The Breakfast Club (1985) Cast & Crew

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Directed by John Hughes.

Cast

• Emilio Estevez as Andrew Clark
• Judd Nelson as John Bender
• Molly Ringwald as Claire Standish
• Anthony Michael Hall as Brian Johnson
• Ally Sheedy as Allison Reynolds
• Paul Gleason as Richard Vernon
• John Kapelos as Carl
• Perry Crawford as Allison's Father
• Mary Christian as Brian's Sister
• Ron Dean as Andy's Father
• Tim Gamble as Claire's Father
• Fran Gargano as Allison's Mom
• Mercedes Hall as Brian's Mom
• John Hughes as Brian’s Father (uncredited)
• Jonathan Chapin as Janitor (uncredited)

Crew

• John Hughes — Director
• John Hughes — Producer
• Ned Tanen — Producer
• Thomas Del Ruth — Director of Photography
• John Hughes — Writer
• Keith Forsey — Original Music Composer

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