Q 01/05

Who wrote, produced and directed The Breakfast Club?

A) Cameron Crowe

B) John Hughes

C) Amy Heckerling

D) Joel Schumacher

Answer · why

B) John Hughes

He wrote the script in 1982, before Sixteen Candles, and had to persuade sceptical investors that a one-room shoot on a $1 million budget was low-risk...

Q 02/05

On what day of the week does the film's detention take place?

A) Friday

B) Sunday

C) Monday

D) Saturday

Answer · why

D) Saturday

The on-screen date is March 24, 1984, four days before principal photography began in real life.

Q 03/05

What is the fictional Illinois suburb where the detention takes place, seen across Hughes's films?

A) Ridgemont

B) Northbrook

C) Shermer

D) Westerburg

Answer · why

C) Shermer

Shermer, Illinois is Hughes's fictional stand-in for the Chicago suburbs and turns up across his films.

Q 04/05

What is the vice principal's name?

A) Richard Vernon

B) Ed Rooney

C) Carl Reed

D) Mr Hand

Answer · why

A) Richard Vernon

Paul Gleason later parodied the role in Not Another Teen Movie and in an A-Teens music video.

Q 05/05

How long, at minimum, is the essay Vernon assigns the students?

A) 500 words

B) 750 words

C) 2,000 words

D) 1,000 words

Answer · why

D) 1,000 words

Brian ends up writing it on everyone's behalf, signing off 'Sincerely yours, the Breakfast Club'.