Breakfast Club Celebrated 30th Birthday

The Breakfast Club is one of the best teen movies of all time. The story of the brain, the beauty, the criminal, the jock and the basket case is just as relevant for high school students today as it was 30 years ago. The movie is a story that focuses on social class and acceptance, showcases five of the most memorable teenagers on film, and ends with one of the most famous scenes in movie history. Returning fans and newcomers alike should check out the 30th anniversary of The Breakfast Club.

Director John Hughes found success in 1984 with the release of Sixteen Candles, his debut as a director had great success at the box office. A year later, on February 15, 1985 one of his greatest works, The Breakfast Club, would be released in theaters. Both a financial success (a $1 million budget with $51.5 million in box office revenue) and critical success, The Breakfast Club helped to lay the foundation for a handful of John Hughes other great movies, including Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

Now, 30 years after its original release, The Breakfast Club is celebrating its longevity with a short theater release and a 30th anniversary DVD release.

The 30th Anniversary DVD will include several features, including Sincerely Yours. This is a 50 minute documentary about the creation of the film, with commentary by Anthony Michael Hall and Judd Nelson (the Brain and the Criminal), a trivia track, and a five minute short called The Origins of the Brat Pack. Along with the release of the DVD, there was a theatrical release that ran from March 26-31.

The Breakfast Club is one of the best teen movies of all time-the story of the brain, the beauty, the criminal, the jock and the basket case-is just as relevant for high school students today as it was 30 years ago. The movie is a story that focuses on social class and acceptance, showcases five of the most memorable teenagers on film, and ends with one of the most famous scenes in movie history.

Returning fans and newcomers alike should check out the 30th anniversary of The Breakfast Club.