The students who are serving detention at the school library include Andrew Clark- a jock, John Bender- a delinquent, Allison- a confused girl, Brian- a smart student, and Claire- a spoilt princess. Even though the students have previously been acquainted, they all belong to different student cliques of Shermer High School. The film is about five high school students who find themselves in a similar predicament of having to serve detention in a Saturday morning ( The Breakfast Club). The film was released in 1985 and obtained both critical and box office success. “The Breakfast Club” is written and directed by John Hughes. This paper explores the movies “The Breakfast Club” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Out” as the blueprints of the youth culture of Generation X. The two films depicted several aspects of a teenager’s life such as teen angst, relationships between teens and parents/teachers, and teen communities. “The Breakfast Club” was released in 1985 while “Bueller’s Day Off” was in released in 1986 and both movies defined high school for the generation of the day. These two movies have had a significant influence especially on the 1980’s youth also known as Generation X. Two of Hughes’ movies stand out in terms of their influence on youth culture “The Breakfast Club” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”. Hughes’ movies were top in the list of most influential youth films.
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In the 1980s, the leading personality in the teen-themed movie industry was John Hughes. In the history of cinema, there have been several movies that have played a definitive role in the youth cultures of the time (Hanson 58). Nevertheless, some of these films that are meant for the youth end up influencing an entire generation.