The Breakfast Club (1985) - Credits and Details

The Breakfast Club Credits and Details

Directed by
	John Hughes
Written by
	John Hughes	...	written by
Cast
	Emilio Estevez	...	Andrew Clark
	Paul Gleason	...	Richard Vernon
	Anthony Michael Hall	...	Brian Johnson
	John Kapelos	...	Carl
	Judd Nelson	...	John Bender
	Molly Ringwald	...	Claire Standish
	Ally Sheedy	...	Allison Reynolds
	Perry Crawford	...	Allison's Father
	Mary Christian	...	Brian's Sister
	Ron Dean	...	Andy's Father
	Tim Gamble	...	Claire's Father
	Fran Gargano	...	Allison's Mom
	Mercedes Hall	...	Brian's Mom
Uncredited Cast
	Jonathan Chapin	...	Janitor
	John Hughes	...	Brian's Father
Produced by
	Gil Friesen	...	executive producer
	John Hughes	...	producer
	Michelle Manning	...	co-producer
	Andrew Meyer	...	executive producer
	Ned Tanen	...	producer
Original Music by
	Keith Forsey
Special Effects by
	William H. Schirmer	...	special effects
Thanks
	Marlene Alexander	...	the producers wish to thank: for their generous cooperation in the making of this motion picture
	David Bowie	...	special thanks
	Bobby Richter	...	the producers wish to thank: for their generous cooperation in the making of this motion picture
	Don Stillwell	...	the producers wish to thank: for their generous cooperation in the making of this motion picture

Ratings
6.9 / 10	7.8 / 10	66 / 100

Production Companies
Universal Pictures (presents)
A&M Films
Channel Productions (Channel)

Distributors
Universal Pictures (1985) (United States) (theatrical)
MCA Home Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
MCA TV (1987) (United States) (TV)
WGN (1987) (United States) (TV)
MCA/Universal Home Video (1992) (United States) (VHS)
Studios USA Television (2000) (United States) (TV)
Universal Studios Home Video (2003) (United States) (DVD)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2010) (United States) (25th anniversary edition) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2012) (United States) (Universal's 100th Anniversary) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
BY Experience (2015) (United States) (re-release) (theatrical)
Fathom Events (2015) (United States) (re-release) (theatrical)
The Criterion Collection (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
The Criterion Collection (2018) (United States) (DVD)
Peacock (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video)
YouTube (2024) (United States) (video)
Universal Pictures (2025) (United States) (re-release) (theatrical)

Filming Locations
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Des Plaines, Illinois, USA
Glenbrook North High School - 2300 Shermer Road, Northbrook, Illinois, USA (school interior)
Illinois, USA
Maine North High School - 9511 Harrison Street, Des Plaines, Illinois, USA (school exterior, school interior hallways, library used as model for re-build in gym, football field - fist-pump scene)
Northbrook, Illinois, USA
Park Ridge, Illinois, USA (football field - fist-pump scene)
USA