Here's What The Cast Of "The Breakfast Club" Looks Like Exactly 32 Years Later

"We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all."

Judd Nelson as John Bender

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Fun fact: John Hughes, who directed the film, almost fired Nelson because he stayed in character and continued to mock Molly Ringwald when they were no longer filming. However, the other actors convinced Hughes to let him stay.

Molly Ringwald as Claire Standish

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Fun fact: Ringwald was originally cast to play Allison, but she persuaded John Hughes to recast her as Claire.

Emilio Estevez as Andy Clark

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Fun fact: Estevez was originally supposed to play John Bender, but Hughes couldn't find anyone to play Andy, so he asked Estevez to switch roles.

Anthony Michael Hall as Brian Johnson

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Fun fact: Hall turned 16 while they were filming, and the cast went to Chuck E. Cheese to celebrate.

Ally Sheedy as Allison Reynolds

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Fun fact: Sheedy felt really close to Allison because she was "very much how [Sheedy] felt when [she] was in high school."

John Kapelos as Carl Reed

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Fun fact: During filming, Kapelos was annoyed at Estevez and told him that if he’d been present for Martin Sheen’s 1977 heart attack, he would have just let it happen. At the time, he didn't know that Martin Sheen was Estevez’s father.

Paul Gleason, who played Vice Principal Vernon, passed away in 2006. Gleason was 67.

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