Prior to the film's release, all of the main characters were either adults or young children, making it rare for teenagers to be the center of attention. The Breakfast Club is based on the five high school students, who are all different but throughout the film, they slowly become closer. Characters accomplish things; overcoming personal boundaries and it all happens by coming together. At the start of production, when the parents drop them off in front of the school, you have Claire whose father apologizes for not being able to get her out of detention, and Andrew who gets yelled at for being in this position particular. to Bender who casually walks to school alone; However, each of them having a different life, they all undergo the same torture, the same detention. As the film progresses and the inmates realize that they can be friends, they run into a problem. They all belong to different cliques and, for the most part, none of them have communicated at school. In one particular scene, there's a conversation that goes, "Oh, be honest Andy. If Brain came up to you in the hallway on Monday, what would you do? I mean, imagine you're there with all the sports. I know exactly what you would do: you would say hello to him and when he left, you would cut him into pieces so your friends wouldn't think you really liked him! (Hugues 1985). The speaker of this particular quote was Claire and she makes a good point: no matter how close the kids became during their detention, it was going to be difficult for them if they wanted to remain friends in the real high school.