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  Ally Sheedy: ‘The Brat Pack label was undermining – and the ladies weren’t part of it anyway!’

  Ally Sheedy’s son didn’t want to watch any of his mother’s films. Unfortunately, she starred in The Breakfast Club, one of the most important touchstones in American cinema, and it just so happened to be a part of the young Beck Lansbury’s film class curriculum. “He was about 12 or 13 and they were showing him and his class a whole bunch of films that said things about the culture over the decades,” Sheedy remembers. “Afterwards, he told me it was a good movie, that he liked my character, and th

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  Ally Sheedy interview: 'I was constantly told what I should look like'

  As Allison in The Breakfast Club – sat at the back of detention, dressed in black, goth eyes hidden beneath her shaggy hair, and near-mute for 30 minutes – Ally Sheedy was the outcast of the group: the “basket case”, as the movie’s heart-punching essay says. Thirty-five years after John Hughes’s coming-of-age movie first hit cinemas, it’s an image that still serves Ally Sheedy well: a Hollywood outsider. Cast in The Breakfast Club at 21 years old, Sheedy was already strangely prolific. She had w

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  'The Breakfast Club' would be completely different if made today, says star Ally Sheedy

  She said the cast would be more diverse and the film would have a different perspective.

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  Ally Sheedy: The Breakfast Club would be completely different if made today

  She said the cast would be more diverse and the film would have a different perspective.

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  The Breakfast Club's Ally Sheedy confirms who she's still in touch with on the film's 35th anniversary

  Is there a Breakfast Club WhatsApp group?

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  Ally Sheedy says she fought John Hughes over controversial Breakfast Club makeover scene

  Ally Sheedy has revealed that she disliked the makeover given to her character in the iconic 1980s teen movie The Breakfast Club.Speaking to The Independent ahead of the 35th anniversary of the film's UK release, Sheedy revealed that she fought director John Hughes over the scene.

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  Bid to troll Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backfires

  An online attempt to embarrass Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has not ended the way the troll expected, after a university video of the newly elected congresswoman went viral - winning plaudits from the general public and celebrities across America. The young politician is seen dancing in a mash-up parody of the Breakfast Club's famous scene where outcast Allison, played by Ally Sheedy, dances on the desks during detention. The video which shows Ms Ocasio-Cortez dancing on a rooftop was released just

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  Vanity Fair cover: James Franco digitally removed from Hollywood edition after sexual misconduct accusations

  James Franco has been digitally removed from Vanity Fair's latest cover, following accusations of sexual misconduct. The "Hollywood Portfolio" issue is an annual highlight for the magazine, in which a collection of the year's most notable stars, traditionally shot by Annie Leibovitz, gather together for the most glamorous of spreads. The Hollywood Reporter has cited multiple sources familiar with shoot, stating that James Franco had sat for both a photo shoot and interview for this year's edit

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  James Franco says he supports #MeToo so much he won't refute allegations

  For a second consecutive night, James Franco has addressed recent allegations made against him following the Golden Globes awards ceremony. Speaking to Seth Meyers, Franco gave a similar response to questions about the accusations, the current #MeToo movement and Time's Up campaign as those given previously to Stephen Colbert. The actor — who won the Best Actor Golden Globe for The Disaster Artist — began by acknowledging the claims, calling them “not accurate” but saying a conversation needs

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  James Franco Responds To Sexual Harassment Allegations Following Twitter Controversy

  'If there's restitution to be made, I will make it'

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