John Hughes’ classic film “The Breakfast Club” is a mere four years away from its 45th anniversary. Now, ahead of the milestone, one of the movie’s stars, Anthony Michael Hall, is opening up about his relationship with the late director and detailing the idea he had for a potential reunion. This comes as he’s currently competing on Fox’s reality series “Nation’s Dumbest.”
“The Breakfast Club” was released in February 1985. In additon to Hall, the iconic film stars Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy.
Anthony Michael Hall Says John Hughes Was Still Passionate About ‘The Breakfast Club’ Following the Film’s Release
GettyHall appeared on “The Rich Eisen Show” in August 2026. While on the podcast, his bond with Hughes was mentioned, with the actor discussing the last time they’d spoken before Hughes passed away in 2009. He said, “The last time I spoke to Mr. Hughes, he called me with John Candy on the phone, and it was about 1988, and we just hung out on the phone for a couple hours, and he talked about it at that time.”
Regarding Hughes’ idea for a sequel, Hall stated, “It was something that was on his mind — the idea of bringing back ‘The Breakfast Club.’ Like those five characters reunited somehow later in their life and they’re in the workforce and they’re in their 30s. I mean, it’s a long time ago.”
He went on to say he was unsure how far along Hughes was in developing the movie. According to him, “So, I think that it was something he was playing with. I don’t know if he had written it or not, but he just was so prolific.”
The Actor Also Opened Up About ‘Weird Science’
GettyDuring the interview, Hall also discussed “Weird Science,” noting that Hughes had approached him about an earlier version of the project while they were filming “The Breakfast Club.”
He said, “He came to me about a couple weeks in, and we were shooting ‘The Breakfast Club,’ and he came to me in the hallway. He goes, ‘I just came up with the other idea for our next film.’ He goes, ‘It’s going to be you and this other kid. You’re going to create a girl in the computer.’ I’m like, ‘What?'”
Hall added, “He wrote an entire act of ‘Weird Science’ after we had wrapped the night before … So, he was just incredibly prolific.”
He Recently Reflected on Working With John Hughes
Recently, while promoting his stint on Fox’s “Nation’s Dumbest,” Hall interviewed with PauseRewind. In discussing his time in Hollywood, Hall said, “I’ve had a very long career. It’s been 50 years.
Working with John Hughes really transformed my career and my life. So those films that I did, I love and I embrace them. They gave me my career, my start in this business, and I’m just grateful for it.”
He then reflected on the legacy of “The Breakfast Club,” saying, “It’s a nice thing to have those reminders and that sort of touchstone of work that I did as a kid, and I’m grateful for it all these years later. But that film, I think, particularly holds up. It was like group therapy, that movie, for all of us; it was filled with a lot of laughter too.”
Also during the interview, Hall compared his time on the iconic movie to his casting on “Nation’s Dumbest.” According to him, “It’s funny, it came to mind a lot when we were making [‘Nation’s Dumbest’] because we’re back on the high school set, and we’re all getting along and figuring each other out. There were some parallels there. It was interesting.”
“Nation’s Dumbest” airs Wednesday nights on Fox.
