You see us as you want to see us in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found is that each one of us is a brain and an athlete and a basket case a princess and a criminal Does that answer your question? Sincerely yours, The Breakfast Club. Nobody writes them like the late John Hughes. Forced into spending a whole Saturday together in detention, these high schoolers break down the labels ascribed to them by their various cliques and discover theyre really not so different from one another. With flawless performances from everyone involved, and a great antagonist in the form of Paul Gleasons Mr. Vernon (Dont mess with the bull, young man. Youll get the horns.), theres only one set of misfits greater than Hughes masterpiece.