When you think of classic 80s films, the kind that made you feel something that stayed in your memory for years, The Breakfast Club is almost always part of the conversation. And behind the scenes of that cultural phenomenon was someone with a clear vision, someone who knew exactly what he was doing: John Hughes. He was one of the most influential writer-directors of the ’80s.

He wasn’t just making movies. He was building something great, and he was bringing people along with him. One of the producers of The Breakfast Club and author of Walking in the Fast Lane: Stories of a Lifetime, Andrew Meyer, recently opened up about just how intentional Hughes was in shaping the careers of the young actors we now call the Brat Pack (a group of young actors who frequently starred in coming-of-age fi

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