C.R.E.A.M ("Cash Rules Everything Around Me" —Wu Tang Clan) When John Hughes began to make The Breakfast Club, he was still sort of inexperienced—he was a seasoned writer, not a director. The o...

John HughesFrom Ad Man…On the surface, John Hughes seemed like a wholly normal dude, a happily married ad man from the Chicago area. But this deceptive middle-aged exterior masked a core of wild...

Hit Movies at Bargain-Bin PricesWhen writer-director John Hughes first showed the producers the final cut of the movie, they were disappointed and didn't think it would be a hit. How bitterly wrong...

The Magic of Simplicity The Breakfast Club's mode of production was super simple. It had a budget of one million bucks, which is really cheap: It's an independent movie budget—and a thrifty indep...

Sonic Angst The Breakfast Club doesn't have a score—but it does have an iconic soundtrack. John Hughes loved music: If he hadn't been a writer-director-producer genius, he would've been a musicia...

Ingredients of a Cult ClassicThe Breakfast Club's widespread fandom has leaked into all kinds of pop culture. Shows from Family Guy to Community have all paid tribute. It makes sense: Movies that a...