Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez in “The Breakfast Club.” The film, considered a cult classic, was written and directed by Hughes, who died of a heart attack in 2009 at age 59.

The cast of “The Breakfast Club” — Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Emilio Estevez and Ally Sheedy — reunited Saturday during a panel at the C2E2 convention in Chicago.

(From left) “The Breakfast Club” actors Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez and Anthony Michael Hall speak during a 40th Anniversary Reunion panel discussion, moderated by ...