Molly Ringwald

The second piece that I wrote, um, was about looking at the breakfast club and those movies that I did with John Hughes, um, through the me too lens. Um, and you know, It was really a hard article to write because, you know, I wouldn't have the career that I have if it weren't for those movies. And I feel like I have a lot of privilege, you know, being in those.

The second piece that I wrote, um, was about looking at the breakfast club and those movies that I did with John Hughes, um, through the me too lens. Um, and you know, It was really a hard article to write because, you know, I wouldn't have the career that I have if it weren't for those movies. And I feel like I have a lot of privilege, you know, being in those.

I don't want to come across as, you know, poor me. You know, I'm very cognizant of the fact that people have much... much more challenging dealing with much bigger issues than than me. But it's still you know, it's it's it's still a lot to grapple with. And I also really wanted to be very

I don't want to come across as, you know, poor me. You know, I'm very cognizant of the fact that people have much... much more challenging dealing with much bigger issues than than me. But it's still you know, it's it's it's still a lot to grapple with. And I also really wanted to be very

careful and not I didn't want it to be seen as as condemning them at all because I feel like those those movies still mean a lot to people and they still have so many redeeming qualities and you know the over the the overarching message I think is something that's very positive for kids to watch do you think they reflected the culture more or shaped the culture more

careful and not I didn't want it to be seen as as condemning them at all because I feel like those those movies still mean a lot to people and they still have so many redeeming qualities and you know the over the the overarching message I think is something that's very positive for kids to watch do you think they reflected the culture more or shaped the culture more

I think that they reflected John Hughes's experience in a very white, almost segregated part of Chicago. You know, I say kind of segregated because it wasn't officially segregated, but I mean, let's face it, our... I grew up looking back on it in a very segregated way.

I think that they reflected John Hughes's experience in a very white, almost segregated part of Chicago. You know, I say kind of segregated because it wasn't officially segregated, but I mean, let's face it, our... I grew up looking back on it in a very segregated way.

I mean, in the elementary school that I went to in Sacramento, two people of color that were in that grade, and I remember it because I was looking, because the music that I sang with my father was jazz music, and all of the great jazz performers and singers were black. And so... But I didn't see that reflected in my school, you know? And this was like growing up in the 70s, you know?

I mean, in the elementary school that I went to in Sacramento, two people of color that were in that grade, and I remember it because I was looking, because the music that I sang with my father was jazz music, and all of the great jazz performers and singers were black. And so... But I didn't see that reflected in my school, you know? And this was like growing up in the 70s, you know?

And so I feel like John's experience was, you know, that that was really his experience. And he grew up in a not very diverse racial, not very racially diverse. And yet people...

And so I feel like John's experience was, you know, that that was really his experience. And he grew up in a not very diverse racial, not very racially diverse. And yet people...

have told me, you know, a lot of black people, a lot of, you know, my friend Ruben Toledo, who is from Cuba, you know, so many people have told me how much they relate to this experience of watching The Breakfast Club, that to them it was, you know, so I guess we're all avatars sometimes. Mm hmm.

have told me, you know, a lot of black people, a lot of, you know, my friend Ruben Toledo, who is from Cuba, you know, so many people have told me how much they relate to this experience of watching The Breakfast Club, that to them it was, you know, so I guess we're all avatars sometimes. Mm hmm.

Yeah, I think so. Although, I mean, nobody's going to remake The Breakfast Club because they don't, they legally can't. It's like, you know, J.D. Salinger, you know, nobody can make it. Catch her in the rye. I think that's going to be the case with The Breakfast Club. But even so, I feel like you couldn't make that movie now. Yeah. Because it really does not represent America.

Yeah, I think so. Although, I mean, nobody's going to remake The Breakfast Club because they don't, they legally can't. It's like, you know, J.D. Salinger, you know, nobody can make it. Catch her in the rye. I think that's going to be the case with The Breakfast Club. But even so, I feel like you couldn't make that movie now. Yeah. Because it really does not represent America.

You know, it would have to be more, you know, diverse, racially diverse, I think.

You know, it would have to be more, you know, diverse, racially diverse, I think.

You could tell the story, but it would be a different story.

You could tell the story, but it would be a different story.