The film "The Breakfast Club" was filmed in the USA.

Filming Locations:

Opening 1970

In the Movie

Scene where Students arrive at school for detention.

In Reality

The scene was filmed At the time of filming, Maine North High School was located here. Today, the Illinois State Police building stands here.

Glenbrook North High School

In the Movie

Scene where The end of the film, where John walks across the football field.

In Reality

The scene was filmed Glenbrook North High School, or GBN, is a public four-year high school located in Northbrook, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, USA. The director (and screenwriter) of "The Breakfast Club," John Hughes, is a graduate of Glenbrook North High School. Some interior scenes of "The Breakfast Club" were filmed at Glenbrook North, and exterior shots of GBN were used in the films "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."