Bye Bye, Love

PG-13

Released Mar 17, 1995

1 hr. 46 min.

Comedy

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23%

22 Reviews

Tomatometer

49%

5,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

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.

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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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Audience Member

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.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

Another romantic comedy about divorces and single life. This one is not interesting and the dialogue is chatty.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

Seen it many times. Randy Quaid is great

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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william s

A one hour forty five minute tooth pull.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

gr8 cast makes this com-dram go.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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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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Alison Macor

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

None of the characters is emotionally complex, or very smart, or motivated by reasons more complex than the movie's paint-by-numbers screenplay.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

Juggling three stories, this ultimately looks more like three weeks of a TV situation comedy than a real movie.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 22, 2022

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Thomas Delapa

Boulder Weekly

Rated: 0/5

Sep 9, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 11, 2005

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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
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
Sound Mix: Surround