John Hughes initially envisioned "The Breakfast Club" as a stage play, but producer Adam Fields encouraged him to adapt it into a film. The movie, which became a defining teen drama of the 1980s, features five diverse high school students in detention. Despite its immense success, grossing $50 million from a $1 million budget, it received no major awards, only a Silver Bucket of Excellence at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards. Fields believes the film's themes make it unlikely to be remade today, contrasting it with projects like "St. Elmo's Fire."
"John Hughes was a nobody when he sent me that script. He sent it to me as a play, which I don't know if I really want to talk about that, but it all took place in a classroom, and I said, 'Why don't you write a play? We're in the movie business.'"
"He goes, 'Well, you know, I haven't really worked with actors before, so I thought a play would be a good idea,' Fields said of Hughes' response. I go, 'No. We're going to make 'Sixteen Candles,' and we're going to make 'Breakfast Club' as movies.'"
"Despite its success, 'The Breakfast Club' earned no major awards besides the cast being presented with the Silver Bucket of Excellence at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards."
"Fields shared that he does not think the flick could be remade today, like, for example, 'St. Elmo's Fire,' which Rob Lowe shared is in the early stages of development."
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