Though writer/director John Hughes pumped out films examining the lives of middle-class teens in the 1980s, including Sixteen Candles, Weird Science and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, none of them packed quite the same punch as The Breakfast Club.

When Simple Minds first heard “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” — their No. 1 single that would serve as the theme song and teenage anthem of the 1985 Brat Pack classic “The Breakfast Club” — it wasn’t exactly memorable to them.

The Breakfast Club is one of the best movies from the '80s. Take a look back at The Breakfast Club cast, and find out what the actors are up to now!

Filmed at an abandoned high school in Des Plaines, John Hughes' coming-of-age classic continues to resonate — although one scene hasn't aged well.

All across this great big nation of ours, there are little diners and cafes where locals congregate. There is a special group of these people that like to congregate before the sun comes