Anyone like this movie, its an 80's classic.

Love the movie

It could very well be the greatest movie in the history of ever....next to those other great movies. But I will stop down and watch it if it's on just about every time.

[Vernon catches Bender playing basketball in the gym]

Bender: Don't you want to hear my excuse?

Richard Vernon: Out.

Bender: I'm thinkin' of tryin' out for a scholarship.

The Breakfast Club blew my mind because it had the ability to take small problems (on the scale of things) and make them feel really monumental in scope. It actually feels like you are that young and in detention. Film making at its most brilliant. But really, what do you expect? It's John Hughes.

Richard Vernon: You're not fooling anyone Bender. The next screw that falls out will be you.

Bender: Eat my shorts.

Richard Vernon: What was that?

Bender: Eat... My... Shorts.

Richard Vernon: You just bought yourself another Saturday.

Bender: Ooh I'm crushed.

Richard Vernon: You just bought one more.

Bender: Well I'm free the Saturday after that. Beyond that, I'm going to have to check my calendar.

Richard Vernon: Good, cause it's going to be filled. We'll keep going. You want another one? Just say the word say it. Instead of going to prison you'll come here. Are you through?

Bender: No.

Richard Vernon: That's the last time, Bender. That the last time you ever make me look bad in front of those kids, you hear me? I make $31,000 a year and I have a home and I'm not about to throw it all away on some punk like you. But someday when you're outta here and you've forgotten all about this place and they've forgotten all about you, and you're wrapped up in your own pathetic life, I'm gonna be there. That's right. And I'm gonna kick the living **** out of you. I'm gonna knock your **** in the dirt.

Bender: You threatening me?

Richard Vernon: What are you gonna do about it? You think anyone's gonna believe you? You think anyone is gonna take your word over mine? I'm a man of respect around here. They love me around here. I'm a swell guy. You're a lying sack of **** and everybody knows it. Oh, you're a tough guy. Hey c'mon. Get on your feet pal. Let's find out how tough you are. I wanna know right now how tough you are.

[offers Bender his chin]

Richard Vernon: Just take the first shot. I'm begging you, take a shot. Just one hit. Come on, that's all I need, just one swing...

[Bender pauses, staring]

Richard Vernon: That's what I thought. You're a gutless turd.

Bender: Remember how you said your parents use you to get back at each other?

Claire Standish: [nods]

Bender: Wouldn't I be OUTSTANDING in that capacity?

Andrew: We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all.

Claire Standish: You know why guys like you knock everything?

John Bender: Oh, this should be stunning.

Claire Standish: It's because you're afraid.

John Bender: Oh God, you richies are so smart, that's exactly why I'm not heavy into activities.

Claire Standish: You're a big coward.

Brian Johnson: I'm in the math club.

Claire Standish: See, you're afraid that they won't take you, you don't belong, so you have to just dump all over it.

John Bender: Well, it wouldn't have anything to do with you activities people being assholes, now would it?

Claire Standish: Well, you wouldn't know, you don't even know any of us.

John Bender: Well, I don't know any lepers, but I'm not going to run out and join one of their ****ing clubs.

Andrew Clark: Hey. Let's watch the mouth, huh?

Brian Johnson: I'm in the physics club too.

John Bender: Excuse me a sec. What are you babbling about?

Brian Johnson: Well, what I had said was I'm in the math club, uh, the latin, and the physics club... physics club.

John Bender: Hey, Cherry. Do you belong to the physics club?

Claire Standish: That's an academic club.

John Bender: So?

Claire Standish: So academic clubs aren't the same as other kinds of clubs.

John Bender: Ah... but to dorks like him, they are. What do you guys do in your club?

Brian Johnson: Well, in physics we... we talk about physics, properties of physics.

John Bender: So it's sorta social, demented and sad, but social. Right?

Allison Reynolds: You have problems.

Andrew Clark: Oh, I have problems?

Allison Reynolds: You do everything everyone tells you to do and that is a problem.

Andrew Clark: Okay, fine, but I didn't dump my purse out on the couch and invite everyone into my problems.

Brian Johnson: Dear Mr. Vernon, we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. But we think you're crazy to make an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us... In the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain...

Andrew Clark: ...and an athlete...

Allison Reynolds: ...and a basket case...

Claire Standish: ...a princess...

John Bender: ...and a criminal...

Brian Johnson: Does that answer your question?... Sincerely yours, the Breakfast Club.

Hey OP .. it rocked!

claire's a fat girl's name

I love this movie. It is a classic 80' movie.

Wow...and just last night, I was in a conversation with someone who is quite special to me... and this topic sorta popped up... without ever reading these lines... kinda weird...lol

It IS one of my all time favs...

But who did you relate with?

Me...Bender...for sure

Fantastic movie!!! I love it!

ya was a good one.!!!!!

so was st elmos fire, same group mostly.!!

I only saw St. Elmos fire once...I liked Breakfast Club better.