John Hughes' "The Breakfast Club" is, for better or worse, the defining Generation X comedy. It was a box office hit during its theatrical release, and, over time, became a film that its many fans could quote chapter and verse. The tale of five very different high school students — a brain (Anthony Michael Hall), an athlete (Emilio Estevez), a basket case (Ally Sheedy), a princess (Molly Ringwald) and a criminal (Judd Nelson) — brought together for an all-day detention on a Saturday continues to resonate, which is a testament to John Hughes' ability to get on teenagers' volatile emotional wavelength and the perfectly pitched performances from his cast of up-and-coming actors.

Slotting the right actors into the right roles proved a bit of a challenge for Hughes and casting director Jac

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