SXSW-BREAKFAST CLUB ANNIVERSARY Actress Molly Ringwald says "The Breakfast Club" should never be remade

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  • Title: SXSW-BREAKFAST CLUB ANNIVERSARY Actress Molly Ringwald says "The Breakfast Club" should never be remade
  • Date: 16th March 2015
  • Summary: AUSTIN, TEXAS, UNITED STATES (MARCH 16, 2015) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF RINGWALD SPEAKING TO REPORTER (SOUNDBITE) (English) MOLLY RINGWALD, ACTRESS, SAYING: "Nobody's really managed to make a movie I think as good as what this movie was for the time. So I think until something comes along to replace it I think it's firmly entrenched in movie classic history."
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  • Story Text: As the classic teen dramedy "The Breakfast Club" celebrates its 30th anniversary one of the film's stars, Molly Ringwald, said it should never be remade.
    "I think if the movie was made today, if it were to be made or remade, which I don't recommend because I don't think you should remake classic movies. But I think if they were to make a movie that's inspired by in someway, I think that it would have to be a lot more diverse. Especially since the message is that we're all outsiders we're all different."
    The 1985 movie follows five teenagers from different cliques on a Saturday when they spend detention together. As they open up to each other they notice that they have a lot more in common than they initially thought.
    Ringwald reunited with co-star Ally Sheedy and the film's executive producer Andrew Meyer at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas on Monday (March 16) for a screening and question and answer session with fans.
    Sheedy said she is surprised by the film's cult following.
    "Molly and I were talking before, I don't think we had any idea that it was going to have this kind of longevity and resonate."
    Ringwald has her own theory on why she thinks the movie has stood the test of time.
    "Nobody's really managed to make a movie I think as good as what this movie was for the time. So I think until something comes along to replace it I think it's firmly entrenched in movie classic history."
    Part of that history is the way teens use to communicate with the absence of technology and social media.
    "There's a cartoon out that has gone around that said if 'The Breakfast Club' was made today everybody would be sitting there texting and not talking, so it would be a whole different kind of movie. So in that day to have to sit and actually talk to people all day was, you know, kind of what made 'The Breakfast Club' work. Today they would be texting and on the phone and having their iPods, it wouldn't work," said Meyer.
    Sheedy said that she sees differences between teens today and 30 years ago.
    "I think kids are really sophisticated very quickly. I think they are more open minded. I think there's more diverse groups. I think they are probably a little bit more politically aware, at least in New York."
    As the cast marks the anniversary it brings back nothing but good memories for Ringwald.
    "It was really special. I think, you know, it was in the middle of winter, we were inside most of the time so there was something just very cozy about it. It was really fun."
    A special newly stored DVD and Blu-ray edition of the film was released on March 10.
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