What does Molly Ringwald do now?

The 54-year-old has never stopped working – she is currently playing the stepmother of the murderer Jeffrey Dahmer in the TV show Dahmer – but for many years, she had fallen off the radar. American teen films of the 1980s cannot be understood without Ringwald.

Who was the oldest in Breakfast Club?

Not all of The Breakfast Club’s cast members were quite high school-aged. Judd Nelson was the oldest cast member at the time of filming; he was 26.

What band turned down breakfast club?

When Glasgow’s Simple Minds were first approached in 1984 to record “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” , they turned it down flat. The director John Hughes had them in mind for a song for his forthcoming film, The Breakfast Club, about a group of school misfits brought together during a Saturday detention.

Is The Breakfast Club still relevant?

In the simplest terms, “The Breakfast Club” continues to school us on “who we think” teenagers are. Since its opening on Feb. 15, 1985, John Hughes’ classic take on teenage life has been a critical and cultural favorite. To people of a certain age, the film is a generational touchstone.

Why did Molly Ringwald get detention in The Breakfast Club?

Judd Nelson as John Bender, a “Criminal” who was sentenced to Saturday detention for pulling the fire alarm. Molly Ringwald as Claire Standish, a “Princess” who was sentenced to Saturday detention for skipping school so that she can go shopping.

Who plays Archie’s mom in Riverdale?

9 at 8/7c — will serve as a tribute to late cast member Luke Perry and his character Fred Andrews, and the first photos from the premiere confirm that Molly Ringwald returns as Archie’s mom Mary, who’s been living in another city for the past three seasons and popping in occasionally to check in on her son.