Comments on: Why 300 was a Surprise Success http://cephyn.com/2007/03/19/why-300-was-a-surprise-success/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:22:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: cephyn http://cephyn.com/2007/03/19/why-300-was-a-surprise-success/#comment-360 cephyn Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:07:13 +0000 http://cephyn.com/2007/03/19/why-300-was-a-surprise-success/#comment-360 Well here's your answer: "The film's title comes from the nickname invented by students and staff for detention at New Trier High School, the school attended by the son of one of John Hughes' friends. Thus, those who were sent to detention were designated members of "The Breakfast Club". "The Breakfast Club" at that school probably took its name in turn from the title of American radio's longest running network entertainment show, broadcast from Chicago, 1933 to 1968." New Trier HS was my dad's HS. Sweet home, Chicago. Well here’s your answer:
“The film’s title comes from the nickname invented by students and staff for detention at New Trier High School, the school attended by the son of one of John Hughes’ friends. Thus, those who were sent to detention were designated members of “The Breakfast Club”. “The Breakfast Club” at that school probably took its name in turn from the title of American radio’s longest running network entertainment show, broadcast from Chicago, 1933 to 1968.”

New Trier HS was my dad’s HS. Sweet home, Chicago.

]]> By: Jen http://cephyn.com/2007/03/19/why-300-was-a-surprise-success/#comment-357 Jen Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:44:12 +0000 http://cephyn.com/2007/03/19/why-300-was-a-surprise-success/#comment-357 Profound. Though, speaking of Breakfast Club, you know what always bothered me? How they NEVER mentioned the term Breakfast Club until the very end of the movie when the geeky kid is reading the letter, and so I have never figured out how they decided to call themselves that. Maybe this was a common term used by kids in detention? I guess if I was more of a troublemaker I'd know these things... But, regardless, I'm still bothered by it... Profound. Though, speaking of Breakfast Club, you know what always bothered me? How they NEVER mentioned the term Breakfast Club until the very end of the movie when the geeky kid is reading the letter, and so I have never figured out how they decided to call themselves that. Maybe this was a common term used by kids in detention? I guess if I was more of a troublemaker I’d know these things…

But, regardless, I’m still bothered by it…

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