A brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal are heading back to theaters as “The Breakfast Club” returns for its 40th anniversary.
Arguably the crux of the Brat Pack canon , John Hughes’ coming-of-age classic — starring Anthony Michael Hall, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Molly Ringwald and Judd Nelson — will be re-released in cinemas nationwide on Sept. 7 and 10 , just in time for the new school year.
First premiering in theaters in 1985, the box office hit follows the five high school stereotypes amid a grueling Saturday in detention. The day slowly but surely gives way to heartfelt confessionals, impromptu dance routines and unexpected love connections as Brian (Hall), Andrew (Estevez), Allison (Sheedy), Claire (Ringwald) and Bender (Nelson) drop their public