Allison Reynolds
In the movie the Breakfast Club, Allison Reynolds is regarded as a basket case, an ‘emo’ you could say. Allison is a 16-year-old girl, who is considered as a loner, she doesn’t have any friends. She doesn’t get along with her family her parents Mr. Reynolds and Mrs. Reynolds ignore her at home and the only reason she is in detention is because she had nothing better to do.
Allison seems a bit weird and in a way she doesn’t fit it with the rest of the group.
In the beginning of the movie Allison gets out of a grey sedan, she goes to the front drivers window but the car drivers away before she can say anything, she seems dejected and upset but quickly masks it with her mono- expression.
Once she gets into the library she goes straight to the back and sits by herself.
Even though Allison is alone most of the time she is quite domineering, when Principal Vernon leaves the room after handing her, her paper she starts chewing her nails quite loud, when everyone look around at her she doesn’t care but when Bender says to her “if you keep eating your hand you wont be hungry for lunch”. Allison then spits a nail at him.
Allison does doesn’t talk directly to the others but she sits, listens and just take in what everyone else is bickering about. Whilst the others are talking amongst themselves she mutters responses and talks to herself. Allison doesn’t talk to them, but she occasionally makes some noise or a face when someone says something funny, stupid or interesting. An example of this is when Brian makes a comment about Andrew wearing tights for wrestling or when Bender takes the screw out of the library door and when it slams shut, Vernon walks in and yells “Who closed the door” Allison squeaks and slams her head to the desk.
Later on in the movie the first time Allison talks is when Claire is saying that her parents just use her to get back at each other Allison yells “HA!”. Claire just tells her to shut up. Whilst Andy and Bender start fighting Bender draws a knife and places it on the chair next to Allison and she steals it.
When Vernon comes back into the room and asks who need a drink he picks Andy and Claire. Whilst they are walking Andy ask Allison what her poison was, she takes a while the answer but for the second time in the movie she talks she eventually spits out “vodka”. Andy seems surprised with her answer and asks how often she drinks she answers “whenever”, his last questions is how much and finally she answers “tons”. Andy asks if that was why she was here, she retaliate with “why are you”. Andy then lies to her why he is there and she knows it.
Once they get back into the room Bender chucks her a coke and she catches it without looking. Allison the proceeds to get out her lunch she throws the meat out and then places in two pixies sticks once she’s done puts them in the coke, she then adds in some cereal and smashes it in. The others are now staring at her but she doesn’t care.
Bender then starts to tell them about his home life and she looks genuinely concerned. After Andy says that he is bullshitting Allison stares at Bender as he climbs up the stairs and then looks at Brian, Andrew and Claire.
Once they all leave the library and go to Benders locker to get his weed, Brian asks if she approves and walks off once they leave Allison steals Benders lock.
When the group are arguing where to go Allison agrees with Bender to go to the cafeteria. Bender starts running away from the group to make Vernon leave the group. Allison joins in making noise to distract him from finding Bender.
Once Bender joins back up with the group and grabs the weed from Brian’s pants, Allison is the only who doesn’t smoke. Allison seems upset when Andy leaves to join the group and when she hears the glass shattering.
When Brian asks Andy is he knows his middle name, Allison states the she does and everything else about him including his socially security number, he asks how and she says that she took his wallet.
Allison soon follows after the group and asks if they want to see if what they want to see what’s in her bag, the turn her down, but she seems upset and shows them anyhow. Her bag is full of rubbish, tampons, clothes and a comb. Andrew and Brian ask her if she always carries that amount of stuff and she says yes because she might not know when she needs a break, that she could run away to the ocean or the mountain, Africa, Afghanistan.
Allison calls her life ‘un-satisfying’. Andy says everyone’s home life is ‘un-satisfying’. But Brain whispers to him how hers might be a bit different. Allison snaps at them to forget it and to ‘’forget it sport-o’’. Andy challengers her by saying that either she carries that stuff around because she is actually thinking running away, or that she wants people to think she is. Allison quickly gets up and tells Andy to ‘’Eat shit’’ and suddenly leaves the room. Andy soon gets up to follow her, he watch’s as she breaks down and starts to cry on the table, he asks if she wanted to talk, as soon as he asks she turns him down.
As Andy walks away Allison yells at him that he had problems. He questions her accusation and she repeats herself and says that he does what everyone says and that is a problem. Andy walks back to her and asks what’s wrong once more “Is it bad? Is it real bad?” he pauses and says “Parents?” Allison soon realizes that he isn’t going to give up. She waits a while and soon replies “yeah”, he asks what they do and she just says that they ignore her. Andy just stands their nodding saying “yeah” and that’s were that scene ends.
When the whole group is sitting in a circle, Allison is sitting in-between to chairs. When Andy is done saying what he would do for a million dollars, Allison says that she would do anything sexual and wouldn’t need to be paid. Everyone seems very surprised when she says this. Claire just roll her eyes and says the she is lying. Allison states that she’s done a lot of sexual things except a few things that are illegal, she calls herself a ‘nymphomaniac’. Allison goes on to say that she told her shrink this, Andy ask what he said about, she just says that ‘’he nailed me’’. Allison then says that she didn’t think it would count as rape since she paid him. She disgusts Claire, Allison asks if she has ever done it, she continues by comparing it to a double edged sword and that if you have you’re a slut, if you haven’t you’re a prude. Allison then says ‘’or maybe she’s a prude’’ the group then agrees with her. This gets Claire to finally admit that she’s a virgin. Allison then admits that she hasn’t done it either and that she isn’t a nymphomaniac and that she is actually a compulsive liar.
Claire is pissed off because Allison tricked and she calls her a bitch. Andy soon comes to action and defends Allison and says that Claire is just upset because she got her to admit something she didn’t want to share. Allison then suddenly says that she would do it, if it was with somebody that she loved. Allison answers for Andy when Clair ask him what his problem was, Allison says that he cant think for himself. Andy agrees with her and explains why and how that happened. Allison watches in sympathy and Andy exclaims how much he hates his father.
After Brain and Bender finish arguing, Allison says that she can write with her toes and that she can also eat, brush her teeth and play heart and soul on the piano, all with her toes. Even though Claire had been being a bitch to Allison, she defended Clair when bender laughed at her when showing her talent after he promised he wouldn’t laugh.
When the group are talking about what they will do on Monday and what will happen to the group. They all of saying how the would probably ignore each other. Brian is so disappointed when they all say this he asks Allison what she would do and she simply states that she doesn’t have any friends and that if she did she wouldn’t do that to them…
Later on in the movie Allison reveals what she did to get into detention, nothing she did, she ‘didn’t have anything better to do’. When everyone starts laughing she joins in with them.
Whilst Brian is writing the letter from everyone, Claire takes Allison away from the group and gives her a makeover, she has a headband put in pulling her hair away from her face, Claire also takes the black ‘shit’ away from her eyes, Allison just resorts by saying that she ‘like the black shit’. Once Claire is done, Allison walks out and Andy looks at her in awe. Brian mouths ‘cool!’ at her she just mutters thanks. When Andy asks her what happened she says “why? Claire did it” Andy says she looks different and how he can see her face. Allison asks if it was a good or bad thing, Andy response with “good”.
When they walk down the stairs to leave the school, Andy has his blue sweatshirt around her shoulders. Andy pulls her into a kiss, when they pull apart Andy is dumbstruck, watching her pull a patch off his jacket. Andy continues to stand there, slightly pulling on her as she backs away to her car, still watching him. You can see Andy turn when he gets into his car to watch Allison.
Allison Reynolds: The "Basket-Case"
Allison seems a bit weird and in a way she doesn’t fit it with the rest of the group.
In the beginning of the movie Allison gets out of a grey sedan, she goes to the front drivers window but the car drivers away before she can say anything, she seems dejected and upset but quickly masks it with her mono- expression.
Once she gets into the library she goes straight to the back and sits by herself.
Even though Allison is alone most of the time she is quite domineering, when Principal Vernon leaves the room after handing her, her paper she starts chewing her nails quite loud, when everyone look around at her she doesn’t care but when Bender says to her “if you keep eating your hand you wont be hungry for lunch”. Allison then spits a nail at him.
Allison does doesn’t talk directly to the others but she sits, listens and just take in what everyone else is bickering about. Whilst the others are talking amongst themselves she mutters responses and talks to herself. Allison doesn’t talk to them, but she occasionally makes some noise or a face when someone says something funny, stupid or interesting. An example of this is when Brian makes a comment about Andrew wearing tights for wrestling or when Bender takes the screw out of the library door and when it slams shut, Vernon walks in and yells “Who closed the door” Allison squeaks and slams her head to the desk.
Later on in the movie the first time Allison talks is when Claire is saying that her parents just use her to get back at each other Allison yells “HA!”. Claire just tells her to shut up. Whilst Andy and Bender start fighting Bender draws a knife and places it on the chair next to Allison and she steals it.
When Vernon comes back into the room and asks who need a drink he picks Andy and Claire. Whilst they are walking Andy ask Allison what her poison was, she takes a while the answer but for the second time in the movie she talks she eventually spits out “vodka”. Andy seems surprised with her answer and asks how often she drinks she answers “whenever”, his last questions is how much and finally she answers “tons”. Andy asks if that was why she was here, she retaliate with “why are you”. Andy then lies to her why he is there and she knows it.
Once they get back into the room Bender chucks her a coke and she catches it without looking. Allison the proceeds to get out her lunch she throws the meat out and then places in two pixies sticks once she’s done puts them in the coke, she then adds in some cereal and smashes it in. The others are now staring at her but she doesn’t care.
Bender then starts to tell them about his home life and she looks genuinely concerned. After Andy says that he is bullshitting Allison stares at Bender as he climbs up the stairs and then looks at Brian, Andrew and Claire.
Once they all leave the library and go to Benders locker to get his weed, Brian asks if she approves and walks off once they leave Allison steals Benders lock.
When the group are arguing where to go Allison agrees with Bender to go to the cafeteria. Bender starts running away from the group to make Vernon leave the group. Allison joins in making noise to distract him from finding Bender.
Once Bender joins back up with the group and grabs the weed from Brian’s pants, Allison is the only who doesn’t smoke. Allison seems upset when Andy leaves to join the group and when she hears the glass shattering.
When Brian asks Andy is he knows his middle name, Allison states the she does and everything else about him including his socially security number, he asks how and she says that she took his wallet.
Allison soon follows after the group and asks if they want to see if what they want to see what’s in her bag, the turn her down, but she seems upset and shows them anyhow. Her bag is full of rubbish, tampons, clothes and a comb. Andrew and Brian ask her if she always carries that amount of stuff and she says yes because she might not know when she needs a break, that she could run away to the ocean or the mountain, Africa, Afghanistan.
Allison calls her life ‘un-satisfying’. Andy says everyone’s home life is ‘un-satisfying’. But Brain whispers to him how hers might be a bit different. Allison snaps at them to forget it and to ‘’forget it sport-o’’. Andy challengers her by saying that either she carries that stuff around because she is actually thinking running away, or that she wants people to think she is. Allison quickly gets up and tells Andy to ‘’Eat shit’’ and suddenly leaves the room. Andy soon gets up to follow her, he watch’s as she breaks down and starts to cry on the table, he asks if she wanted to talk, as soon as he asks she turns him down.
As Andy walks away Allison yells at him that he had problems. He questions her accusation and she repeats herself and says that he does what everyone says and that is a problem. Andy walks back to her and asks what’s wrong once more “Is it bad? Is it real bad?” he pauses and says “Parents?” Allison soon realizes that he isn’t going to give up. She waits a while and soon replies “yeah”, he asks what they do and she just says that they ignore her. Andy just stands their nodding saying “yeah” and that’s were that scene ends.
When the whole group is sitting in a circle, Allison is sitting in-between to chairs. When Andy is done saying what he would do for a million dollars, Allison says that she would do anything sexual and wouldn’t need to be paid. Everyone seems very surprised when she says this. Claire just roll her eyes and says the she is lying. Allison states that she’s done a lot of sexual things except a few things that are illegal, she calls herself a ‘nymphomaniac’. Allison goes on to say that she told her shrink this, Andy ask what he said about, she just says that ‘’he nailed me’’. Allison then says that she didn’t think it would count as rape since she paid him. She disgusts Claire, Allison asks if she has ever done it, she continues by comparing it to a double edged sword and that if you have you’re a slut, if you haven’t you’re a prude. Allison then says ‘’or maybe she’s a prude’’ the group then agrees with her. This gets Claire to finally admit that she’s a virgin. Allison then admits that she hasn’t done it either and that she isn’t a nymphomaniac and that she is actually a compulsive liar.
Claire is pissed off because Allison tricked and she calls her a bitch. Andy soon comes to action and defends Allison and says that Claire is just upset because she got her to admit something she didn’t want to share. Allison then suddenly says that she would do it, if it was with somebody that she loved. Allison answers for Andy when Clair ask him what his problem was, Allison says that he cant think for himself. Andy agrees with her and explains why and how that happened. Allison watches in sympathy and Andy exclaims how much he hates his father.
After Brain and Bender finish arguing, Allison says that she can write with her toes and that she can also eat, brush her teeth and play heart and soul on the piano, all with her toes. Even though Claire had been being a bitch to Allison, she defended Clair when bender laughed at her when showing her talent after he promised he wouldn’t laugh.
When the group are talking about what they will do on Monday and what will happen to the group. They all of saying how the would probably ignore each other. Brian is so disappointed when they all say this he asks Allison what she would do and she simply states that she doesn’t have any friends and that if she did she wouldn’t do that to them…
Later on in the movie Allison reveals what she did to get into detention, nothing she did, she ‘didn’t have anything better to do’. When everyone starts laughing she joins in with them.
Whilst Brian is writing the letter from everyone, Claire takes Allison away from the group and gives her a makeover, she has a headband put in pulling her hair away from her face, Claire also takes the black ‘shit’ away from her eyes, Allison just resorts by saying that she ‘like the black shit’. Once Claire is done, Allison walks out and Andy looks at her in awe. Brian mouths ‘cool!’ at her she just mutters thanks. When Andy asks her what happened she says “why? Claire did it” Andy says she looks different and how he can see her face. Allison asks if it was a good or bad thing, Andy response with “good”.
When they walk down the stairs to leave the school, Andy has his blue sweatshirt around her shoulders. Andy pulls her into a kiss, when they pull apart Andy is dumbstruck, watching her pull a patch off his jacket. Andy continues to stand there, slightly pulling on her as she backs away to her car, still watching him. You can see Andy turn when he gets into his car to watch Allison.
Allison Reynolds: The "Basket-Case"