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Bye Bye, Love

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With varying degrees of success, recently divorced friends Dave (Matthew Modine), Vic (Randy Quaid) and Donny (Paul Reiser) are trying to move on with their lives. Vic feels villified by his ex-wife's parents, while Donny has a shaky bond with his teen daughter, Emma (Eliza Dushku). Dave, meanwhile, has an enviable problem -- he has more dates than he can handle. As they confront their post-marital challenges, the men take solace in one another's plights.
Bye Bye, Love

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Critics Consensus

Bye Bye, Love is well-meaning in its examination of divorce, but a lack of authenticity or laughs will have audiences asking for an amicable split.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2/4
None of the characters is emotionally complex, or very smart, or motivated by reasons more complex than the movie's paint-by-numbers screenplay. Go to Full Review Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot 03/22/2022
2.5/4
Juggling three stories, this ultimately looks more like three weeks of a TV situation comedy than a real movie. Go to Full Review Thomas Delapa Boulder Weekly 09/09/2005
0/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/11/2005
2/5
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 03/27/2005
3/4
...a compulsively watchable comedy that benefits from its roster of affable players... Go to Full Review Greg Maki Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) 01/24/2005
2/5
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DAVID F @Belvistorm Jul 19 Just a very cute little movie. Easy watching that makes you smile. See more Traci F @Trace922 Dec 15 I love this movie. All throughout my childhood and young adult years I held this movie close. Then when I went through my divorce I thought of this movie and it cheered me up. Divorce is not the end of the world and that's what it taught me at very young age and for that I am grateful. See more 12/28/2016 Not really a "comedy" per se, but it does have a few funny moments, once you meet the three divorced dads (Reiser, Modine & Quaid) and get to know them a bit better. Otherwise, it's a fairly bland family-drama, centered around McDonalds (I'm sure covering most of the film's budget!). Quaid taking over the radio show & Garofalo on the date are funny, but the rest is just average. See more 08/17/2016 Another romantic comedy about divorces and single life. This one is not interesting and the dialogue is chatty. See more 04/14/2016 Divorced life sucks as proven by three friends who meet at McDonald's and reminisce about the good days and talk about life in this dramedy. See more 06/20/2015 Seen it many times. Randy Quaid is great See more Read all reviews
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Sam Weisman

Director

Matthew Modine

Dave

Randy Quaid

Vic Damico

Paul Reiser

Donny

Janeane Garofalo

Lucille

Rob Reiner

Dr. David Townsend

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Movie Info

Synopsis With varying degrees of success, recently divorced friends Dave (Matthew Modine), Vic (Randy Quaid) and Donny (Paul Reiser) are trying to move on with their lives. Vic feels villified by his ex-wife's parents, while Donny has a shaky bond with his teen daughter, Emma (Eliza Dushku). Dave, meanwhile, has an enviable problem -- he has more dates than he can handle. As they confront their post-marital challenges, the men take solace in one another's plights.
Director
Sam Weisman
Producer
Gary David Goldberg, Brad Hall, Sam Weisman
Screenwriter
Gary David Goldberg, Brad Hall
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 17, 1995, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$11.4M
Runtime
1h 46m
Sound Mix
Surround
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