Nicholas Celozzi’s new movie The Class was developed with the intention of paying homage to late filmmaker John Hughes and his widely-celebrated 80s classic, The Breakfast Club. Making it clear from the start how much respect he has for the film, Celozzi even managed to cast two of its stars with Anthony Michael Hall appearing in The Class with John Kapelos. The plots of the two movies are also similar, as The Class follows a group of youths spending a Saturday completing an exam they’d missed or failed, only to learn more about themselves and each other by the end of the day.
In our new exclusive interview with Hall, the actor says how he never expected to ever again read a screenplay that reminded him of Hughes, but that Celozzi managed to impress him with the quality of The Class’s script. Hooked by the screenplay, Hall was pretty quick to get on board, teasing that even with many similarities to The Breakfast Club, The Class presents several strong character arcs of its own to keep the film compelling in its own way. From the interview:
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Anthony Michael Hall Says The Class Is Like John Hughes For Modern Audiences
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Sadly, John Hughes passed away in 2009 at the age of 59, though the legacy he left behind is still widely celebrated. While no new filmmaker could ever truly replicate the unique touch Hughes left on all of his films, but for AMH, Celozzi certainly comes close with The Class. Hall is confident that Hughes would be very proud of what the cast and crew of The Class have managed to accomplish, thanks in part to the inspiration from The Breakfast Club and Hughes’ other movies.
The Class is now available in select theaters and on VOD. Watch the trailer below.
