THE BREAKFAST CLUB

Write a sentence about each of the five student characters. Brian, Claire, Allision, Andrew and John.

Brian is a quiet nerd. He keeps to himself mainly and feels the pressure of having to keep up the with his parents standards.
Claire is the pretty, popular girl. She feels she is better than other people and that other people don't deserve her attention or acknowledgement.
Allison is the 'freak'. She has weird habits e.g. biting nails and spitting them at people. She's a loner, doesn't have m/any friends.
Andrew is a 'jock'. He feels like he has to be bad to impress his father, and friends. He has to have approval from everyone.
John is the typical bad boy. He resists authority because he has no real authority at home. He acts like he doesn't care about what other people think, but he seeks their approval.

How do the students feel about each other at the start of the film? How and why does this change?
At the beginning of the film the students try to ignore each other. Andrew and Claire are in the more popular cliques so they were 'allowed' to talk to each other, but otherwise they didn't want to associate with the others. This changes when they start talking to each other. They start to protect each other from the teacher. Claire begins to realise everything doesn't revolve around her, Andrew realises that pleasing his father isn't the only goal in life, Allison realises that being different isn't bad but sometimes folow the crowd can be good as well. John starts to treat people with respect but then treats them like dirt again. Brian starts to feel important again, like his opinions mattered.

What is the plot of The Breakfast Club?
5 teenagers are sentenced to detention on a saturday for different things.
They are all stuck in the library.
John talks to Claire about being a princess.
They all want to get through the day with as little trouble as possible.
Mr. Vernon gives them an essay to write about who they think they are.
After the tension breaks they pass the time dancing, smoking, arguing and harrassing each other.
John takes them on a trip through the school to get his marijuana out of his locker.
They almost get caught and John sacrifices himself to MR. Vernon.
John escapes from the cupboard through the roof and gets bak to the library
They smoke the marijuana and finally let loose.
They tell each other their secrets. The audience learns that John has an abusive father, Claire is a virgin, Allison is a compulsive liar, Andrew can't think for himself and Brian is sucidal because of the pressure from his parents.
They are all worried about not being able to talk to each other in school because of the groups the hang out with.
Brian writes the essay that everyone is supposed to do. Instead he writes a letter to Mr. Vernon about how he views them.
Claire give Allison a make over, which makes Andrew realise how pretty she is.
Claire goes into the cupboard with John
They all leave the school at the end of the day.
John and Claire kiss. Andrew and Allison kiss. Mr. Vernon reads the letter.

What are the costumes worn by the following characters: Brian, Claire, Allision, Andrew & John.
Brian wore khaki pants, sweaters, parka, and sneakers. The costume fits the stereotype of "nerd".
Claire wore a brown skirt, boots, leather jacket, leather gloves, pink blouse, pink lipstick. She wore expensive clothing. Had to look the best.
Allison wore a long skirt, bulky jacket, black shirt, stockings, converse type shoes. Hair over her face.
Andrew wore a sports team jacket, hoodie, jeans, sneakers. He uses the jacket to assert his dominance.
John wore jeans, long coat, hobo gloves, boots, chains, denim jacket, flannelette shirt, white shirt. Long hair. This costume is trying to assert his bad boy persona

Where is the film set? Include all sub settings.
School - front step, library, Mr. Vernon's office, hallways, gym, football field, closet, ceiling, bathroom.

List and briefly describe the issues and themes raised during the film? How are they similar/different to other teen films you have watched?
Peer pressure - pressure put on friends to got with the group. This appears in many films.
Cliques that don't communicate - the heirachy of the school. This appears in many films.



Does this film appeal to you? Why or why not?
This film does appeal to me because it shows a range of different people ina high school going through different problems and helping each other through it.