Top 10 Things You Didn't Notice in The Breakfast Club

Almost 40 years later, we still missed a lot in "The Breakfast Club." For this list, we’ll be looking at things viewers may not have seen, recognized, or understood in the celebrated John Hughes film, “The Breakfast Club.” Our countdown includes Brian's locker, John Hughes' cameo, the library rules, and more! Did YOU notice any small details in "The Breakfast Club?" Let us know in the comments!
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[@MetalMama-Mimi523]

I wish, when they were mentioning John Hughes portraying Brian's Dad, that they would have mentioned that Anthony Michael Hall's real life Mom & little sister play the same roles in the movie. Probably why she was so good at scolding him and of course, his little sister throwing a dig at him just by saying "yeah" was such the stuff of siblings.

[@jaycie821]

I thought they looked alike! I was like "wow that casting is spot on" 😂

[@dnasty312]

Or the Johnsons' license plate: ILLINOIS *EMC 2*

[@missydehart6920]

So help me god they better not try and remake this! My favorite 80’s movie.

[@DeadpoolGames19]

If they do it'll be a crime

[@Missmagazinebura]

If they do it would be diverse

[@TheoRae8289]

While the stereotypes spoke to our generations (X and Millennial), a remake (if done with the same sort of attention to detail) could resonate with Gen Z and Alpha. We just wouldn't be the target audience, and that's perfectly okay. Not every remake is made with our gen in mind, and we gotta accept that.

[@penoyer79]

lol i can imagine. they'll make Allison a lesbo... they'll change andrew to being black... and proceed to sexual assault the audience for 90 minutes with woke liberal political agendas being rammed down our throats and right up our asses

[@MrBleachlover101]

It's had multiple scenes re done throughout tv shows ect the most modern and memorable one I can think of is in the show victorious they did a version of the circle scene making it more PG for a kids show it wasn't bad but definitely not good they even pulled the line of I bet your daddy bout them and I bet they were a Christmas gift but I can't remember what they were talking about

[@charlotte241000]

The bender not having a lunch scene is very noticeable it shows how the others despite there own issues they still have parents that love and care about them and there wellbeing witch Bender doesn't have it also makes you feel sorry for bender because its clear he's also very Hungary

[@ElvisRose_]

Also the only one who didn't get dropped off or picked up. That's a better example of being ignored by your parents than anything Allison complains about in the movie.

[@brandonnewby178]

Feeding them lunch doesn't show they care about their well-being. It just shows they don't want to get in possible legal trouble for neglect

[@charlotte241000]

@@ElvisRose_ yes that also a good example

[@charlotte241000]

@@brandonnewby178 maybe so but bender states very clearly that unlike him they have good life yes they have to deal with certain problems but the point bender makes about him getting cigarettes for Christmas is his parents don't care what happens to him unlike the others

[@penoyer79]

this is touched on in the deleted scenes. In the movie Vernon sends Andrew and Allison to the soda machine in the teachers lounge to buy everyone drinks. there's an extended shot of everyone giving Andrew money for the sodas. Bender forces Brian to buy him a soda.

[@carrieorsel1340]

Pretty sure we all noticed that Bender didn't have a lunch......

[@lulub1433]

Pretty sure we all noticed that Allison doesn't talk until later too...

[@djCatScanRL]

🤣 Not necessarily. He did So good @ that role, you could’ve easily gotten engrossed w/ him bugging everyone else…🍎

[@itsleafii3717]

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[@itsleafii3717]

@@lulub1433yeah

[@iamd11ferent90]

i didnt-

[@trinaq]

I love this movie, it has so many iconic details. Having Carl the Janitor be the man of the year back in 1969 is a clever detail, and makes you wonder how he got into his current position.

[@TheoRae8289]

My first high school principal became a car salesman because the stress at the school was literally killing him. So health could have been a factor. Mental health also could have been a factor. A janitor I'd known from 4th grade through the end of high school (because he transferred locations) was a golden gloves boxer and a brilliant man who quite literally lived in the boiler room because something in his mental health prevented him from maintaining a stable home. He stayed with his sister during school breaks. I had a home life that bordered on being like Bender's, and Steve was one of the few adults in my life who looked out for me growing up.

[@ethandumas6937]

Whats wrong with being a janitor, most people would be lucky to be a janitor at a high school, they get decent pay for their workload and great benefits, its funny people look down on them

[@andrewjones575]

@@ethandumas6937 Why do you think janitors are well-paid?

[@ethandumas6937]

@@andrewjones575 a public school janitor is paid well for their workload and all the benifits also dont they get a summer break also, most people dony have it that good, most people domt finish college and have debt and cant find a good job lol

[@ethandumas6937]

In cali janitors have been paid 20 + an hour for like 25 years now if they work for public school

[@TheoRae8289]

Re: Bender not having a lunch: I noticed that one real quick because I had to go through Summer School between 8th and 9th grade without lunches. Thankfully that misadventure was only two weeks, but it still sucked and further fed into a bunch of disordered eating that I still deal with 20-odd years later. Allison's first "line": I swear you can see the moment Andrew crushes on her (or that it becomes apparent that he liked her) in response to that "HAH!" She definitely didn't need that makeover, because Andrew already liked her from the moment she balked at Claire. (Edit - I gagged a little because I didn't even notice him cleaning his teeth with that brow brush) The scene of Vernon giving all those extra Saturdays to Bender: Look in Bender's eyes during that scene. He actually *does* want those Saturdays because they get him away from his family. Like pay close attention to when Vernon asks if he wants another day. There's a beat of silence and you can see sort of a mounting desperation, almost panic, in his eyes before he says yes. There was a cry for help there that Vernon was too far up his own ass to see because he didn't give a shit about his students. Judd Nelson knocked that role out of the park.

[@brentage5000]

There's also the little hesitation before that one "Yes!" Once you know Bender's backstory, you can tell he's not seeing Vernon in that moment at all but is back at home with his real dad shouting and threatening him. His voice in that moment seems so close to tears that if Vernon had leaned in even a little, Bender would have either cringed and curled up defensively or actively struck Vernon, either of which would create all new problems.

[@dee_dee_place]

I fell in love with Judd Nelson when I watched him in his role as Bender. A little trivia, Judd Nelson was the oldest member of The Breakfast Club. He was 24 at the time. It was obvious that Bender was from the wrong side of the tracks. His Father must have started abusing him at a very early age because when Vernon started his rant in the closet, Bender fell back in terror. Interestingly enough, when Vernon said, "Who are they going to believe if you hit me", the other kids were witnesses to Vernon's abuse & Bender is most like still a minor, even though he looks older because he shows a tough exterior. Although Allison looked like a bag lady, her choice of lunch items was something only a person with means would waste their money on. Both Allison & Bender preferred to be in school, in detention, on the weekend, because it was a better alternative to being at home. Brian probably enjoyed this detention also because it was probably the first time he talked with schoolmates about something other than their studies. I think Andrew liked Allison just because she was different than all the other girls he hung around with. He asked Claire if she was going to Stubby's party but didn't even expect the others to be invited. Only Claire was in his click so Allison intrigued Andrew but he couldn't see her face. It was also obvious that while Vernon had a position of authority at the HS, no one, including the Teachers, respected him. He, like Bender's Father, was an insecure bully. The only differences between them were a college degree & the ability to bully multiple people vs the Wife & the Son. I always wonder & would like to think that they did indeed stay friends. I missed the multiple uses of Shermer HS, the Library rules, Andrews bird, & Claire's brush. For the latter one, I thought Claire probably had multiple brushes in her purse.

[@denawagner360]

I agree with you, Andrew gave her that interested smile the moment she said "Ha!". He was instantly into her. By the way, to ease your mind, albiet a year after your post (love the interweb!) It was Bender, not Andrew, who used Claire's makeup brush on his teeth. It's an eyebrow brush, in case you ever need to know the difference 😂

[@deanrantala]

Seen that film at least 50 times and never once noticed the part where Andrew gives Vernon the bird.

[@gypsy3k]

I’m surprised that while John Hughes cameo is pointed out here, the fact that Brian’s mom and sister in the beginning are being played by Anthony Michael Hall’s real life mom and sister is not.

[@TimCarter]

There is a deleted scene, where Carl the Janitor tells all of the kids how he went from being Man of the Year to becoming the janitor at his old school. He then goes on to tell each one of the kids a horrible prediction about their own futures. It's a very revealing scene, but the overall feel of the movie would have been a little too dark if they had left it in.

[@bushnj8748]

I just looked it up. Thanks .. I never knew about ti

[@vegancrue13]

I want a directors cut of the Breakfast Club with that scene definitely in it! I beg to differ about the scene with Carl’s predictions being too dark. The movie was a roller coaster ride between light & dark so I don’t exactly see how it would have hurt the arc of the movie at all. Just my two cents... ✌🏻

[@Peter-bu6ld]

The film's Production Supervisor is Richard Hashimoto. In the beginning of the movie where it shows various parts of the school, there is a desk with a placard on it that reads, Dr. R. Hashimoto - Guidance Counselor. Plus, in the movie Ferris Beuhler's Day Off, the police officer talking to Ferris' mother is named Hashimoto.

[@geoffreylogsdon162]

Nice!

[@VVilla-zh5mw]

The Fact that the scene were all the actors sit in a circle on the floor in the library and tell stories about why they were in detention was NOT scripted and actors doin' AD-LIBS ugh ! I love this movie 😭😭😭

[@geoffreylogsdon162]

That is completely NOT true.

[@lulub1433]

My favorite was Allison’s reason. Broke the ice 🧊. The craziest thing was Bender’s offense was so much lesser than Andy and the other kid which were literally criminal / verifiable offenses.

[@crispben]

@@geoffreylogsdon162it’s somewhat true. They had a vague outline of what they wanted to say but did improvise a bit. The lines where they were smoking were absolutely improvised though (like Claire’s line about being sooo popular).

[@moonbeamlily]

Timestamps! <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="0">0:00</a>-Intro duh <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="41">0:41</a>-Bender doesn't have a lunch <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="107">1:47</a>-Allison's delayed start <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="179">2:59</a>-The library rules <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="234">3:54</a>-The shattering glass <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="287">4:47</a>-The makeup brush <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="332">5:32</a>-Carl the janitor was 1969 "Man of the Year" <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="397">6:37</a>-Brians locker <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="468">7:48</a>-The significance of Shermer High School <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="526">8:46</a>-John Hughes Cameo <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="575">9:35</a>-Subscribe! <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="591">9:51</a>-Andrew flips Mr. Vernon off

[@thatguy8514]

Keep it up!

[@trinaq]

Thanks so much for the time savers!

[@moonbeamlily]

@@trinaq np!

[@106andie]

The Breakfast Club is my favorite movie and these Easter eggs made me realize how much more brilliant the movie is than I thought. Carl The Janitor being man of the year was surprising. I think I also realized Bender purposely got detention to avoid being home but I think people got that already lol, John Hughes being Brian’s dad is definitely my favorite.

[@geoffreylogsdon162]

And actually Hughes as Brian's dad did have a line (seen in a deleted scene), he says "Buckle up". Why he cut that out l have no idea, but it ultimately doesn't matter.

[@TheJustineCredible]

Fun Facts: Main North HS, where this movie and Ferris Bueler's Day off- were filmed. The Library was NOT the actual library of that school. They built the Library set in the school's gymnasium as the actual library was too small for filming. (also: my mom did her student teaching at that school and my cousins all went to it's sister school Main West)

[@cindyrodriguez380]

I was 1 years old when this movie came out. But it's 1 of my FAVORITE movies of all time! ❤

[@lima1394]

Judd Nelson was my teenage crush, which made The Breakfast Club one of my all time favourite films.... Ahhhh memories... 🥰

[@badbiker666]

What else has he been in?

[@montanasam63]

My all-time favorite movie is Fandango starring Kevin Costner and Judd Nelson. Have you checked it out?

[@champdaddyentertainment]

@@montanasam63 St Elmos fire is good

[@thecunninlynguist]

i rewatched this classic a few weekends ago, still holds up, I think.

[@jasminejohnston6393]

“Does Barry Manilow know you raid his wardrobe?” 😂Burn!

[@shaycoiee]

The mom and little sister in the car picking up Brian is the real life family of Anthony Michael Hall

[@jordirenaud9438]

I get why it's called "top 10 things you didn't notice in the breakfast club" but as a massive fan of the movie... None of these were things I hadn't noticed before. I'd caught them all at one point or another. One behind the scenes thing I know is that the actresses who play Brian's mom and sister are his real mother and sister.

[@SteveBerryhill]

Watched in theaters and graduated in 1985. Watched further dozens of times and remains my favorite 80’s movie for its relevance and substance. Correction: Dick was snooping Teachers files, Mr. Tierny, in the basement. Though, with all my fandom, there was a couple here I didn’t know. Thanks.

[@andrewjones575]

There should have been a follow-up. I'd like to know what happens to the characters after this day.

[@DeadpoolGames19]

I read that it went back to normal that monday

[@gypsy3k]

There were talks of a sequel. Some of the cast members have mentioned they knew of some ideas John Hughes had. Molly Ringwald mentioned at one point hearing there was an actual script written.

[@geoffreylogsdon162]

God, no, sequels are the worst. What movie sequel didn't ruin the original?

[@lulub1433]

No sequel please, but fan fiction would be ok.

[@kurtbrisch5776]

@@geoffreylogsdon162 terminator 2, aliens to name a couple.

[@cjhansen6618]

I heard the reason why John Hughes made a cameo as Brian's Dad is because he loved Anthony Michael Hall and felt kind of like his dad. So that's why he appeared as Brian's Dad.

[@rebeccabieri354]

Brian's mom is Anthony Michael Hall's mom, Mercedes. 😮

[@alanmurray5963]

Brian's Dad's licence plate reads E = mc2🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@cjhansen6618]

@@alanmurray5963 John Hughes loved doing special license plates for his movies. Watch Ferris Buller's Day Off, all the license plates in the movie are referencing John Hughes other movies.

[@SchofieldAJ]

Also another Reason is that Anthony was more so going be John Hughes Chosen 1 as in meaning that he would be in alot of John Hughes movies as ya know as some Directors have 1 Actor or Actress that is in some role in every Movie by that Director/Producer. As in why Michael Keaton was Tim Burton's Chosen 1 for being BATMAN n BEETLEJUICE! As like that!

[@cjhansen6618]

@@SchofieldAJ and after Johnny Depp got the role he became Tim Burton's #1 chose.

[@jaysartori9032]

I really enjoy watching the Breakfast Club movie, especially the part where they all attempt to escape. However, their plan to make a run for it was almost ruined by Mr. Vernon, who seemed to have a magical ability to appear out of nowhere no matter which direction they went. He seems to magically appear until they manage to nearly escape getting caught by Mr. Vernon but instead run into a locked door blocking their only way out!

[@apvieux5327]

Another thing nobody noticed: Emilio Estevez's Breakfast Club character reprises in the episode of Two and a half Men whence Andrew dies on Charlie(his real life brother)'s deck with a barely smoked cigar in his mouth.

[@eauhomme]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="571">9:31</a> Bender has an admiration for Carl the Janitor. In every scene (and in the deleted scenes, found elsewhere in KZbin) in which Bender interacts with Carl, he shows a comfortable smile, definitely no antagonism there. And, of course, the scene marked here, he laughs and says "See you next Saturday" as if he's specifically looking forward to seeing Carl.

[@lulub1433]

Yes did catch this and love his interactions with Carl because they are realistic. Students have a better relationship with the Janitors than most adults in the school. They are almost always nice, know your name, are straightforward, and help you get in anywhere you need to go in the school.

[@jesterjosie3281]

They Only Met Once But It Changed There Lives Forever one of my favorite movie taglines of all time

[@andrewjones575]

We don't see how/if it does.

[@danielmead970]

Bender said eat my shorts before Bart Simpson ever said it!

[@paumiller74]

I'm glad you guys are very perceptive regarding this movie. In 1985, when this came out, I was a youngster. Well, I was 25. I was very much into Howard Jones, tears for fears, Simple Minds, of course, Police, Yaz, the Fixx, and ABC, Pet Shop Boys, Bronski beat, and for a rest after too much partying, (X), Brian Eno....Music for Airports. And the Starck Club in Dallas Texas where I lived. I was a bit of a smartass, i would, many times, ask my boss, "Why"... Do we have to do. Whatever, this way. She did consider my way, a few times. Hope you enjoyed a bit of what that era was like for me. Thank you so much for letting me relive a bit of it... & That's just one facet of it. Remember, a diamond has many facets. i hope your life does too. I'm 61 now.

[@AliFrankTheTank]

Ferris need Saturday detention 🤣🤣🤣 & Andrew flip off epic

[@shannenspence3318]

The first time I heard "Mess with the bull you get the horns"... And I've said it ever sense. I LOVE this movie. R.I.P. John Hughes. I miss these movies...lol.

[@fuhgeddaboudit8475]

How about the fact that Vernon kept giving detentions to Bender as he might have been aware of Bender's family abuse and wanted him to stay away from home as much as possible. It might show that Vernon did care a little about Bender, while still maintaining his strict persona.

[@TheoRae8289]

Given the way Vernon acted through the whole movie, I don't believe that was the case. I think Carl probably understood better. But it really seemed Bender kept provoking him on purpose for potentially that reason.

[@UTubeHandlesSuck]

Nope. You have to be beyond eternal optimist to not see that Vernon was just a straight up dick through and through.

[@ElvisRose_]

How you know you've seen The Breakfast Club too many times? I've memorized the zip code and am asking how anyone could possibly have missed any of these things.

[@dee_dee_place]

I watch this movie as a binge-watch in this order: The Breakfast Club St. Elmo's Fire The Big Chill The Cemetary Club They take you from your teens to your twenties, to your late 30s-early 40s, & to your 60s, & show the trials & tribulations of each age group. I love them all.

[@musclecarfan74]

I had a college teacher that made us write about this movie. I turned in 15 pages.

[@MrBleachlover101]

I remember the first time I noticed Andrew flip off Vernon I had to rewind and watch it again to make sure I saw it correctly at that point I probably had watched it 5 or 6 times I can never get tired of the movie although I would love to see an uncut version of the film I've seen a few deleted scenes that I think would have made the movie great

[@Cassie-pt7mt]

I noticed right away that Judd Nelson's character didn't have a lunch. I often didn't have a lunch, so, it stuck out to me and explained his attitude. His tough exterior hides a wounded, neglected, unloved child.

[@BrandontheBeldam2993]

This is my favorite high school of all time and I never put together the destroyed locker shown was Brian's! So thank you for pointing that out.

[@marceld6061]

The only one I missed was Andy flipping the bird. I have seen this countless times since its release, too.

[@CSILVESTRO1]

ive seen this movie over 100 times and can quote the whole thing and i still didnt know half of these! well done!

[@moleshaman3040]

Brilliant details I never noticed before ! Thanks !

[@kaitjohnson2260]

The rule sign has graffiti. It says at the top "To maintain a pleasant atmosphere in which to study, we ask students to please... blow each other" 😂

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Great video. Thanks for posting this. Have a nice day.

[@KenAdams426]

I love how in Not Another Teen Movie they do the 2 months part to a funny funny homage to the movie.

[@brucelewis9967]

I think he was snooping through his co-workers (faculty and staff) HR private records, not his students, which makes him even worse. As Vice-Principal, it's likely nothing in a student's records would be withheld from him.

[@bigtalk2598]

I watched Breakfast Club probably over 100 times in college. Brian is dropped off in a car in the morning with the license plate "EMC2". That's one you missed.

[@jamesslick4790]

Another detail about the shattering glass: It's made to look like it's wire reinforced safety glass. It's NOT of course or it would not have fallen like it does in the movie.

[@andrewjones575]

What would it take to win the title of man of the year? Achievements? A student vote?

[@tkenens]

Has anyone noticed that Brian weares his sweater inside out?

[@dawnkindnesscountsmost5991]

Brian probably wore it right side out to school the day before.

[@Tom_H327]

I'm really surprised that someone hasn't popped up and said, "Did you also notice that there are no cellphones in the movie?" 😂

[@D-Fens_1632]

I also think showing the burnt locker explains Carl having a personal interest in Brian. He would have had to clean that up. I forget his prediction for Brian's future in the awesome exteended outtake where he tells them where they'll be in 10 years, it's been a while since I last saw it, but I feel like he wasn't as harsh on him.

[@badbiker666]

At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="623">10:23</a>, the narration says that the janitor caught the VP snooping through students private records. I don't think so. They are clearly in the basement. Vernon is looking at a record jacket for someone named "Mr Tierney." Perhaps he was being sarcastic calling a student "mister," but I believe he was looking at staff records. That's why they were stored in the basement. Student records are kept in the administrative offices upstairs.

[@Superchick2]

I never noticed the Library Rules. I noticed that a younger Carl was once in a school photograph with other male students wearing jackets and ties. Made me wonder, "what happened to him" that he grew up to be the school janitor? I noticed that John Bender didn't have a lunch. Perhaps if Andy had already warmed up to John, he would have offered John one of his sandwiches ('cause his Mom had packed either two of three of them).

[@SchofieldAJ]

Me neither n remember always: " TO MAINTAIN A PLEASENT ATMOSPHERE, TO WHICH TO STUDY WE ASK ALL STUDENTS TO BLOW EACH OTHER!" KIDA KINKY IS THE LIBRARY! ;) ;p

[@karadanvers6136]

I heard Michael Anthony Hall’s mom in this movie is his actual mother and that’s his actual sister :)

[@lulub1433]

No wonder he looked so annoyed and the sister played it off so perfectly. Gave me chills 🤣

[@JugglerLou]

I REALLY want the original actors to do a sequel. It’s THEIR kids that are in trouble and after the kids are dropped off for THEIR detentions, they hang out in the bleachers of football stadium. They might sneak into school for old times sake. What you do you think?

[@gr82bkt2productionsmlp]

Love this classic movie ❤️

[@FACEBOOKS-WBDS]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="234">03:54</a> The Shattering Glass, Even you missed a detail here.....If you pay attention closely the glass is actually supposed to be "safety glass" it has a wire mesh in it to keep it from shattering...

[@erichowry9356]

I grew up with this movie! Reminds me exactly of my high school in Lancaster, PA!

[@RynsFandomsFun]

The only thing I didn't actually notice was Andrew flipping off Vernon, and I find that so funny!!!

[@omnipop4936]

Some of these are good, but the "quiet Allison" one? Come on now. _Literally everybody_ noticed that. In fact, for those first few segments, her perpetual silence was arguably her most _prominent trait._ It was the "elephant in the room", which made her "Ha!" so shocking when she finally uttered it.

[@christinesentman5437]

FUN FACT: When Anthony Michael Hall was dropped off for detention, the woman playing his mother was his real mom and his sister.

[@deborahrichardson3731]

I absolutely love this movie. I've watched it so many times, I've lost count. I think i can relate to each one of them. I was/am each one of them in one way or another.

[@themilkguzzler2467]

Allison's delayed start was the first thing that I noticed

[@kathleenmiller516]

One of my favs...there is so much missed in this.

[@MrRezRising]

The 'library' they were filmed in was a set built in the gymnasium that you saw in the other Hughes films.

[@notsoleet]

Brian's flare gun did not destroy the elephant. The elephant he made did not work, so he failed class. He knew his parents would not accept that and he had a gun in his locker to possibly end his life. Apparently he could not get hold of a real gun so he had a flare gun which went off in his locker.

[@Dylvente]

As an English teacher, naturally I notice that the letters on the wall designating the Librarian's Selections (or Librarians' Selections would be fine too) are missing an apostrophe (or the apostrophe is too small to be visible).

[@briand6832]

Never noticed before that there’s what appears to be a confederate flag in the flag holder right after the glass break scene as he’s running through the library 🤯

[@asleepbydawn137]

You didn't mention that Brian's (Anthony Michael Hall) mom and sister in the car scene are his actual mom and sister IRL.

[@Vesper_Songs]

Carl the janitor catches Vernon going through the STAFF'S records, not the students'. Another interesting tidbit is that the woman and little girl who play Brian's mom and sister are in fact his real-life mom and sister.

[@Serai3]

Shermer, IL is John Hughes's Castle Rock, ME.

[@salinasn3]

One of my favorite coming of age film

[@JKHowell]

The "bemused" school janitor? He doesn't look confused or confounded at all. I do not think that word means what you think it means.

[@abunchahooey]

He also wasn’t going through the students secret records, like she said. He was clearly going through records pertaining to other teachers.

[@geoffreylogsdon162]

You are right and an extra point for quoting Inigo Montoya. 😊

[@junkboxxxxxx]

Most people think bemused is like "being amused"

[@cdbmoore22]

@@junkboxxxxxx It can be mildly amused in a detached way. I imagine Carl’s smiling to himself about something only he knows or notices because he’s more aware than people realize.

[@g.reynolds5610]

Man - I can't wait until I am old enough to feel ways about stuff...

[@sofia1161]

in the scene where Allison give Brian his wallet back, when he is looking thru it you can see a condom on his wallet, he's optimistic

[@Mpl554]

I like “Eat. My. Shorts.”

[@waittillfamewtf2385]

Every high school needs a breakfast club 🍞🚪

[@penoyer79]

the only ones i didnt catch were Carl's pic in the case and the makeup brush lol

[@jeffm9770]

I've probably seen this movie at least 20 times and didn't notice Andrew flipping him off

[@davidfrederick6003]

What was so specific about the name "Shermer High School" (besides movies specified)

[@krisfrederick5001]

Well when John says to Brian "What are WE having?" it is kind of obvious he has no lunch

[@ianloren-dc7bv]

It's now a known fact that All of Hughes teen epics were set in the same universe (even sixteen candles)

[@vanitas456]

Is mr Vernon ever happy about anything? Guy threatened to beat a student

[@m1t2a1]

Shermer High School architecture is called "brutalist design." If you think that's bad, look up what the front of Stephen Leacock C I looks like. Mike Myers went there too, just a year behind me. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="345">5:45</a>

[@benjaminharman1987]

Most of those, the only way not to have noticed them was to not have watched the movie at all. But, yes, hardly anyone noticed "blow me" written in soft pencil on a sheet of paper shown for a fraction of a second because of being viewed from the distance of one's seat to the movie screen or because the graininess of video tape and low-res of '80s TVs made it literally invisible, i.e., you tend not to notice what's impossible to notice because you can't see it.

[@quintadouglass8017]

I LOVE THIS MOVIES , THE BREAK FAS T CLUB IS THE BEST MOVIE OUT THEY WITH THE BEST STARS ,,

[@donniedoesdishes]

jay and silent bob were pzzd when they left jersey to set up shop in shermer illinois and found out it didnt exist , the 70s and 80s had the best movies

[@thomasbest8599]

The brain is wearing different socks.

[@brentage5000]

Holy heck, the blow each other on the rules....never caught that one. And Bender not having a lunch is all the ouch.

[@BluesaiyanU.E]

If they made sequels after the first but still in the 80's for the sequels, it still would be fire in my opinion

[@neilhumphreys2477]

Brief glimpse of Dr. Hashimoto's desk, and under his name it says 'Dr. R. Hashimoto, Guidance Counselor'. It is also implied Allison Reynolds sees him a lot. This is a nod to the film's production supervisor, Richard Hashimoto.

[@lulub1433]

OMG I refuse to believe that Claire did not have surplus brushes and used the same one to do Ally's makeup. Claire would not do her new BFF dirty that way😭

[@montanasam63]

The license plate on Brian's parents' car is EMC 2. Get it?

[@TimCarter]

No...can you explain in detail please?

[@montanasam63]

@@TimCarter “Special relativity” is limited to objects that are moving with respect to inertial frames of reference-i.e, in a state of uniform motion with respect to one another such that an observer cannot, by purely mechanical experiments, distinguish one from the other. Beginning with the behavior of light (and all other electromagnetic radiation), the theory of special relativity draws conclusions that are contrary to everyday experience but fully confirmed by experiments. Special relativity revealed that the speed of light is a limit that can be approached but not reached by any material object; it is the origin of the most famous equation in science, E = mc2; and it has led to other tantalizing outcomes, such as the “twin paradox."

[@soccerboy22100]

i read somewhere that was anthony michael halls real mom and little sister....

[@reginafallangie2867]

The only ones who didn’t notice Bender didn’t have a lunch, were people who didn’t watch the movie.

[@abrahammorrison6374]

Yakkety Yak, by the Coasters is about teenage defiance and backtalk towards a parent.

[@dbrandon273]

Allison actually looked better before the makeover.

[@NorahCroteau-w6h]

True Breakfast club fans have caught all these details!!!!

[@johnjohnson3709]

Was Bender from Futurama named after Bender from this movie?

[@kevingray8616]

I always thought the glass shattering was so fake. (fun, but fake) A couple of years ago, I happened to be looking at one of my own doors with a similar full length glass pane (but no security mesh) and it shattered right before my eyes. (luckily it didn't fall down like in the movie) This is likely because I go in and out this door a lot when grilling. Evidently the glass became stressed after repeated closures and it shattered.