Where They Went

The Breakfast Club (1985)

Directed by John Hughes

Five very different students serve a Saturday detention together at Shermer High School in suburban Illinois, roaming its halls and library as the day goes on.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Shermer High School parking lot
    Shermer, Illinois
    ≈ 00:02:00
    Stated on screenFictional

    Parents drop the students off for Saturday detention; Bender walks in alone.

  2. 2School library
    Shermer, Illinois
    ≈ 00:05:00
    Stated on screenFictional

    Mr. Vernon sets the essay assignment and Bender needles everyone.

  3. 3School corridors
    Shermer, Illinois
    ≈ 00:35:00
    Stated on screenFictional

    They sneak to Bender's locker and dodge Vernon through the empty halls.

  4. 4Storage closet
    Shermer, Illinois
    ≈ 00:45:00
    Stated on screenFictional

    Vernon locks Bender in a closet; he escapes through the ceiling.

  5. 5School library
    Shermer, Illinois
    ≈ 00:50:00
    Stated on screenFictional
  6. 6School parking lot and football field
    Shermer, Illinois
    ≈ 01:30:00
    Stated on screenFictional

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
0.0 km
Places
1
Countries
1
Stops
6
  • On foot: 0.0 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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