History Characters / TheBreakfastClub

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* BerserkButton:
** Accusing him of lying about his abusive life at home.
** Talking about his friends will piss him off.

* BerserkButton: The first time Brian actually becomes ''very'' angry throughout detention is when Claire tells him he doesn't know what it's like to feel pressure.

* HeroicBSOD: He grows rather cynical late in the film, especially after Claire pushes his BerserkButton. But he's better by the end.

* SkunkStripe: He has a white streak in the front of his hair.

** She's a fan of Music/{{Prince}} judging by the ''Music/PurpleRain'' lunchbox. There was a deleted scene where she breaks into the teachers' lockers using a switchblade and finds a copy of ''NineteenNinetyNineAlbum'', remarking "You know what this means? They're human".

** She's a fan of Music/{{Prince}} judging by the ''Music/PurpleRain'' lunchbox. There was a deleted scene where she breaks into the teachers' lockers using a switchblade and finds a copy of ''1999'', remarking "You know what this means? They're human".

->'''Played by:''' Paul Gleason

->'''Played by:''' John Kapelos

->'''Played by:''' Tim Gamble

->'''Played by:''' Mercedes Hall

->'''Played by:''' Ron Dean

* CosmeticHorror: John Hughes seemed to have went out of his way to give Mercedes Hall the most unflattering appearance possible.

* UnfortunateNames: His surname is derogatory British slang for a male homosexual.

* {{Karma Houdini}}: He never gets punished for outright harassing and bullying Claire into being his girlfriend.

* AmbigouslyGay: Displays an 'interest' when Bender gets his dick out.

The principal of the school and the one who is in charge of watching over the main characters.

!The Breakfast Club

!Shermer High Faculty and Staff

!The Parents

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Exhibits a lot of spastic behavior, as one may think she's mentally ill.

* ObfuscatingInsanity: She's perfectly able to act like a normal person, so her spastic "basket case" behavior early in the movie was definitely just an act.

* DarkIsNotEvi}: At least before she bonds with the other students and before [[spoiler: her makeover at the end]].

* {{Dark is not Evil}}: At least before she bonds with the other students and before [[spoiler: her makeover at the end]].

->'''Played by:''' Ally Sheedy

* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: While definitely socially awkward, Brian is not the traditional "geek" in that, given that his Shop grade is his first "F," he must also have recieved an "A" in gym class. An extended version of his confession scene confirms this, in which he says he's gotten "A's" in ''everything,'' including gym and the arts. This is a kid who works very, ''very'' hard.