15-02-2025
"The Breakfast Club" Is Turning 40 — Here's What The Cast Looks Like Now
It's The Breakfast Club 's 40th birthday!
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I grew up watching this coming-of-age film and am proud to say I've seen it more times than I can count. IYKYK John Hughes is an icon for '80s teen movies, and The Breakfast Club was just one of many beloved cult classics.
In honor of the film's 40th anniversary, let's take a walk down memory lane. Here's a look at how those famously known as the brain, athlete, basket case, princess, and criminal look like today:
To start, here's Molly Ringwald as Claire Standish:
And here's Molly now:
Here's Emilio Estevez as Andrew Clark:
And here's Emilio now:
Here's Anthony Michael Hall as Brian Johnson:
And here's Anthony now:
Here's Judd Nelson as John Bender:
And here's Judd now:
Here's Ally Sheedy as Allison Reynolds:
And here's Ally now:
Here's John Kapelos as Carl Reed:
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And here's John now:
Here's Paul Gleason as Richard Vernon:
And here's Paul before he passed away in 2006 at age 67: