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		List Price: $26.98		Label: Universal Studios Home Entertainment Salesrank: 50722 Released: December 26, 2006
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		MPAA Rating: R (Restricted) Media: HD DVD

Editorial Review:
The Breakfast Club, an iconic portrait of 1980s American high school life, is now available in an all-new digitally remastered Flashback Edition with never-before-seen bonus features! When Saturday detention started, they were simply the Jock, the Princess, the Brain, the Criminal and the Basket Case, but by that afternoon they had become closer than any of them could have imagined. Featuring an all-star ’80s cast including Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy, this warm-hearted coming-of-age comedy from writer/director John Hughes (Sixteen Candles, Weird Science) helped define an entire generation!

Description of The Breakfast Club (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]:
John Hughes's popular 1985 teen drama finds a diverse group of high school students--a jock (Emilio Estevez), a metalhead (Judd Nelson), a weirdo (Ally Sheedy), a princess (Molly Ringwald), and a nerd (Anthony Michael Hall)--sharing a Saturday in detention at their high school for one minor infraction or another. Over the course of a day, they talk through the social barriers that ordinarily keep them apart, and new alliances are born, though not without a lot of pain first. Hughes (Sixteen Candles), who wrote and directed, is heavy on dialogue but he also thoughtfully refreshes the look of the film every few minutes with different settings and original viewpoints on action. The movie deals with such fundamentals as the human tendency toward bias and hurting the weak, and because the characters are caught somewhere between childhood and adulthood, it's easy to get emotionally involved in hope for their redemption. Preteen and teenage kids love this film, incidentally. --Tom Keogh

The Breakfast Club (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] Reviews:
A John Hughes Masterpiece...
2009-11-26 - On a Saturday morning somewhere in America, five high school students report for detention in a school library. The group includes a jock, a geek, a freak, a princess, and a metalhead loser, with seemingly nothing in common other than the opportunity to be bullied by a hard-nosed assistant principal.

In John Hughes' 1985 classic "The Breakfast Club", actors Emilio Estevez (the jock), Anthony Michael Hall (the geek), Ally Sheedy (the freak), Molly Ringwald (the princess), and Judd Nelson (the metalhead loser) will participate in an eight-hour ad hoc encounter session, discover a great deal about themselves and each other, and come out a little older and wiser. Although the way, the audience will be treated to some well-done moments of comedy, drama, and honest teenage angst.

Hughes keeps his young and talented cast busy and his dialogue real while respecting his on-screen characters. They may be stereotypes, but they tap a vein for practically anyone who endured high school in the late 20th century. The movie features an exceptional soundtrack. "The Breakfast Club" is very highly recommended to John Hughes fans of any age.

classic coming of age movie
2009-11-02 - classic coming of age movie from the 80s. bought for my 15 year old daughter. watched together and laughed. spurred good conversation and comparison of my teen years to hers.

Funny, Funny!!!
2009-10-11 - Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall and Emilio Estevez...
Unforgettable movie...
One of my favorites...
Funny and interesting...
You should watch it...
The most representative movie of the 80s

John Hughes' Coming of Age Classic
2009-09-20 - The Breakfast Club is likely the most famous high school movie ever made, and it's certainly one of the most loved films of the 1980s. Released in 1985 during the height of the "Brat Pack," it features fantastic performances from Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, and Emilio Estevez. These five actors depict teen stereotypes and manage to make each character sympathetic and likable. It's a testament to the genius of John Hughes that such a simple but unlikely plot line induces a powerful emotional reaction from so many viewers. And while the film is a bit implausible and certainly a product of its era, its underlying themes remain as realistic and pertinent as ever. This is the height of John Hughes' teen movies and is not to be missed by any generation. 5 Stars.

The Flashback Edition includes several enjoyable and informative bonus features and a relatively high quality picture.

Can't Forget About *The Breakfast Club*
2009-09-19 - I remember seeing "The Breakfast Club" at my 15th birthday party where my friends rented the "teen" movie. Falling in love with it then and there, it has always been one of my favorite 80s movies next to Desperately Seeking Susan and Ferris Bueller's Day Off Bueller...Bueller... Edition (Special Collector's Edition).

And though I've seen it several times since then, I really couldn't remember why I liked the movie so much. I already own the other two films on DVD and so I decided to buy THE BREAKFAST CLUB (FLASHBACK EDITION) DVD, not only because of the recent untimely death of director/writer John Hughes, but also to add to my library.

Watching it again last night and it all comes back to why this is one of my favorite movies, not just of the 80s, but of all time.

The story is a simple one: five young adults who happen to represent the archetypal teenager--the jock, the nerd, the goth recluse, the delinquent rebel, and the rich and popular prom queen--all spend a Saturday morning in detention together. As the course of the day goes on they fight, get stoned, and open up to each other with brutal honesty that reveals, under the surface, that they have more in common then they'd like to think. In the end, they learn something about themselves and each other that they didn't have that morning.

It's such a great story about how everyone has problems and that things are not always what they seem, especially for young adults.

Hughes's story is captivating and comical and the ensemble cast is brilliant!

The DVD transfer looks great and there's some goodies in the special features:


====== SPECIAL FEATURES ======

"Sincerely Yours"--51:08 minutes--
Documentary featuring 12 segments with a play all feature that discuss the "Breakfast Club," John Hughes, the characters, and the iconic song by Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me." Stars of the film Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy and John Kapelos (the janitor), among others, appear in the featurettes, which was filmed sometime between 2003 and 2008. Unfortunately Molly Ringwald and Emilio Estevez do NOT make an appearance.

"The Origins Of The Brat Pack"--05:35 minutes--
Short featurette with the above cast members, journalists and writer David Blum who talks about the story that he wrote for "New York Magazine"--back in the 80s--which started the whole "brat pack" moniker for the young actors in the film and other famous young actors of the day.

Feature Commentary with Judd Nelson and Anthony Michael Hall.

I didn't own the previous DVD edition The Breakfast Club (High School Reunion Collection), so I don't know if these are the same or different than those special features.

THE BREAKFAST CLUB is still a great film to watch and reminds us of what it was like back then when we weren't taken seriously because we were teenagers. It also reminds us, now that we have become the adults, not to take life too seriously either.