Molly Ringwald—queen of 80s sass, prom dresses, and emotionally charged high school detention—has officially RSVP’d “nah” to a potential Breakfast Club remake. And honestly? Mood.
The 56-year-old ginger icon (yes, she still reigns) played Claire in the 1985 John Hughes classic, where a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, and a criminal got more emotional in one Saturday than most people do in a year of therapy. But when asked about remaking the film? Molly hit us with the cinematic equivalent of “let’s not and say we did.”
“I personally don’t believe in remaking that movie,” she said, sipping the metaphorical tea at a Breakfast Club 40th anniversary panel at the C2E2 pop culture convention in Chicago, AKA the Comic-Con for people who know every word to Don’t You (Forget About Me).
Why so salty, Molly? Because she thinks the OG film is a total time capsule, sealed with Aqua Net and teen angst. “It resonates with people today,” she explained, before politely dragging the idea of remakes like a gym teacher on a power trip. “I believe in making movies that are inspired by other movies, but like… make it 2025, not 1985 in a new wig.”
And then she really went in. The Breakfast Club? According to her, it’s as white as a mayonnaise sandwich in a snowstorm. “It’s very white, this movie,” she said. “You don’t see a lot of different ethnicities. We don’t talk about gender. None of that.” Translation: it’s the high school detention version of a rotary phone—iconic, but not exactly ready for TikTok.
Her suggestion? Let’s get Breakfast Club: The Remix, but make it modern. More diverse cast, actual conversations about gender, and maybe—just maybe—a group therapy session that includes someone who listens to K-pop and another who can explain what “rizz” means.
So no, Molly doesn’t want your reboot. But she is here for a new generation of cinematic weirdos bonding in school libraries, crying about life, and learning that maybe we’re all a little bit of everything.
Long live the princess. 👑
