"The Breakfast Club": 25 years after detention

"Dear Mr. Vernon,

We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was that we did wrong. What we did WAS wrong. But we think you're crazy to make us write this essay telling you who we think we are. What do you care? You see us as you want to see us... in the simplest terms and the most convenient definitions. You see us as a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, and a criminal. Correct?

That's the way we saw each other at seven o'clock this morning. We were brainwashed."

Twenty five years ago today "The Breakfast Club" premiered, and would not only become one of John Hughes most iconic films, but would speak to a generation of teenagers by giving them a voice. Tonight, I'll be having an anniversary screening in the 10th Box, and once again remembering the passing of John Hughes.

An article this past week in Vanity Fair about Hughes as remembered by his two sons, John III and James, is incredibly insightful, touching, and dotted with revelations about the man whose imagination and work I hold dear. If you're a true John Hughes fan, this is REQUIRED reading! You can read this comprehensive chronicle here, that includes some amazing photos of artifacts Hughes held onto from many of his films.

The wealth of manuscripts, notes, screenplays, drawings, etc. is like unearthing a lost Beatles track for me! I would LOVE to see some of this vast work published at some point. Here's hoping!