Parents need to know that The Breakfast Club is a popular '80s film that deals with edgy teen issues. Topics such as suicide, depression, social alienation, materialism, sex, and physical and emotional abuse are discussed openly. The teen characters use very strong language, including "f--k," mock authority…
Is there anything inappropriate in The Breakfast Club?
The movie is mostly set inside a school library. There is no nudity or sexual activity, but characters frequently talk about sex. A teen girl lies about being a nymphomaniac. A boy gropes another boy in the crotch in an aggressive way briefly.
Many, many expletives are also bleeped. The scene where the kids smoke pot is heavily toned down in syndicated TV prints and Network prints. First off, all but one shots of the kids actually inhaling the joints are deleted.
R: Restricted, Children Under 17 Require Accompanying Parent or Adult Guardian. This rating means the film contains adult material such as adult activity, harsh language, intense graphic violence, drug abuse and nudity.
It's a classic of '80s teen cinema and rightfully so, but there is also frequent profanity from teenagers (including "f--k" and "s--t"), as well as teen drinking and smoking and some bullying.
Summary. Filmmaker John Hughes' coming-of-age comedy "The Breakfast Club" is beloved, but has aged poorly due to outdated humor and sexual politics. Star Ally Sheedy expressed cringe over aspects of the movie, including problematic scenes and the character makeover trope.
Who is the girl that doesn't talk in Breakfast Club?
Allison is the only student who did not smoke Bender's drugs, and watched every else get high instead. Allison doesn't speak for the first twenty-four or so minutes. She can tell good lies just like she did when she got Claire to admit she was a virgin. Ally Sheedy was 22 years of age when she played the character.
The teen characters use very strong language, including "f--k," mock authority figures, and smoke pot in the school library (which is when they finally start getting along, so it's not presented with negative consequences).
Though Bender conflicts with Claire the most, he eventually becomes closest to her, and at the end of the film, the couple shares a kiss, and Claire even goes as far as to give Bender one of her diamond earrings. After Claire, Bender definitely buts heads the most with Andrew.
CLAIRE: A typical popular girl. Claire is referred to as a Princess: She has looks, wealth, status and a feisty personality. She seems like a privileged, spoiled and conceited person and clearly belongs to the upper division of a high school hierarchy.
The Breakfast Club is a rebuke of snap judgements, instant categorisations, stereotypes, preconceived notions and dismissing others based on only the most obvious information. In other words, it's a rejection of how high school and the broader world usually works.
Language is mild to PG-13. But is there a teen party where there is lots of drugs and passionate kissing in the background. There is also a scene where the main character Cher gets robbed at gunpoint.
Anthony Michael Hall, Brian's actor, played both a victim of bullying and a bully, during his movie career: Here, Hall plays a high school "nerd", who is shy, "goody-two-shoes", and prone to getting picked on.
Bender pulled a fire alarm; Claire skipped school to go shopping. Brian failed a project in shop class and brought a flare gun to school to attempt suicide, but was caught when the flare gun went off in this locker. And Allison volunteered for detention because she had nothing better to do.
How old was Molly Ringwald when The Breakfast Club was made?
Molly was just 16 years old when she played the so-called “princess” Claire in the film, the most popular girl in school known for how beautiful and rich she is. Throughout the movie, Claire is relentlessly teased by John Bender, played by Judd Nelson.
What are the controversial scenes in The Breakfast Club?
In the shooting script of 'The Breakfast Club,' there was a scene in which an attractive female gym teacher swam naked in the school's swimming pool as Mr. Vernon, the teacher who is in charge of the students' detention, spied on her.
During this film we see young Vada begin to grow up. Unfortunately, an unexpected death will either drive her back into her previous loneliness, or give her the strength to tell the ones she loves that she cares about them. We award our Dove “Family-Approved” Seal to this film for ages twelve and above.
Although some parents may find the dancing a little too dirty, teen viewers will likely be captivated. Sex-related content abounds: One character has a botched abortion, the main character loses her virginity, and another experiences being coerced by someone she's dating.
Should I let my 13 year old read the summer I turned pretty?
this book is perfect for ages 10+. it has very good messages, funny characters, and overall just an entertaining plot. there is little swearing, but i personally don't think a few words should make you miss out on reading this amazing book. i HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone wanting a good, entertaining read.
