Breakfast Club Star On Why Cast Will Never Reunite For Another Project
Prominent Brat Pack alum and The Breakfast Club star Ally Sheedy reveals why the film's cast would never get back together for a reunion.
The Breakfast Club star Ally Sheedy reveals why the film's cast would never get back together. The Breakfast Club made its theatrical debut in February of 1985 and earned overwhelmingly high praise from critics, who ultimately declared it one of director John Hughes' most memorable movies. The classic comedy stars Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Sheedy as high schoolers from different crowds who land together in the school library for a Saturday detention. After a rough start, the unlikely bunch eventually find common ground, coming together in retaliation against their overly judgmental assistant principal.
Along with The Breakfast Club came the birth of the Brat Pack. The talented rising stars were unknowingly dubbed with the notorious title in a 1985 edition of New York Magazine, with the term generally referring to the young performers in The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire. By the late 1980s, most of the Brat Pack actors had derailed their careers, but their communal talent ultimately outweighed their liabilities and the negative connotation associated with the term finally dissipated when the 21st century rolled around. With their reputation behind them, and amidst an onslaught of reboots, remakes, and revivals in Hollywood, many fans wonder if the Brat Pack will ever reunite for another film.
As reported by ET Canada, however, The Breakfast Club star Sheedy proclaims a reunion of the films' cast to be improbable. The celebrated actor recently appeared on the Behind The Velvet Rope with David Yontef podcast, where she extinguishes any notion or thought of a reunion. Sheedy comes across as exceptionally steadfast in her stance on the topic, even ruling out a perfect script as a means to reunite the crew. Check out her exact comments on the topic below:
We wouldn't do it. We wouldn't do it. It would feel like trying to recreate something that happened. No matter what the script would be. I just don't… I don't think, I don't think it would happen. It would just feel too, ugh.
Sheedy's statement does not entirely come as a surprise, as it essentially echoes similar comments she made back in 2020. But while she may not think any variation of reuniting the notorious 1980s crew is beneficial, fellow Brat Pack member Rob Lowe believes otherwise. In 2021, Lowe expressed interest in reforming the group, conveying that the world could use something to smile about after dealing with the exhaustive uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether a reunion on that level could ever materialize is another story, especially when a prominent member like Sheedy has zero interest in participating.
With an uninterested Sheedy in the mix, it is hard to imagine a reunion would ever genuinely take place. Anthony Michael Hall's outright claim that the group never existed in the first place makes things look even less plausible for a potential reunion. However, fans will always have the original film, and more often than not, original works remain the best version. No matter what ultimately transpires, The Breakfast Club will retain its place on the shelf as a comedy classic and one of Hughes' most memorable films.
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Source: ET Canada
