Many people feel that the original prototype for this movie was Whose Afraid of Virginia Wolfe, with its Broadway Encounter Group Formula, which had people holed up together in a room and arguing, shouting, divulging personal secrets and revelations and confronting each other to move the drama. William Friedkin's movie Festa per il compleanno del caro amico Harold (1970) about the New York gay scene post Stonewall had a similar format; A Chorus Line, Michael Bennett's smash 1975 musical about the gritty lives of Broadway dancers, also followed this formula pattern, and Lawrence Kasdan's classic Il grande freddo (1983) also followed a similar formula, and was another obvious influence on the Breakfast Club (1985). In fact, most critics called this the "Little Chill" or the "Big Chill" for teenagers. Breakfast Club (1985) had a huge influence itself. Movies like Richard Linklater's Prima dell'alba (1995) series, which features Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy arguing and improvising on their feelings of life for young people, were directly influenced by Breakfast Club (1985). Another movies influenced by it is Gli amici di Peter (1992) (a group of classmates and friends reunited after ten years to spend together New Year's Eve).

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