(CNN) — The solid of “The Breakfast Membership” reunited over the weekend for the primary time in 40 years.
Stars of the Eighties coming-of-age film took to the stage on the Chicago Comedian and Leisure Expo on Saturday.
“I really feel actually, very emotional and moved to have us all collectively,” mentioned Molly Ringwald, who performed Claire within the film. “That is the primary time that Emilio (Estèvez) has joined us. We don’t have to make use of the cardboard cut-out anymore.”
Estèvez, who performed Andrew, mentioned becoming a member of the reunion was “one thing that lastly I felt I wanted to do, only for myself,” including that it was particular to return to Chicago the place they shot the movie.
The actors remembered the movie’s late director, John Hughes, who was additionally recognized for iconic teen films like “Sixteen Candles” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.”
“Hughes defined to us the variations between the younger and outdated, so now could be the time for him to indicate us the place we meet ultimately, trigger we’re all older now,” mentioned Judd Nelson, who performed John Bender. “However we’re not gonna get that, which is gloomy.”
Estèvez additionally revealed that he “handed out” when the solid first met, having had his knowledge enamel taken out the day earlier than. In response to Estèvez, after their first readthrough of the script, Hughes proposed viewing the primary reduce of “Sixteen Candles,” which Ringwald and Anthony Michael Corridor each starred in.
“I don’t assume I made it by way of the opening credit, and I handed out,” mentioned Estèvez. “I awoke on the finish credit and I checked out Judd and Judd says, ‘I feel you’re getting fired.’”
Ringwald, who was 16 once they shot “The Breakfast Membership,” mentioned re-watching it years later along with her youngsters was a “wild expertise” that modified her parenting.
“When you would’ve informed me after I was 16 years outdated (that) at some point I’d be watching that film with my 10-year-old and (it’d) change the way in which that I mother or father. I imply it’s simply mind-blowing,” she mentioned. The actress admitted that, on the time, her daughter might have been too younger to look at the film. Nonetheless, talking concerning the characters her daughter recognized with “opened up this unbelievable dialog.”
“After which I watched the film not too long ago with my 15-year-olds, little extra age acceptable, and I’ve to say that they didn’t decide up their telephones as soon as, which to me… that was a win,” Ringwald added.
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