Emilio Estevezloves hisThe Breakfast Clubcostars.

He just doesn’t like reunions.

But this one felt special.

THE BREAKFAST CLUB, Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall,

Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Molly Ringwald, and Anthony Michael Hall in ‘The Breakfast Club’.Credit: Universal Pictures/Everett Collection

We’re here in Chicago, where we made the film.

It’s obviously the 40th anniversary, and it just felt like it was time."

Ringwald confessed she felt “really very emotional and moved to have us all together.

2016 American Ballet Theatre Spring Gala

Emilio Estevez at SiriuxXM Studios in 2023.Jason Mendez/Getty

“Somebody told me that Molly said, ‘Well, does Emilio just not like us?’

And that broke my heart,” he shared.

“I thought, ‘No, of course, I love all of them.’

Joshua Jackson and Emilio Estevez

And this just made sense, so here I am.”

Elmo’s FireandThe Mighty DuckstoThe Outsiders, and the star has been loath to attend those reunions, too.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 09: Emilio Estevez visits SiriusXM Studios on May 09, 2023

Emilio Estevez at SiriuxXM Studios in 2023.Jason Mendez/Getty

The Breakfast Clubis perhaps the most beloved of all writer-directorJohn Hughes' films, which includePretty in PinkandSixteen Candles.

I passed out from the pain pills, and just from the ordeal of having my teeth extracted.”

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