They only met once, but it changed their lives forever.
Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.
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Character
Intimate, earnest, classical in form and character-led.
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
Who loves it, who doesn't
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“Is John Bender the real protagonist?”
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Cast
- Emilio EstevezAndrew Clark
- Judd NelsonJohn Bender
- Molly RingwaldClaire Standish
- Anthony Michael HallBrian Johnson
- Ally SheedyAllison Reynolds
- Paul GleasonRichard Vernon
- John KapelosCarl
- Perry CrawfordAllison's Father
- Mary ChristianBrian's Sister
- Ron DeanAndy's Father
Crew
- John HughesDirector
- John HughesWriter
- Thomas Del RuthDirector of Photography
- Keith ForseyOriginal Music Composer
- Dede AllenEditor
- John HughesProducer
- Ned TanenProducer
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