MCU: 10 Fascinating Facts About Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
7. It's Based On The Breakfast Club
If there’s one thing Spider-Man: Homecoming carries off well, it’s managing to simultaneously be a thrilling superhero film, and a light comedy about navigating high-school.
To manage this perfectly, director Jon Watts gave the cast homework of watching all the films they could related to the 80’s school comedy vibe – most especially, of course, the iconic film know as The Breakfast Club.
Just to add a sprinkle more wholesomeness into the mix, Holland reported in an interview that the main cast had actually done this task together, by taking a ‘film day’ to watch and study the films – with snacks, of course. When your job involves watching a ton of old classic films, you have to know you’ve done something right.