'The Breakfast Club' Coming Back to Theaters for 30th Anniversary

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The Breakfast Club, the iconic classic John Hughes film, is nearing its 30th anniversary and will be brought back to the big screen at some Chicagoland theaters for two days to commemorate the occasion.

While the majority of the film was shot at Maine East High School in Des Plaines, some exterior scenes, including the famous final scene, were filmed at Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook.

The fictional name of the town in the movie was Shermer, Illinois (presumably Hughes’ take on Shermerville - the original name of Northbrook).

Hughes was a Glenbrook North alum.

Chicagoland theaters showing the classic on March 26 and 31 at 7:30 p.m. include:

• Addison 21 – Addison
• South Barrington 30 with IMAX – Barrington
• Randall 15 with IMAX – Batavia
• River East 21 – Chicago
• ShowPlace ICON at Roosevelt Collection – Chicago
• City North 14 with RPX – Chicago
• Webster Place 11 – Chicago
• Showplace 16 – Crystal Lake
• Elgin Fox Theatre – Elgin
• Gurnee Cinemas – Gurnee
• Lincolnshire 21 with IMAX – Lincolnshire
• Randhurst Village 12 with ETX – Mount Prospect
• Naperville 16 with IMAX – Naperville
• New Lenox 14 with IMAX – New Lenox
• Niles 12 with IMAX – Niles
• Orland Park Cinemas 14 – Orland Park
• Cantera 17 with RPX – Warrenville

That famous final scene