Molly Ringwald spent her weekend reuniting with the cast of her iconic 1985 classic The Breakfast Club, though her comments had many bashing her online.
The 57-year-old actor was joined by Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez and Anthony Michael Hall for a 40th Anniversary reunion panel at the C2E2 convention in Chicago.
During the panel, Ringwald, who played Claire Standish in the film, was asked about the possibility of remaking the classic, which she quickly dismissed.
‘I personally don’t believe in remaking that movie, because I think this movie is very much of its time,’ she said.
‘It resonates with people today. I believe in making movies that are inspired by other movies but build on it and represent what’s going on today.
‘This is very, you know, it’s very white, this movie. You don’t see a lot of different ethnicities. We don’t talk about gender. None of that. And I feel like that really doesn’t represent our world today,’ Ringwald said.
She added that she would like to see movies that were ‘inspired by The Breakfast Club but take it in a different direction, though her comments weren’t received too warmly by fans online.
Molly Ringwald spent her weekend reuniting with the cast of her iconic 1985 classic The Breakfast Club, though her comments had many bashing her online
During the panel, Ringwald, who played Claire Standish in the film, was asked about the possibility of remaking the classic, which she quickly dismissed
The film followed a group of very different students who must spend Saturday detention together and realize they have much more in common than they thought, which was one of the films that helped solidify The Brat Pack’s fame.
The film, written and directed by John Hughes, took in $51.5 million from a reported $1 million budget and still has legions of fans to this day.
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Many of whom weren’t too thrilled with Ringwald’s comments, including Châtillon’s Ghost (@ChatillonsGhost), who said: ‘Bet this c**t lives in a very white gated community.’
Another X user – @txsalth20 said, ”Doesn’t represent our world today’ um…maybe because it was made 40 years ago?’
J.D. (@fanofkfan) said, ‘Yet another one of my favorite movies destroyed forever by a racial essentialism I will never understand. Nor do I ever want to. Oh well! Guess I’ll just keep watching Top Gun Maverick on a loop!’
Courtney (@crystalandqueue) said: ‘The movie took place in a small town in Illinois in the early 80’s. It featured five kids out of an entire school district. It was representative of its time.
Alabaster Angel (@alabasterangel2) said, ‘Because the country wasn’t as multicultural as it is now. There’s no reason to re-envision it. Enough with the White guilt. We are a global minority.’
One user – Full Verity (@FullVerity) even tried to reimagine the film set in 2025, stating, ‘The Breakfast Club (2025) A neurodivergent fat activist, a transmasc witch, a climate refugee, and a polyamorous anarchist get stuck in Saturday detention for misgendering ChatGPT. Soundtrack by Pfizer.’
The film followed a group of very different students who must spend Saturday detention together and realize they have much more in common than they thought, which was one of the films that helped solidify The Brat Pack’s fame.
The film, written and directed by John Hughes, took in $51.5 million from a reported $1 million budget and still has legions of fans to this day.
Many of whom weren’t too thrilled with Ringwald’s comments, including Châtillon’s Ghost (@ChatillonsGhost), who said, ‘Bet this c**t lives in a very white gated community.’
J.D. (@fanofkfan) said, ‘Yet another one of my favorite movies destroyed forever by a racial essentialism I will never understand. Nor do I ever want to. Oh well! Guess I’ll just keep watching Top Gun Maverick on a loop!’
Courtney (@crystalandqueue) said, ‘The movie took place in a small town in Illinois in the early 80’s. It featured five kids out of an entire school district. It was representative of its time.
One user – Full Verity (@FullVerity) even tried to reimagine the film set in 2025, stating, ‘The Breakfast Club (2025) A neurodivergent fat activist, a transmasc witch, a climate refugee, and a polyamorous anarchist get stuck in Saturday detention for misgendering ChatGPT. Soundtrack by Pfizer.’
Keoni Koch (@KeoniLeeKoch) said, ‘Holy s**t. I can’t imagine being Molly Ringwald and living in arguably the greatest and most inclusive decade in modern history and then buying into this present day preoccupation with race. There is a serious problem with people’s minds and the woke mind virus. Victim mindset.’
Hypnogogic Monk (@Hypnogogic_Monk) said, ‘Molly Ringwald has been trying to salvage her ’80s fame for years. It’s incredibly pathetic.’
Psalms 73 (@naryamie9) said, ‘It’s 30 yrs old, it’s not meant to represent our world today. And honestly, we don’t even like what the world has become.’
An X user dubbed, @UBERSOY1 said, ‘She is completely right. I certainly can’t imagine anything like that coming out in our modern world today.’
Keoni Koch (@KeoniLeeKoch) said, ‘Holy s**t. I can’t imagine being Molly Ringwald and living in arguably the greatest and most inclusive decade in modern history and then buying into this present day preoccupation with race. There is a serious problem with people’s minds and the woke mind virus. Victim mindset.’
Hypnogogic Monk (@Hypnogogic_Monk) said, ‘Molly Ringwald has been trying to salvage her ’80s fame for years. It’s incredibly pathetic.’
DontSayThatDad (@DontSayThatDad) added, ‘Molly Ringwald doesn’t believe a word she’s saying—she’s making statements in an attempt to get a new role from Hollywood.’
