Madonna and the Breakfast Club
Madonna and the Breakfast Club

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Madonna and the Breakfast Club

2019
Movie
105 min
English

The documentary story of Madonna's struggling days in New York with her first band "Breakfast Club," leading up to her first solo record deal.

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IMDb6.1/10
Director: Guido van DriesenGenres: Documentary, Music

Plot Summary

This documentary explores the early years of pop icon Madonna, focusing on her journey from the Midwest to New York City and her initial struggles in the music industry. It delves into her formative experiences, including her time with the band 'The Breakfast Club', and the creative decisions that shaped her early career before superstardom. The film offers a glimpse into the raw ambition and artistic drive that propelled her to global fame.

Critical Reception

The documentary received mixed to positive reviews, with critics generally praising its focus on Madonna's pre-fame days and her artistic development. Some found it a bit unfocused, but many appreciated the insights into her early influences and the raw energy of her beginnings.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its look at Madonna's early, less-seen career.

  • Some found the narrative a bit disjointed, lacking a strong central theme.

  • Offers interesting historical context for a global icon's beginnings.

Google audience: Audience reception data for 'Madonna and the Breakfast Club' on Google is not widely available.

Fun Fact

The documentary specifically highlights Madonna's time in the early 1980s band 'The Breakfast Club', which was named after the iconic 1985 John Hughes film, though the band formed before the movie's release and Madonna was a member before its popularization.

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Madonna and the Breakfast Club is ostensibly a documentary about Madonna's days as a starving artist in New York with her first band, the titular. However, it plays out more like a kind of patriarchal retrospective revenge/twisted psychosex...