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Well well Here we areI wanna congratulate you for being on timeExcuse me sir I think there's been a mistakeI know it's detention but um I don't think I belong in hereIt is now 7 06You have exactly
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The Breakfast Club

I've seen you before, you know

Richard Vernon:
Well, well. Here we are. I want to congratulate you for being on time.Claire Standish:Excuse me, sir. I think there's been a mistake. I know it's detention, but I don't think I belong in here.Richard Vernon:It is now 7:06. You have exactly 8 hours and 54 minutes to think about *why* you are here, to ponder the error of your ways.Richard Vernon:You may not talk.Richard Vernon:You will not move - from these seats.Richard Vernon:And *you* - will not sleep. Alright, people, we're going to try something a little different, today. We are going to write an essay - of no less than a thousand words, describing to me who you think you are.John Bender:Is this a test?Richard Vernon:And when I say 'essay' I mean *'essay'*. I do not mean a single word repeated a thousand times. Is that clear, Mr. Bender?Richard Vernon:Crystal.Richard Vernon:Good. Maybe you'll learn a little something about yourself. Maybe you'll even decide, whether or not, you'd care to return.Brian Johnson:Uh, you know, I can answer that right now, sir. That'd be no. No from me, 'cause...Richard Vernon: Sit down, Johnson.Brian Johnson:Thank you, sir.Richard Vernon:My office is right across that hall. Any monkey business is ill-advised. Any questions?John Bender:Yeah, I got a question. Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?Richard Vernon:I'll give you the answer to that question, Mr. Bender, next Saturday. Don't mess with the bull, young man, You'll get the horns.John Bender:That man - is a brownie-hound.John Bender:If you keep eating your hand, you're not gonna be hungry for lunch.John Bender:I've seen you before, you know

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Well well Here we are
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I wanna congratulate you for being on time
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Excuse me sir I think there's been a mistake
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I know it's detention but um I don't think I belong in here
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It is now 7 06
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You have exactly eight hours and 54 minutes
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to think about why you're here
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to ponder the error of your ways
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You may not talk
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You will not move from these seats
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And you
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will not sleep
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All right people we're gonna try something a little different today
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We are going to write an essay
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of no less than a thousand words
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describing to me who you think you are
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This a test
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And when I say essay I mean essay
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I do not mean a single word repeated a thousand times
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Is that clear Mr Bender
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Crystal Good
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Maybe you'll learn a little something about yourself
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Maybe you'll even decide whether or not you care to return
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Um you know I can answer that right now sir
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That'd be no no for me 'cause
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Sit down Johnson Thank you sir
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My office is right across that hall
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Any monkey business is ill advised
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Any questions
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Yeah I got a question
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Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe
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I'll give you the answer to that question Mr Bender next Saturday
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Don't mess with the bull young man You'll get the horns
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That man is a brownie hound
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You keep eating your hand you're not gonna be hungry for lunch
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I've seen you before you know
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Duration
166 seconds
Views
8,595
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:07
Uploaded
Feb 17, 2026
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Production
Universal Pictures,A&M Films,Channel Productions

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Movie Summary

Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.

Actors

Paul Gleason
Richard Vernon
Molly Ringwald
Claire Standish
Judd Nelson
John Bender
Anthony Michael Hall
Brian Johnson