The best ’80s film of all time might have been radically different.

Three decades on from its 1985 release, The Breakfast Club remains the ultimate coming of age film.

The iconic movie explores the stories of a bunch of teens from different walks of life who find themselves stuck in detention. And it continues to resonate with viewers three decades on.

But it turns out that things could have been very different.

The Breakfast Club crew: rebel John (Judd Nelson), princess Claire (Molly Ringwald), outcast Allison (Ally Sheedy), brainy Brian (Anthony Michael Hall) and Andrew (Emilio Estevez), the jock.

A new biography on the film’s writer and director, John Hughes, reveals that there was a sexist scene removed from the film before its release. And the women we need to thank for this change of heart are none other than Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy and co-producer Michelle Manning.

More: 30 years on: What The Breakfast Club cast look like now.

According to the book’s author Kirk Honeycutt, the young female stars of the film helped Hughes to acknowledge the misogyny of the original scene. This is the excerpt where he refers to that incident:

The original scene was not unlike much of Hughes’ work the time. His writing was largely shaped from his early career at National Lampoon magazine – a publication known for pushing the envelope.

But it was Hughes’ sensitive portrayal of teens, which developed during the ’80s, that carved him a name in Hollywood.

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Other favourites on John Hughes’ long list of accomplished films include Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Home Alone and Sixteen Candles. Flick through to check them all out for yourself. (Post continues below).

John Hughes films.

National Lampoon's Vacation.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Pretty in Pink.

Sixteen Candles.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

Baby's Day Out.

Dennis the Menace.

Miracle on 34th Street.

Home Alone.

Beethoven.

101 Dalmations.

Flubber.

Maid in Manhattan.

What’s your favourite John Hughes film? Do you think the scene deserved to be cut from the film? 

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