No way is a gay Black high school jock believable, nor would be a disabled delinquent. All the characters in the original were, within the bounds of being a movie, very believable and represented people that probably all of us knew (or were) in high school. That's what made it so good.
LOL
Another John Hughes movie that was filmed in my "backyard".
Yeah "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" was based on real people at Clairmont High in San Diego. Might have been an 80's film, but you can still see most of those characters hanging out at the beach regularly. Of course, the Mall doesn't play much of a role anymore as it did back then.
No way is a gay Black high school jock believable, nor would be a disabled delinquent. All the characters in the original were, within the bounds of being a movie, very believable and represented people that probably all of us knew (or were) in high school. That's what made it so good.
Looks like I challenged your stereotypes. Someone needs to rewatch The Breakfast Club
I'll bet that Michael Sam was gay in high school, but maybe he only realized it after completing his college football career
I agree that the movie's believability was targetted at people like us, but our hetero, White, middle and upper class BRD demographic is rather narrow. I loved it and still do. I'd have to watch the entire interview, but I don't think that still acting Molly Ringwald and still acting theater professor Sheedy were criticizing the 1983 original. Rather, they are saying what any theoretical remake should look like. I respect their expert opinions on the topic.
Fwiw, I think The Breakfast Club has been deconstructed more than any film since Citizen Kane. I know that I've gotten in many and varied discussions about it. Maybe not "more", but still a lot.
AOC and diverse friends, including a Boston Terrier, getting their Breakfast Club dancing freak on:
I didn't intend to imply that having a disabled delinquent or a gay high school jock was impossible, just unlikely enough to affect the believability of the characters. We're not talking about ninja turtles or "Grease" here. We're talking about characters that the viewer can see and say "hey, I knew that guy when I was in high school"
I think it's laudable that she and Molly Ringwald agreed in the 30th anniversary interview this year that any remake should be more racially and elsewise (sexual orientation, other?) diverse. I see that City College of New York theater professor Sheedy has a trans son.
Basket case version.....actually, when I worked at Asheville Industries in Arden, I had a small photo of my wife on my desk at work. It was just her in some sort of wooly black coat; her hair was about the same length as Ally's in the movie, one hand up by the side of her face sort of brushing part of her hair back, trees in the background. One day a woman who worked near my place stopped by my desk and asked me who the photo was. I told her it's my wife and she said it reminds her of "that crazy girl in The Breakfast Club" and I had to agree with her. This was about 86 or so. I've still got that photo sitting on my bedroom table.
When she was in The Breakfast Club she had a small resemblance to my former wife.
"Basket case" Allison Reynolds, who was not even sentenced to Saturday detention, or post-makeover Allison?
Basket case version.....actually, when I worked at Asheville Industries in Arden, I had a small photo of my wife on my desk at work. It was just her in some sort of wooly black coat; her hair was about the same length as Ally's in the movie, one hand up by the side of her face sort of brushing part of her hair back, trees in the background. One day a woman who worked near my place stopped by my desk and asked me who the photo was. I told her it's my wife and she said it reminds her of "that crazy girl in The Breakfast Club" and I had to agree with her. This was about 86 or so. I've still got that photo sitting on my bedroom table.
Posted with permission, ex-Mrs neoplacebo:
I see the resemblance. Allison Reynolds:
A clown with a flamethrower still has a flamethrower.
-- Charlie Sykes on MSNBC
1312. ETTD.
Good point.
