Molly Ringwald, known for her roles in John Hughes’s movies such as Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Pretty in Pink, recently spoke with People Magazine about why she thinks John Hughes’ movies should never be remade. Ringwald first claims that John Hughes didn’t want his movies remade, saying, “Well, they can’t be [remade] because they can’t be made without the permission of John Hughes. And I don’t think that they should be, really.”

She went on to explain why she feels John Hughes’s movies should never be remade, adding, “I feel like if somebody does something, I would prefer that they do something … that takes from Breakfast Club and then builds on [it], and represents this generation’s issues rather than to try to recreate what was of a different time”. From these quotes, it appears that Ringwald feels that filmmakers should make original films that tackle the coming-of-age themes typically seen in Hughes’s work, rather than remake his films outright.

Ringwald shared similar views when she spoke during a 40th anniversary reunion event for The Breakfast Club, saying:

I personally don’t believe in remaking that movie. Because I think this movie is very much of its time. You know it’s very white, this movie. You don’t see a lot of different ethnicities; we don’t talk about gender, none of that, and I feel like that really doesn’t represent our world today.

She also added during the event, “I believe in making movies that are inspired by other movies, but build on it and represent what’s going on today. So I would like to see movies that are inspired by The Breakfast Club but take it in a different direction.”

Many of John Hughes’ movies are currently streaming. Sixteen Candles is available to watch for free on YouTube. The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Uncle Buck, and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles are all available to stream on Paramount+. The rest of John Hughes’s films, such as Weird Science and National Lampoon’s Vacation, are all currently available to rent or buy on digital platforms, including Prime Video and Apple TV.