Reviews of the film were positive for Hall and his co-stars, and one for People Weekly even claimed that Hall's performance `` pilfered the film'' from Ringwald. Despite achieving only moderate success at the box office, the film made overnight stars of Ringwald and Hall. Hall starred in two 1985 teen classics, both written and directed by John Hughes. He was cast as Brian Johnson, ``the brain,'' in the quintessential teen film The Breakfast Club, co-starring Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Ringwald.
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