THE BREAKFAST CLUB was released 41 years ago today. The story of five high school students in detention became a classic of the teen genre, as well as 1980s Hollywood in general. The tale behind any John Hughes film is pretty bizarre, some are just better at hiding it…

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In the early ‘80s, young National Lampoon writer John Hughes was making a name for himself. After writing two hits in 1983 in National Lampoon’s Vacation and Mr Mom, he became a hot property in Hollywood, earning a three-picture deal with Universal Pictures.

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Hughes’ directorial debut Sixteen Candles released in 1984. A coming-of-age drama, it was another big hit and production was started immediately on his next screenplay – another teen comedy-drama called The Breakfast Club.

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