"Breakfast Club" Screenplay Found at Suburban Chicago School During Move

June 2, 2025 – 11:30 am

Officials at a northwest suburban Chicago school district reportedly discovered a piece of 1980s film history while they were packing up offices during a recent move.

Staff at Maine Township High School District 207 say they found an original screenplay of “The Breakfast Club” while preparing for Park Ridge’s Maine South High School move last month.

Much of the iconic film was filmed at the school in 1984.

The Tribune reports the cover of the script has the words “Reviewed and approved by Dr. Murphy” on it, indicating it’s a copy of the screenplay given to then-superintendent John Murphy.

One big difference between the script and the film is reportedly the name of Molly Ringwald’s character, which was originally Cathy Douglas, not Claire Standish.

The film chronicles five teens subjected to spend Saturday in detention at the fictional Shermer High School in Illinois. Played by Ringwald, Sheedy, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall and Judd Nelson, the students aren't all initially friends, but become close by day's end.

Source: www.nbcchicago.com

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