Hi, this is Steve. Movies have always had a huge influence on me, and there are few films more

formative than John Hughes' 1985 film, The Breakfast Club. For a smart, geeky kid with poor social skills and a deep sense of social

disconnection I can't begin to tell you how profound it was to see people on

the screen struggling with the same things I was struggling with.

It moved me so much in fact that a few days later I dragged my parents to the movie in the hopes

that somehow it would help them understand me. 33 years later the film still has a powerful effect

on me. Yes the world has changed a great deal since then and some of the things that

happen in the breakfast club seemed very different when viewed through 2018 eyes. things that

the breakfast club seem very different when viewed through 2018 eyes. But the core of the film remains the same, the idea that it's still possible to learn, share,

and even empathize with people who are very different from us, and that that experience

of sharing our true selves can make us stronger and hopefully more compassionate in the future.

So whether you're still a teenager or a parent of teenagers, if you haven't seen the breakfast

club, my recommendation is that you take a trip to cinnophiles.net, where you can find this week's movie, along with every other film we've ever reviewed.

So, this Friday, the Cinephiles goes back to high school to spend a day in detention with the Breakfast Club.

All right, people, we're going to try something a little different today.

We are going to write an essay, describing to me who you think you are.

Is that clear, Mr Bender?

Crystal.

Good.

Maybe you'll learn a little something about yourself.

Maybe you'll even decide whether or not you care to return. Hello and welcome once again to the cinnophiles where each week we enter the world

of a great film we explore its themes its history the filmmaking and the influence

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