Maine North High School

The Breakfast Club (1985)

"The entirety of 'Shermer High School' detention - the library was a set built in the school gymnasium."

📍 Des Plaines ✅ Still Standing 🚫 Private/Demolished

🎬 The Scene

The entirety of 'Shermer High School' detention - the library was a set built in the school gymnasium.

🏙 What's There Now

Now Illinois State Police District 3 headquarters and other offices.

🎥 Behind the Scenes

The school had been closed since 1981. The real library was too small, so they built a replica in the gym.

🎞 About The Breakfast Club

Year: 1985

Director: John Hughes

Stars: Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson

Filmed at the closed Maine North High School in Des Plaines.

✗ Cannot Visit

Address: 9511 Harrison St, Des Plaines, IL 60016

This location is either demolished, on private property, or not accessible to the public.

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