Line #15 Main/TheBreakfastClubPosterHomage


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Left: ''Film/TheBreakfastClub'', Right: ''Film/AmericanTeen'']]
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4	->'''Peter:''' ''[dressed as Brian Johnson]'' Am I dreaming of ''Film/TheBreakfastClub''?\
5	'''Mary Jane:''' ''[posing on the floor and dressed as Claire Standish]'' You sure are, tiger.
6	-->-- ''Avenging ComicBook/SpiderMan'' #12
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8	Creator/JohnHughes's ''Film/TheBreakfastClub'' was one of the biggest hits of TheEighties and helped codify the modern teen movie. It's no wonder that many works like to reference it by invoking the film's [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/600full-the-breakfast-club-poster_5072.jpg iconic poster]], either within the work itself or as part of its advertising.
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10	Indications that the poster is being referenced include:
11	* A group of at least five characters with distinct appearances sitting on the floor, in close proximity to each other, positioned in two or three rows.
12	* The characters mimicking the poses and sometimes the unemotive facial expressions on the poster, especially if they share surface similarities to the ''Breakfast Club'' archetypes. In fact, the way the characters are arranged and posed already evoke their high-school stereotypes, which could partially be why the poster is so influential. In particular:
13	** One character in the back row bending their elbow like Creator/JuddNelson as Bender.
14	** One character in the foreground lying on the floor with their arm supporting their head like Creator/MollyRingwald as Claire.
15	** One character on the left-hand side with their hands curled together, like Creator/AllySheedy as Allison.
16	** One character at the right-hand side crouching while wearing an obvious varsity jacket, like Creator/EmilioEstevez as Andrew.
17	** One character in the center with their arms folded on top of their knees, with one hand clearly visible, just like Creator/AnthonyMichaelHall as Brian.
18	* A tagline about how these disparate individuals came together.
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20	The poster is frequently homaged for a number of reasons. The work could be about teens or other young people (as the ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre2'' poster proves, however, this is not a requirement.) Maybe it's about [[BreakfastClub disparate individuals who come together]]. The work may be doing a throwback to TheEighties and [[SmallReferencePools taking cues from well-known works of the time]], or [[TheBreakfastPlot deliberately referencing the film]] in its premise.
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22	Subtrope of StockShoutOuts. See also CopycatCover and ArtImitatesArt.
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24	!!Examples:
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28	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
29	* [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/54/54/63/5454639ffd8ac861ab8c0299d82e2799.jpg The cover]] for the October 2018 ''Bessatsu Shounen Jump'' issue pays homage to the poster. The characters of ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' are reimagined as school stereotypes and posed similarly. The aloof Mikasa (something like a {{Goth}}) is Allison, the cocky Jean is Bender, the nerdy Armin is Brian, the burly Reiner (a jock) is Andrew, and the high-status Krista (a cheerleader) is Claire.
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32	[[folder:Comic Books]]
33	* ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' has done this a few times.
34	** [[https://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/7/70215/6410081-4107271881-17860.jpg One variant cover]] of ''Archie Marries Veronica'' puts Veronica, Jughead, Archie, Betty, and Reggie as Allison, Bender, Brian, Claire, and Andrew respectively.
35	** A variant of ''Veronica'' #293 (marketed as ''Kevin Keller'' #3) has Betty, Reggie, Archie, Kevin, and Jughead in the aforementioned positions.
36	* ''ComicBook/AvengersArena'''s [[https://i.imgur.com/pefge06.jpg issue 6 cover]] references both ''The Breakfast Club'' and ''Series/{{Survivor}}'', with the characters dressed up as the latter and posing as the former.
37	* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'':
38	** In ''The Avenging Spider-Man'' #12, Peter and ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} explore Peter's dreams to find out who is trying to infiltrate his brain. At one point, Peter dreams characters into ''The Breakfast Club'', which is introduced [[https://i1.wp.com/www.bleedingcool.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/115.jpg?resize=600%2C447&ssl=1 with a shout-out]] to the original poster. Peter is Brian, redheaded love interest Mary Jane is Claire, jock frenemy Flash is Andrew, Deadpool himself is Bender... and he doesn't know who Allison is, so the person impersonating her must be the villain. It turns out to be Hypno-Master.
39	-->'''Deadpool:''' What a weirdo. You couldn't be dreaming of ''Film/MeanGirls''?
40	** ''ComicBook/SpiderManLovesMaryJane'': [[https://i.annihil.us/u/prod/marvel/i/mg/6/a0/5ca79f821f081/clean.jpg Issue 9]]'s cover has Spider-Man as Brian, Gwen as Claire, Flash as Andrew, and Liz as Bender.
41	* ''ComicBook/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'''s ''Angel and Faith'' (Season 10) #16's [[http://www.comiccollectorlive.com/LiveData/Issue.aspx?id=8ac29acd-8884-4e86-ab0a-63773f09d696 variant cover]] puts the cast in the shoes of ''The Breakfast Club''.
42	* ''ComicBook/{{Champions\|MarvelComics}}'': [[http://www.comiccollectorlive.com/LiveData/Issue.aspx?id=0fad1c32-5f4d-4b36-bd37-c29c6c461f81 This]] variant cover of ''ComicBook/Champions2016'' has [[ComicBook/TheVision2015 Viv]] as Claire, [[Characters/MarvelComicsKamalaKhan Kamala Khan]] as Allison, ComicBook/TotallyAwesomeHulk as Bender, ComicBook/{{Nova}} as Brian, and [[Characters/MarvelComicsCyclops Cyclops]] as Andrew. [[Characters/MarvelComicsMilesMorales Miles Morales]] hangs from the ceiling as not to disrupt the homage.
43	* ''ComicBook/TheLoners'': All the covers are references to Creator/JohnHughes movies; ''The Breakfast Club'' is referenced in [[https://comiclists.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/movies-loners1.jpg?w=500&h=770 issue one]].
44	* ''ComicBook/MightyMorphinPowerRangersBoomStudios'': [[https://static2.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_super/0/6063/5703981-powerrangers_012_c_variant.jpg This]] variant cover casts Billy as Brian, Kim as Claire, Jason as Andrew, Trini as Allison, and Zack as Bender.
45	* A [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/st_academy05_coversub.png cover]] for the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' comic ''ComicBook/StarfleetAcademy'', featuring Academy cadets in the poses, illustrates the trope SpaceCadetAcademy. The Andorian playing Bender is clutching a phaser in his fist.
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48	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
49	* ''ComicStrip/KnightsOfTheDinnerTable'': The cover of issue 192, aptly titled "[[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/knights-of-the-dinner-table-192/4000-372493/ The Hackfest Club]]", is a send-up to ;;The Breakfast Club'', with characters posed and dressed similarly.
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52	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
53	* The documentary ''Film/AmericanTeen'''s poster is a direct send-up of ''The Breakfast Club'', since it is fittingly about an AllStereotypeCast of a "rebel", a "queen bee/princess", a "jock", a "heartthrob", and a "geek/gamer". These slot into the ''Breakfast Club'' roles you'd expect, except for the "rebel" in Allison's position and Bender's position being taken by the "heartthrob".
54	* ''Film/{{Bottoms}}'', a parody of turn of the 21st century teen sex comedies, follows the general set up for its poster, with a few twists: outcast protagonists PJ and Josie are in the back standing and bending their arm like Bender, goofy teacher sidekick Mr. G is sitting in the middle and combines the athletic gear of Andrew with Brian's cross-armed pose, and football player antagonists Jeff and Tim and frenemy and fellow outcast Hazel are all lying down, with Hazel doing the closest to Clair's hand position. They all look as bored/expressionless as in the poster it's paying homage to, especially Hazel, except for Mr. G who has more of a typical comedy poster hapless smirk on his face. Love interests Brittany and Isabel are the biggest break from the original poster layout, and are both depicted clinging to PJ and Josie respectively rather than following the formula of the original poster.
55	* ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne'' released a whole slew of posters that were send-ups of iconic posters, [[https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/readyplayerone-tributeposter-highres-breakfastclub-1520373880.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=980:* including]] one of ''The Breakfast Club''.
56	* ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'', which is [[GenreMashup part teen movie]], released a couple of posters referencing ''The Breakfast Club'' and ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff''. The [[https://nerdist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/SMH_DOM_Online_1SHT_Club_AOJ_01.jpg former]] puts nerdy protagonist Peter in Brian's position, popular girl Liz in Claire's position, snarky outcast Michelle in Allison's position, and academic bully Flash in Andrew's position. The only character who doesn't share surface characteristics to a ''Breakfast Club'' character is Ned, who's cocking a cowboy hat in the back.
57	* [[https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51z%2BQw4bttL.jpg This]] ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre2'' poster spoofs ''The Breakfast Club'' by posing the chainsaw killers like the characters.
58	* On of the [[https://i1.wp.com/batman-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Wonder-Woman-Breakfast-Club.jpg?w=1121&quality=80&strip=info&ssl=1 promotional still]] for ''Film/WonderWoman1984''.
59	* A T-shirt sold by Hot Topic to promote ''[[Film/PowerRangers2017 Power Rangers]]'' [[https://web.archive.org/web/20180128094543/https://www.hottopic.com/product/mighty-morphin-power-rangers-retro-club-t-shirt/10885852.html depicted the characters in this pose]].
60	* The poster of ''Film/{{Bottoms}}''.
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63	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
64	* The aptly-titled ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'' episode "[[Recap/RiverdaleS3E04Chapter39TheMidnightClub The Midnight Club]]" is an episode in a teen drama that's a flashback to TheEighties, and fittingly pays homage to ''The Breakfast Club'' in its [[https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2018-11/8/10/asset/buzzfeed-prod-web-06/sub-buzz-17967-1541691600-2.jpg?downsize=700:*&output-format=auto&output-quality=auto poster]]. Fred's sprawled out on the floor, Alice is looking rebellious on the back, nerdy Penelope is in the middle, and cocky jock F.P. is off to the side. The episode [[https://www.glamour.com/story/riverdale-season-3-episode-4-recap is chock-full]] of references to the film.
65	* ''Series/{{Victorious}}'': "The Breakfast Bunch" is a DetentionEpisode, so one of the promo pictures [[https://nick-intl.mtvnimages.com/uri/mgid:file:gsp:kids-assets:/nick/shows/images/victorious/flipbooks/breakfast-bunch/victorious-breakfast-bunch-1.jpg?quality=0.75&height=480&width=null&matte=true&crop=false referenced]] ''The Breakfast Club'''s poster. Tori is in Claire's position, Cat is in Allison's, and so on.
66	* The fourth season of ''Series/TheGoldbergs'' [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dPq0Z24sRTU/V-PY76Y95QI/AAAAAAAAAb4/dF4DPzTnz-IVnvy8rl-jxbZgIundgYsbACLcB/s1600/screen%2Bshot%2Bof%2Bgoldbergs.jpeg had a promotional poster done in this style]]. It make sense, being that the season premiere of that show referenced said movie.
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69	[[folder:Video Games]]
70	* In Buy Mode of ''VideoGame/TheSims3'' there's a poster titled "The Detention Hall" that references ''The Breakfast Club'' poster.
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73	[[folder:Web Animation]]
74	* The four main actresses of ''Webanimation/{{RWBY}}'', plus Winter's VA Creator/ElizabethMaxwell to make it five, [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DwLNLXMV4AAvHbR.jpg posed like this in a picture for conventions]]. Fans made sure to [[https://twitter.com/HornedNightjar/status/950163137893986308 turn them into the characters]].
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77	[[folder:Webcomics]]
78	* A ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell'' SundayStrip [[https://www.kevinandkell.com/2008/kk0330.html shows]] the family positioned as the five characters, while actually eating breakfast.
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