Bye Bye, Love

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Bye Bye, Love

PG-13

1995

1h 46m

Comedy

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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.

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.

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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.

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Gnr E

@RT37822449 07/17/2024

Old movies like this still the best ngl

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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.

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08/17/2016

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

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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.

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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
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