Breakfast Club - Characters

At the opening of the Breakfast Club we are introduced to many different characters, which we can also be heard by the narrator at the beginning of the clip.
The different characters are:

• Princess
• The Brain 
• An Athlete
• Criminal 
• The Basketcase

The Princess

The first character we are introduced to is the ' Princess'. She is dropped off by her father and she is seen arriving in a BMW car. You can clearly tell she is your typical spoilt rich girl, this is shown through the conversation she has with her father as she doesn't not understand on why she should miss out on shopping to be at a Saturday detention.Her father drops her off to her detention, this tells the audience that he does care about her well being.

The Brain

The second character we are introduced to is the 'Brain'. He is dropped off by his mum and brother, he is driven to school in a regular family car. We can tell he is the 'brain' as he has been taught to work hard from the conversation he has with his mother in the car as she tells him 'to figure out a way to study' during detention. We can tell his mother is very concerned and shocked so this suggests that it is unusual for him to have Saturday detention.

The Athlete 

The  third character we are introduced to is the 'Athlete'. He is dropped off to school by his dad who is seen driving a traditional pick up truck. We can not tell what kind of background he comes from but he gets a lot of pressure from his dad as he is working towards a scholarship as his future depends on it. It is also unusual for him to get Saturday detention.

The Criminal

The fourth character introduced is the 'criminal'. He is seen walking in front of a car which portrays him as a ' I don't care attitude.' He is also seen coming alone to the detention which suggests this is a regular occurrence for him. 

The Basketcase

The fifth character we are introduced is the 'basketcase.' We see the girl coming out of an expensive looking car however, we do not see the person who is dropping her off to school. She is seen as an outsider, as not even her parents say bye to her when leaving they just drive off which implies they do not care about her. This also suggests that Saturday detention is a regular occurrence for her.