Bye Bye Love (1995)

This is a story about the breakup of the family. In particular, it focuses on the lifestyle of three divorced men. The film is presented from their perspective and it reveals their ... See full summary »

Director:

Sam Weisman

Writers:

Gary David Goldberg, Brad Hall

Stars:

Matthew Modine, Randy Quaid, Paul Reiser

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matthew Modine	...	Dave
Randy Quaid	...	Vic Damico
Paul Reiser	...	Donny
Janeane Garofalo	...	Lucille
Amy Brenneman	...	Susan
Eliza Dushku	...	Emma
Ed Flanders	...	Walter Sims
Maria Pitillo	...	Kim
Lindsay Crouse	...	Grace Damico
Ross Malinger	...	Ben
Johnny Whitworth	...	Max Cooper
Wendell Pierce	...	Hector
Cameron Boyd	...	Jed Damico
Mae Whitman	...	Michele
Jayne Brook	...	Claire

Storyline

This is a story about the breakup of the family. In particular, it focuses on the lifestyle of three divorced men. The film is presented from their perspective and it reveals their relationship with their children, ex-wives, girl friends, male friendships, and their identities as divorced men. In addition to dealing with divorce, the film touches on spousal loss and young adult homelessness. The film can be considered a social commentary that is both comical and emotional.

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Plot Keywords:

children | divorce | blind date | radio | overalls | 

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Taglines:

Donny, Dave and Vic are best friends. They have everything in common ... ex-wives, new girlfriends, and the kids for the weekend.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief language and sensuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 March 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Au revoir mon amour

Filming Locations:

1090 Rubio Street, Altadena, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$12,100,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Ubu Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ed Flanders' final project.

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Quotes

Donny Carlson: Ladder, for to climb!

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Connections

References The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

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Soundtracks

"Saying Goodbye"
Performed by The Muffs
Written by Kim Shattuck
Produced by Rob Cavallo, David Katznelson & The Muffs
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
by arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

Brats R Us

Janeane Garafalo and Randy Quaid are the only bright spots in this flick. Ed Flanders (in his last role) has some good moments, but is basically wasted.

It was hard to feel much empathy for the "victimized" children of divorce here. "Ben," the screen son of Matthew Modine's character, needed his butt torn off and his mouth nailed shut in my opinion. And "Emma," the screen daughter of Paul Reiser's character, was nothing but a spoiled, miserable brat. She could have used a trip on the clue bus to the land of reality.

Randy Quaid's kids were actually kind of cute. Maybe because Randy Quaid's character was more believable as a father than those of either of his co-stars.