One of my favorite films
For me, it captured the true feeling of being in high school, with the five cross sections of young people learning about each other.
What sells the film, to me at least, is the closing speech:
Brian Johnson : [closing narration] Dear Mr. Vernon, we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. But we think you're crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us - in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain...
Andrew Clark : ...and an athlete...
Allison Reynolds : ...and a basket case...
Claire Standish : ...a princess...
John Bender : ...and a criminal.
Brian Johnson : Does that answer your question? Sincerely yours, the Breakfast Club.