The Breakfast Club, John Hughes (1985), Title Sequence Analysis

The Breakfast Club, John Hughes (1985), title sequence analysis

1 sec - Black screen
3 secs - stars appear
5 secs - perky music starts
7 secs - Earth appears
10 secs - "Universal an MCA Company" appears over picture of Earth
16 secs - Screen fades to black
18 secs - "An A&M films channel production" in yellow text contrasting against black background
20 secs - fade to black (ftb)
21 secs - "A John Hughes film"
25 secs - ftb
26 secs - "The Breakfast Club"
30 secs - ftb
31-57 secs - "Starring in (in alphabetical order)" name of actor/actress followed by fade to black
58 secs - "Casting by.."
60 secs - ftb
62 secs - "Costume designer..."
64 secs - ftb
66 secs - "Production supervisor..."
69 secs - ftb
70 secs - "Executive producers..."
73 secs - ftb
75 secs - "Music composed and supervised by..."
77 secs - ftb
78 secs - "Edited by..."
81 secs - ftb
82 secs - "Production designer..."
85 secs - ftb
86 secs - "Director of photography..."
89 secs - ftb
90 secs - "Co-produced by..."
93 secs - ftb
94 secs - "Produced by..."
97 secs - ftb
98 secs - "Written and directed by..."
101 secs - ftb
105 secs - Quote by David Bowie in white font
115 secs - Screen breaks, revealing image of school (presumably) underneath. Accompanied by sound of glass shattering
121 secs - End