The Breakfast ClubFive teenagers who don't know each other spend a Saturday in detention at the suburban school library. At first, they squirm, worry, and pick on each other. Then after tasting a little marijuana, a real meeting session begins. The stress and strain of adolescence turned their inner lives into a minefield of disappointment, anger and despair. The group's catalyst is Bender (Judd Nelson), a rebellious working-class punk who seethes with rage and attacks his peers with sarcasm. A cigar burn on his arm is a sign of the abuse he endures at home. Andrew (Emilio Estevez) is a college wrestling scholar. He spent most of his youth trying to measure up to his father's macho image of him. This involves winning in sporting competitions and taking on weaker peers. He and Bender face off. Brian (Anthony Michael Hall) is an unhappy student who wishes he could be accepted as a person and not just valued as a brain. Upset by a poor grade at the store, Brian considered suicide rather than live with the anger of his disappointed parents. Allison (Ally Sheedy) is the oddball of the group. “My family life is not satisfactory,” she confides. Living in her own fantasy world, Allison can't really tell the difference between the truth and the lies she makes up. These teenagers do not love or respect their parents very much. We ask: “My God, are we going to be like our parents? Another group member responds: “When you grow up, your heart dies. » But the storm clouds hanging over their lives are actually the result of rigid caste systems in high school. Despite an inappropriate music video sequence and a lame, over-the-top finale, The Breakfast Club offers a revolutionary portrait of the pain and incomprehension that results from social conflict. hierarchy created by the young people themselves. Spectators and athletes are popular and can do whatever they want except interact with those outside of their winning social circle..