THE BREAKFAST CLUB

After watching The Breakfast Club please answer these questions on your blog using complete sentences. This task must be completed in class.


Write a sentence about each of the five student characters. Brian, Claire, Allision, Andrew & John.
Brian - Brian is the nerd guy. He has a very kind heart and a consciousness. He had a flare gun in his locker.
Claire - Claire is the pretty girl. She is a popular girl. She eventually goes for John, the bad guy, even though she find him repulsive at the beginning of the movie.
Allision - She is the weird one. She always moves quick, and she looks emo. She opens up to Claire, and she gets a makeover and looks pretty. She then goes for Andrew.
Andrew - Andrew is the Jock guy. He also has a pretty big consciousness. He doesn't like doing things just to gain popularity.
John - John is the criminal. He's the bad guy. He has a bad attitude and was bought up in a bad home.

How do the students feel about each other at the start of the film? How and why does this change?
At the start of the film they hate each other. And it's awkward because they don't know each other. But eventually they all open up to each other and become friends. At the end of the movie, there are even couples.

What is the plot of The Breakfast Club?
Five kids from five different groups all end up together at detention. They don't know each other. There's your typical stereotypes in the group, like Jock, Pretty girl, Weirdo, Criminal and Nerd. Mr. Vernan was the teacher that looked after them in detention. He was a bit of an asshole. He wanted them all in the same room, despite their clashing personalities, and to shut up. They all hate each other at the start, but as the movie evolves they all open up to each other and become close mates. They tell each other their secrets. At the end of the movie there are couples, like John and Claire, and Andrew and Allision.

What are the costumes worn by the following characters: Brian, Claire, Allision, Andrew & John.
Brian - Brians clothes are very neat, and ordinary. No daggy pants or ripped shirts, but clean clothes.
Claire - Typical pretty girl clothes, consisting of light pinks and whites.
Allision - Very gothic clothes, all black or grey, and a very long coat that hides her.
Andrew - Jock clothes, like jeans and a sports jumper.
John - Plaid shirts, jeans, leather jackets.

Where is the film set? Include all sub settings.
School - Hallways, detention room (library), in the roof (when John crawls along), principals office, storage room.
Outside - Outside of the school

List and briefly describe the issues and themes raised during the film? How are they similar/different to other teen films you have watched?
Love in odd places - You would never have thought Claire would've fallen for John, because at the start of the movie they sort of hated each other.
Popularity - When they are talking to each other and telling their secrets, Andrew and Claire say they wouldn't be friends with the others because they are popular and the others are not.
Sex - If you're a virgin, you're prude, if you're not, you're a slut.
It's the same in other teen films, because these are common problems amongst teenagers and they can relate to them.

Does this film appeal to you? Why or why not?
Yeah it does because it was a pretty interesting film, the way they all eventually opened up and became friends.