The Breakfast Club cast reunite after 40 years and share memories from filming

The Breakfast Club cast have been reminiscing about their experiences filming the iconic coming-of-age movie, four decades after its release. The cult classic, which tells the story of five high school students in detention, was penned and directed by the late and first hit screens in 1985.

who portrayed popular girl Claire Standish, confirmed it had been nearly 40 years since all five main cast members had reunited. Ringwald joined her fellow stars (Andrew Clark), (John Bender), (Brian Johnson) and (Allison Reynolds) at the Chicago Comic And Entertainment Expo (C2E2) on Saturday.

She expressed: "I feel really very emotional and moved to have us all together.This is the first time that Emilio has joined us. We don't have to use the cardboard cutout any more, because he's here."

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The 57 year old actress shared that she showed the film to her eldest daughter when she was just 10, and said "it changed my parenting, watching it with her".

"A lot of this stuff went over her head, thankfully, but how it spoke to her, which character she identified with and why, it opened up this incredible conversation," she revealed.

"And I mean if you would have told me that, when I was 16 years old, one day I would be watching that movie with my 10-year-old and (that would) change the way that I parent. I mean, it's just mind-blowing.

"And then I watched the movie recently with my 15-year-olds, little more age appropriate, and I have to say that they didn't pick up their phones once, which to me, was, that was a win."

Reflecting on the much-anticipated reunion, Estevez, 62, who played jock Andrew in the seminal film, shared: "This just was something that finally I felt I needed to do just for myself.

"But this one felt special. It's here in Chicago where we made the film, obviously (it's) the 40th anniversary, and it just felt like it was time. Somebody told me that Molly said, 'What, does Emilio just not like us?' And that broke my heart. Of course, no, I love all of them."

Meanwhile, Nelson, aged 65, recounted how director Hughes "explained to us the differences between the young and old".

He mused: "I always felt in a way like that the work was half done, that at some point we would all get back together, because there were too many questions by everyone – 'What happens on Monday?'," indicating the curiosity surrounding the fates of the characters post-movie.

The poignant question stems from a moment in the iconic flick when the schoolchildren—each hailing from varied social cliques—form an unlikely friendship and speculate if the bonds will sustain beyond the weekend.

"The film is about the fact that everyone has to make that decision for themselves – what happens on Monday," he explained, delving into the essence of the narrative.

"But I felt, personally, that it was one shoe and I needed the second shoe, and that could only come from John."

Nelson concluded, emphasizing his yearning for a sequel that could potentially provide closure.

"So his passing was profound, for me because ... Hughes explained to us the differences between the young and old.

"So now was the time for him to show us where we meet in the end, because we're all older now, but we're not going to get there, which is sad.

"But, in a way, Hughes has been telling us 'Think for yourself, think for yourself, think for yourself'."