinema. His films didn't preach or talk down to teenagers, but really understood them and their problems.

If I could, I would go back and relive the 80's decade for eternity. That whole 10 years came out with movies that made me who I am today.
R.I.P. 80's. You are severely missed.

The modern remake would just be five teens staring at their phones for 90 minutes. No one would talk. No one would meet anyone  No one would learn a thing. and at the end they all go home after having no experience at all.

It is remarkable that this movie does not look dated, apart from the teacher who raided Barry Manilow's wardrobe.

THIS is a generation defining movie for Gen x!

I can't believe that this film will be 40 years old this year. The themes are still timeless, and many people who are currently in high school can still relate to the issues of being a teenager that are addressed here.

One of the most iconic movies the 80s

It’s the 40th anniversary of this film, it would be amazing if the Hughes estate released the full version.

No matter what kind of mood I’m in, when John throws his fist up and becomes a silhouette to end the movie and Don’t You Forget About Me cues, it’s waterworks time, every time.

The absolute most essential film of the 80s. Love this episode.

“What if your home, what if your family, what if your dope was on fire?”

“Impossible sir, its in Johnsons underwear.”

Classic movie

The old high school is now the Illinois State Police station, so if you planned to visit it for nostalgic reasons like I did a couple years ago, it makes for a different experience seeing it full of cameras and cop cars.

I was 26 when The Breakfast Club came out and loved it, 40 years later and I still love it

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 us write 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."

I can't think of any other movie that captured being a teenager in the 80s more than The Breakfast Club. Saw that as a teenager when it came out and damn, it really hit. I was very much a mix of the Nerd, the Basket Case and the rebel. Always in trouble, so weird even the punkers and mods thought I was strange and constantly reading. 40 years...damn. Don't You Forget About Me was probably the most popular song that year.

John Bender was always my favorite character! And Judd Nelson captured it perfectly!

An absolute star-studded cast whose careers skyrocketed afterwards.

I still love this movie. It's one of my favorites!

This movie turn small Scottish band Simple Minds into a worldwide stadium band overnight because their song " Don't You Forget About Me " was used at the iconic ending of this.

John Hughes himself has a cameo in this movie, as Brian's Father sitting in the drivers seat of the Red 1984 Dodge Aries at end of movie picking Brian up  ( also, the 1983 BMW 633csi  that Claire and her Father pull up in, was John Hughes personal car)