Breakfast Club Confession Circle

[@Jay-tx7jf]

Crazy how this whole scene was improvised. That's good acting.

[@xiopaovid1215]

Jay Thats great directing. John Hughes would encourage the actors to not be afraid to show true emotion in his films. And they would sometimes improvise when they would forget their lines and if he liked it he'd just leave it in the film. Like the smoking scene John Hughes just let them do or say whatever they wanted and let the cameras roll.

[@andrewmasc3174]

For real? I didn't know that

[@gracebaebler6306]

Ikr idk how they do it

[@gfx2943]

People say that crying is a sign of weakness. To me it just means that you have a heart.

[@Fel1xF7W]

crying is a sign that you're a human crazy right

[@sofiu-v3p]

I started crying when Andrew stars crying ;(

[@rossdiamondthief6627]

We’re humans, not machines

[@maxfrankow1238]

He clearly and truly regretted it- a combination of wanting to feel adequate to his dad and be strong to his friends. But he sobbed talking about it; his only question was how could he have done that but to think about and feel the pain that kid felt.

[@DylanWhite-k5j]

Only narcissistic idiots think like that 😅

[@heidyc2300]

The fact that all of this was improvised is amazing!

[@heidyc2300]

Not just this part but the rest of their confessions too.

[@Mars-kt1kz]

Heidy C wait really?

[@beatrevorharris]

M_D 15 yeah

[@xXSWIZZERXx]

Has authenticity because it's real. Not like the average movie anymore. This why I wanted to act as a kid. Even spent 5 years in acting school. I guess destiny is just as bizarre as us huh?

[@BrickedUpp]

It wasn’t entirely improvised. This was scripted but they were told to go off a bit.

[@AbhishekKumar50]

This has got to be the best highschool themed movie of all time. The acting, the script and the message conveyed were just perfect.

[@colettepaterson]

Abhishek Kumar kinda agree but dead poets society is my number 1

[@billbelzek6748]

"Fast Times at Ridgmont High" was more like my school --- everyone getting buzzed and high and laid LOL

[@illythewisp]

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is great too!

[@Luke101]

Emilio absolutely killed it here. Such a raw scene and so rare to see a “bully” character reflecting on their actions and being truly ashamed. Acknowledging the torment he inflicted on a kid for absolutely no reason and coming to terms with why he’s the way he is on the spot. You can see pure catharsis as he lays it all out

[@Brandon-rq3ys]

*Andrew: "I taped Larry Lester's buns together.. ."* *Brian: "That was you?"* *Andrew: " Why, you know him?"* *Brian: "Yeah, I know him..."* I've always thought it was brilliant how they made it so Brian was friends with the mega-dork that Andy beat up. That's how it'd be in real life.

[@nickdelrio7070]

When you say 'Megadork'. That's the poster in Sid's room from Toy Story. Thought it was a band...

[@AnoraFan-z1v]

This whole scene was improvised, they didn’t make Larry Lester friends with Brian, Anthony did that himself

[@drewhammond5203]

Even better than that is how Andrew immediately simmers down and faces the guilt of his actions. He's played it off by the comedy of some right-and-proper highschool shenanigans, but now that he has to face even the friend of someone he abused, someone unamused who wont let him off the hook so easily, it's like the air is sucked out of the room. All the comedy is sucked from it in an instant. Brutal. Brilliant.

[@RockySamson]

@@AnoraFan-z1v No way! Seriously?

[@meaganpel3534]

Am I the only one who didn't know that this was all improvised? No script

[@Mars-kt1kz]

I didn’t know that but seriously it was?

[@billbelzek6748]

You can tell Emilio inherited the acting genes --- his Dad musta been proud

[@NJ-qb2xu]

meagan Pel what???

[@BipoIarbear]

Just makes it even better😔

[@jacobsherman8666]

Really? The group therapy session was improvised by the kids?

[@cj8803]

Andrew's confession was raw. Even I felt bad for the boy he jumped. That must have been painfully humiliating. His father is a HORRIBLE influence. Thing is, Andrew's father and Bender's father are not so different.

[@ohwell94]

D Clark thats what Bender meant when he said the dads should get together and go bowling...both dads are abusive but in different ways

[@windridr66]

Right on, D. Clark. I was raised by a narcissistic tyrant and he was also a bully. This scene is so powerful.

[@billbelzek6748]

It's kinda alarming how many boys had fathers like this in the 80's --- I remember seeing them at my baseball games --- fucking assholes going crazy over a game played by 8th graders! All because they failed at life and wanna force their kids to make up for it.

[@dannybrown2857]

@Diego Brando 「ТӤЄ шӨЯLD」 wtf

[@grizzlywhisker]

This is what you get at my house when you spill paint in the garage...

[@handsomejack8758]

Some trivia, this entire scene was improvised. John Hughes trusted the cast members enough to be able to create the scene themselves. Proof is on IMDB and multiple articles/interviews. I for one was amazed when I found this out.

[@stevem2323]

Jesus i didn't know that, impressive.

[@jeffkoons001]

No no -- some dialogue was improvised but none of this scene was. The Larry Lester stuff came from an earlier draft Estevez got his hands on and he asked Hughes to reinstate it, but the words are Hughes's

[@expressisverbis854]

Oh cmon… You can read shit like that under almost every monologue scene in cinema history. iT wAs ToTalLy iMpRoViSeD. sOmEoNe wRoTe tHiS oN a WeBsItE. pRoOf uGh uGh. 🤤

[@arneshsengupta4636]

Brilliant acting. Brilliant message. Execution is perfection.

[@nataliasucks606]

Arnesh Sengupta it was improv

[@cybernautadventurer]

The nerd's confession & breakdown was quite hilarious

[@jozgames7211]

Arnesh Sen. qqqq

[@xiopaovid1215]

Fashion Freak Makes John Hughes' movies even better. He would do that a lot.

[@themoviecritic1092]

@@cybernautadventurer It almost got me for a second until he said Flare Gun

[@dongato6838]

"That was you!?!' Sums up Brian's existence.

[@danielitoalcazar]

Don Gato how so?

[@Anthonyanderson075]

Lmao he kept it going and played along

[@heydavedawson]

Absolutely. Clearly was friends with the guy and finally put the pieces together. Sees how shitty he felt and how he could do such a thing. Beautiful perspective.

[@Harper_1984]

This whole circle scene is by far the best scene in the movie. They’re all learning that there’s more to the other than they initially thought. God I’ll miss John Hughes.

[@SmokeyGames420]

Fun Fact, this entire scene was actually improvised

[@SMX815]

This is good in triplicate!

[@Fel1xF7W]

you never know what's going on in a person's head and what they're capable of

[@dongato6838]

Emilio Estevez knocked it out of the park with this scene. Oscar caliber stuff.

[@misfitswrists3761]

Don Gato He’s such a good actor! This film showed me that he can play the bully and the loser. For example let’s take greasers and Socs. He played a Greaser in The Outsiders, and here he sorta played a Soc in a way. You picking up what I’m dropping down?

[@tatelangdon9824]

yea ...

[@billbelzek6748]

Kinda sad he disappeared from acting --- I loved his work in "Young Guns"

[@9965paul]

Don Gato AND I SAID *EMILIOOOOOO*

[@drlee2]

Best acting of the entire film, imo

[@coffeeofthedevil7597]

“I think your old man and my old man should get together and go bowling.”

[@TheFacelessStoryMaker]

"How do you apologize for something like that....there's no way..." He's right he really can't. Which is the really depressing part. He regrets what he did but any time he approaches that kid in the future he would just flee terrified. Hell, that kid might even contemplate suicide after what Andrew did. Even if Andrew apologized I doubt Larry would believe or forgive him. Not for that. It's damn heartbreaking to think about. I love how Brian and John are the most affected. John living with an abusive father and Brian whose parents won't tolerate him having ANY bad grades at all to the point he was contemplating suicide. This is the best high school film made. Masterpiece.

[@nakdad]

I did recently after 39 years

[@mnight207]

I LOVE this scene. Beautifully shot. Emilio Estevez’s improv was flawless

[@erikkumitsubashi1048]

3:16 Brian hiding his face/tears is such a subtle, but powerful act. Very relatable IMO.

[@SMX815]

One of the most iconic film of the 80’s & boy did I cry at this scene! One of the best films & their acting is master class! This film is a classic!

[@cj8803]

Gets me EVERY TIME. I'm in my feelings.

[@jegelskersjokolade6585]

This was all unscripted. They made this up. This is brilliant.

[@seanmcquillan6190]

This is 2017! Every teenager should watch this movie.....more than ever,in the world we’re in.

[@bloodyrose1985]

Agreed. I saw this in 2002 when I was in high school. Unfortunately, they skipped so many parts. I watched it years later and found out why

[@nolimit3105]

bloodyrose1985 dam I was born that year

[@fabpotatokit]

Big agree! I saw this movie when I was 12, but they cut out so many parts on TV! I finally watched the full movie a few months ago now that I'm 15. This is my all time favorite movie.

[@bigred6978]

Lucky I miss 2017

[@schwazroda7882]

These characters are developed so well in a single setting, one movie, just amazing

[@stephaniezaher]

At 2 minutes and 35 seconds - YES - the humiliation he must have felt which leads to suicide attempts.

[@theelusive2.8]

Stephie Zaher- No worries because the short, skinny, nerdy kid will be their boss one day.

[@bancibano2555]

Not if he off's himself

[@gcHK47]

This was my favorite scene in the whole movie. I was shocked at how talented Emilio is in his craft.

[@billbelzek6748]

He inherited all his skills from his Dad

[@JohnKienle3840]

@@billbelzek6748 🤣🤣😂😂

[@drlee2]

Yeah, Charlie Sheen might be the most famous member of the family, but Martin and Emilio are by far the best actors.

[@thomassharoniard4629]

Now I'm dreaming it could have been a Breakfast Club II showing us how the Mondays would have been for them. I feel so worried for John Bender's future :')

[@roxanaisaacs993]

Noooo it might turn out like mean girls 2

[@elijahclark7727]

NO. NO SEQUELS! NO REMAKES! Leave this classic as is.

[@loulouswan9791]

Elijah Clark a sequal does not ruin the original.. I never get why people get upset by remakes. The old stuff is still available for you to watch, a remake wont make it go away.

[@lux6089]

Thomas Edouard I have faith that Bender would've learned something from Claire, and vise versa, in there supposed relationship. I've personally had a similar situation and while I'm not unscathed I can also say that there's definitely light at the end of the tunnel. You just have focus your efforts into more positive venues, or I guess just step outside your comfort zone.

[@elijahclark7727]

+Lo Sv Know what, you're right. I kinda wonder what a modern day breakfast club would be like.

[@dtcarpediem]

The improvisation in this scene is amazing I think they all dug into their own personal lives either in HS or in their adult lives. Emilio Esteves and Charlie Sheen becoming actors with the pressures of having a dad like Martin Sheen who is beloved in Hollywood couldn’t of been easy. I could be wrong but it just felt like he spoke partly about his own life 🤷🏾‍♂️.

[@TheGoonsies]

"WIN WIN WIN" - His days as a Hawk

[@Layla.63]

I love Andrew. He's my fav character besides John Bender

[@mariepayann]

You left out the best part when he said that he wishes that his knee would just give out so that he doesn’t have to wrestle anymore that he wishes that he could lose the only thing that he loves just so it his dad doesn’t care about him anymore

[@ML-nj4qi]

3:19 is my motivational speech I give to my little league team before each game.

[@IKnowImGayWhenISayThisBut]

M H with the same facial expressions

[@TheSal702]

M H lmao

[@TheSal702]

KickapooChief22 lmao

[@redpillcinema6560]

LMAO

[@dominon929]

John Hughes is a writing/directorial genius!

[@aleseaux]

Dom Russo This was improvised iirc

[@Talox468]

Dom Russo *was

[@cynicmn3755]

Improvised...

[@xiopaovid1215]

Dom Russo All his films are the definition of Perfection.

[@GlitchanBlack]

When I first saw the Breakfast Club, I cried when watching this scene. It still makes me want to cry today.

[@supastar25]

he's just laying it all out...so carthartic

[@andremuratalla1344]

At least he learned his lesson about trying to impress his dad that everybody have it hard some harder then others

[@1rismono]

This movie is a masterpiece

[@rickkill9323]

Great movies like this that provide a message are sorely needed now .

[@buzzytrombone4353]

The Irishman, Toy Story 4, Malignant, and Soul would like a word.

[@emillyhale7557]

I wonder if Andrew ever got the guts to apologise and make it up to Larry. It would take a lot of courage to do it, especially at the expense of his friends and his father, but it would be the first big step to truly being the morally-right person he pretends to be. Larry may not forgive him for what he did, but at least it would be the right step for Andrew to take. Plus, it will help Andrew to forgive himself.

[@buzzytrombone4353]

My guess is that Larry probably committed suicide the week after the detention.

[@hairyisreal]

Lmao who said he was pretending? He is.

[@katevielle4263]

AND I WAS LIKE, EMILIOOOO.

[@nyreegraham7894]

Listen for the moments Bender doesn't crack any jokes in this movie... This movie doesn't get most of it's credit for the right reasons...

[@The_G_89]

"It's not worth winning if you can't win big!!"

[@Brandon-rq3ys]

Principal Vernon came on here with seven different accounts.

[@matthewdelaney6826]

I think about things similar to this when I was a kid. Things that I’m not proud of. Something like this would haunt me…knowing that it was just a silly throw away prank for all those boys that watched…but understanding that that poor kid would remember it for the rest of his life and the humiliation that goes along with it. There really is no way to apologize for it.

[@taylorpack7705]

I never thought Emilio was that great of an actor but he nailed this scene.

[@snickerdoodle212]

This scene always moves me to tears.

[@andrewilliams4180]

This scene is very therapeutic 💯

[@elijahclark7727]

They don't make movies like they used to.

[@dyteriaswinson1718]

They don't 2-3 max a yr ,try a movie called BLAME teen drama.

[@mhath5881]

I learned recently that this whole "why are you here" confession circle was all improvised

[@jonblankenship5908]

Andrew: You know sometimes I wish my knee would give and I wouldn't be able to wrestle anymore and he can just forget all about me.

[@joewiedmeier1080]

Gold scene. Thanks Cuba 🖤

[@mnight207]

Who knows what music was playing during this scene? I love it so much

[@credenzamostro]

brian's reaction always gets me

[@jeffkoons001]

in theory this sort of thing shouldn't work -- it's "over the top" - and YET, it works brilliantly because the film scales itself to accommodate this kind of naked crazy dive into the interior lives of these characters. And Emilio really nails the monologue. They also start to become psychic mirrors for each other here in a very unexpected but also totally inevitable way... it's a beautiful moment in cinema history. John Hughes' brilliance here lay in his ability to show high school as the incubator for later adult dysfunctions. He's saying "this is where it all begins." And the teens we ignore at least have some vulnerability to illuminate problems that get so entrenched by the time we're adults we can't even see them as problems, and then infect our own kids and the cycle continues.

[@jamesrussell7030]

I really think high schools should have group therapy like the breakfast club” just get it out in the open and let that emotional rage go.

[@railenherman6482]

Such a powerful scene.

[@MarkSteadman-i2m]

Brilliant acting and the background music is perfect ❤❤❤

[@edwardbliss8931]

They actually chose to sit with each other in a library that big? I would've headed to some corner and sat by myself until it was time to go

[@gargomell91]

They had smoked some of benders pot stash and bonded. They were coming down still I think.

[@Mars-kt1kz]

Edward Bliss me too

[@elijahclark7727]

They actually got sent to a library that big for detention? Nowadays, we sit in tiny ass classrooms with teachers watching our every move.

[@alexmonro1711]

Yea back when I was at school we were in a small class room under direct supervision for detention. But it was only for an hour at lunch.

[@mohamedashian604]

Elijah Clark actually the library is the gym the library in the school was too small so they built the library in the gym

[@Gabagool101]

Damn this scene is so good. Should be shown in film schools if it isn’t.

[@almighty5839]

Truly an amazing scene

[@RWAC685]

Bender Looking At The Floor Speaks For Itself. And Brian Covering His Face Also Speaks For Itself.

[@jtlovescodelyoko]

The fact this scene would be the insperation for my favorite scene in Avatar The Last Airbender, I love this scene

[@officialjbandzz]

What scene did atla get from this ?

[@boatisthename]

it's insane that this was all improv

[@benrossi1513]

It’s weird I’m a cross between the nerd and the jock, I did wrestling in high school and have that jock like feel but I act more like the nerd a lot

[@charlesderosas5577]

10 years from now, where would these characters be?

[@john-paulnagel2732]

Great Movie!! Never Remake This!!!

[@rolandechols366]

Sometimes you can not blame a parent for your actions. I know Andrew's father was abusive and emotionally crippled him, but what Andrew did to Larry was HIS decision, not his father's.

[@otti7597]

What is the name of the soundtrack ? It’s so calming

[@brigittegonzalez5464]

does anyone know what is called the music you feel in the background?

[@Mirach84]

"I think your old man and my old man should get together and go bowling."

[@justajesuslovinggirl2471]

I remember playing this part in my acting class

[@2themoonz]

where can I find the music in the background?

[@pricillaflores4394]

God im such an ugly cryer. But great acting emolio estevez

[@brianmccusker3993]

What music score is playing in the background while Andrew is talking?

[@JoeHickey-n9q]

My parents are good people salt of the earth they do anything for ya they go they from here to timbuktu and back for ya

[@xxevilellisonxx]

What’s the song? Please

[@Crisperdad]

powerful scene

[@Spazticspaz]

Every Breakfast Club Comment Section, "YEeeHuh This Scene Wuz Improvised One tAke Yeeehuh gawsh Mickey"

[@RKVersion1]

Superb improvisational acting.

[@angelinamatos-d4b]

Hi Maddie! I used your clip for an assignment as a visual aid for my generational trauma presentation... I find it wrong to not advise you whether or not you get to read this! I set the viewing to unlisted to it's only for people with the link but I did put credits in the description. I hope there is no issue!

[@daneromancrane]

I too, often tape men’s buns together for my old man

[@chriskuhlmann3240]

Anybody know the music from this scene?

[@JsRf13]

PLEASE please plase if anyone knows the same of this ambient song that's playing in the background, please let me know!

[@SuperJord88]

Who's the old man when Andrew says 'bout him?

[@dyteriaswinson1718]

His Dad

[@unicornbunnysunny]

his dad !!

[@kajsew4775]

Someone knows how the sound in the background is called?

[@buzzytrombone4353]

I was after watching the episode of Victorious with my nephew where Dan Schneider ripped off this movie in the worst way possible for the sake of foot porn and I told my brother to show him this scene. He came out a different man after seeing the huge contrast.

[@boblangford5514]

I always thought “buns” was a weird word to use.

[@internetuser528]

I actually relate to Andy. My dad was the cool kid in school I guess, he talks about how much fun he had at my age doing stupid shit. Not to the intensity of Andy’s father but it feels like it when YOU are the loser of the family. My little sister is more popular than I am because I’m a fucking tard. I’m just cynical and depressing, it’s a tragedy. Waste of organs that could have worked perfectly fine in some doctor. I try to be like my dad because he’s my favorite person but I just can’t help but feel like I’m disappointing the guy. My dad is cool even now when he’s 46.

[@sirbuffalo]

Missing In Nevada My mother was like that in school and I was the invisible loser, like Allison. Please don't feel like that about yourself. We can't all be the same. It's a shame that society forces us to. It's really the "freaks", who change the world, because we think outside the box. You'll learn to appreciate yourself, just not yet.

[@newjoel18]

unless you're dead or a convicted criminal, your father has no right to be disappointed in you and I suspect he isn't. If he keeps talking about how much fun he used to have, there begs a question, is he having fun today, and if not why not?

[@dweepybug7874]

in class we’re learning about different skill techniques and my teacher gave me home work today that’s due tomorrow to pick a scene from a movie or tv show and anylise the visual techniques. My ass waited till night to do it, i picked this clip and speed ran that shit (i ended up almost writing a page)

[@l.adodg3r70]

That's crazy at the H.S I went to some kid was totured by the football team and coach. It was on the local news. The coach saw him as a weak player. They shoved a stick up is butt and humiliated him all because he was "weak" and a joke to them. Coach is in jail

[@raulbetancourt5795]

He can apologize for It, It may not even work or maybe It will, but Is gonna be something.

[@022171]

Empathy.

[@izabeltamayac1324]

I swear, parents are the worst hypocrites.

[@oldscoolgaming6700]

I think Brian’s real problem is his mom. I know that she puts too much pressure on him, but I think his dad goes way easier on him.

[@joewhitehead3]

I don’t think I’d be able to face my father if what happened to Larry happened to me

[@bazookaburnzgrease9576]

Is his dad Trump?

[@RBrown-xd9nc]

Made my day

[@thomassharoniard4629]

your job can't work because wee see Andrew's father at the end and beginning

[@whYLiE09]

this needs more likes

[@user-oj3vv1yz5w]

BazookaBurnz Grease you're not funny

[@matthewgonzalez9537]

BazookaBurnz Grease Fuck people bitch about Trump so much I can't even escape this shit watching 80's movie clips

[@joerichmond76]

The two different reaction when he said what he did to lester...She laughed because girls within her circle would find that funny especially when the jocks do it ..then you have Brian whos's horrified, not only being well acquainted to lester but it could have happened to him!

[@daniellekennedy2338]

Andy's situation is the worst.

[@kaywelder]

Wow.

[@comfycozyarewe388]

Nice

[@ramimantero9356]

Muy bueno

[@ryan24a73]

Most teens now can't do this feel like an idiot