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'The Breakfast Club' Had a Reunion Featuring Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy

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'The Breakfast Club' Stars Reunited at SXSW
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ByGood Morning America
March 17, 2015, 3:53 PM

— -- It's hard to believe, but it's been 30 years since the classic "The Breakfast Club" hit theaters in 1985.

The story of five students with nothing in common having to spend a Saturday in detention still rings true today.

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To celebrate the anniversary the film's stars Molly Ringwald, 47, and Ally Sheedy, 52, spoke to Reuters in Austin, Texas, as the movie was screened on Monday at South by Southwest.

Ally Sheedy and Molly Ringwald in a scene from the film "The Breakfast Club", 1985.

"Nobody's really managed to make a movie, I think, as good as what this movie was for the time," Ringwald told Reuters. "Until something comes along to replace it, I think it's firmly entrenched in movie classic history."

Sheedy, who was joined in the movie by Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall and Judd Nelson, added, "I don't think we had any idea that it was going to have this kind of longevity and resonate."

Actress Molly Ringwald and actress Ally Sheedy attend "The Breakfast Club" 30th Anniversary Restoration world premiere during the 2015 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at the Paramount Theatre, March 16, 2015, in Austin, Texas.

The five stars of the film were eventually dubbed the "Brat Pack" and starred together in other classic high school dramas.

Sheedy said the feeling of being an outcast in school and separated into jocks and nerds, for example, may be a thing of the past. She said teens today are "more open-minded."

Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy celebrate The Breakfast Club 30th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray at SXSW 2015 at the Paramount Theatre, March 16, 2015, in Austin, Texas.

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