A brain, a jock, a basket case, a princess, and a criminal return to theaters in September when the John Hughes classic, The Breakfast Club, celebrates its 40th anniversary with a rerelease. The 1985 blockbuster about a group of suburban Chicago high school misfits who are forced to spend detention …
Read More »'Sixteen Candles,' 'Breakfast Club,' & More Eighties Classics Get Funko POP! Treatment
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. A few classic Eighties teen movies (mostly from John Hughes) are celebrating their 40th birthdays around now, and — unlike Samantha’s family in Sixteen Candles — Funko didn’t …
Read More »How Andrew McCarthy Made Peace With the Brat Pack — Then Made a Movie About It
May 1985 was a good moment to be a hot, young actor. You had filmmakers like John Hughes presenting the teen experience in a way that resonated with teen audiences. You had studios who were suddenly happy to make films that catered to this lucrative, 14-to-24 demographic, so work was …
Read More »How Zelda Williams Found Humor in Trauma
Z elda Williams has wonderful memories of being on film sets as a kid, watching her father, Robin Williams, shoot movies like Hook and Bicentennial Man. But that doesn’t mean she inherited his bombastic sense of humor. “I’m a bit darker,” says Williams, 34. “I’m the person who laughed during …
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