Bye Bye Love (film)
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| Directed by | Sam Weisman |
| Produced by | Gary David Goldberg Brad Hall |
| Written by | Gary David Goldberg Brad Hall |
| Starring | Matthew Modine Randy Quaid Paul Reiser Janeane Garofalo Rob Reiner |
| Music by | J.A.C. Redford |
| Cinematography | Kenneth Zunder |
| Editing by | Roger Bondelli |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | March 17, 1995 |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $12,096,673 |
Bye Bye Love is a 1995 American comedy-drama film that deals with the central issue of divorce. It was directed by Sam Weisman and written by Gary David Goldberg and Brad Hall. It stars Matthew Modine, Randy Quaid, Paul Reiser, Janeane Garofalo, Amy Brenneman, Eliza Dushku, Rob Reiner, Amber Benson, and Lindsay Crouse.
Goldberg and Hall stated that they included in the script several fictionalized accounts of events that had happened to divorced friends of theirs.
Also acting in the film were Jayne Brook, and Ed Flanders in his last movie role. A not-yet-famous Jack Black has one line ("Reefer?") as a disc jockey at a party.
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[edit] Plot
This is a story about the breakup of the family. In particular, it focuses on the lifestyle of three divorced men, Dave Goldman (Matthew Modine), wrestling coach/driver's ed teacher Vic Damico (Randy Quaid), and real estate agent Donny Carson (Paul Reiser).
The film is presented from their perspective and it reveals their relationship with their children, ex-wives, girlfriends, 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.
[edit] Cast
- Matthew Modine as Dave Goldman
- Randy Quaid as Vic Damico
- Paul Reiser as Donny Carson
- Janeane Garofalo as Lucille
- Rob Reiner as Dr. David Townsend
- Amy Brenneman as Susan (formerly Goldman)
- Ross Malinger as Ben Goldman
- Mae Whitman as Michelle Goldman
- Lindsay Crouse as Grace (formerly Damico)
- Amber Benson as Meg Damico
- Cameron Boyd as Jed Damico
- Jayne Brook as Claire Carson
- Eliza Dushku as Emma Carson
- Johnny Whitworth as Max Cooper
- Maria Pitillo as Kim
- Brad Hall as Phil
- Ed Flanders as Walter Sims
- Wendell Pierce as Hector
- Danny Masterson as Mikey
- Jack Black as DJ at party
- Stephen Root (uncredited) as Awakening neighbor
[edit] Reception
The film was not considered particularly successful, grossing less than $13 million in the U.S. in its theatrical run. It has a 16% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Although overall critical reaction to the film was not positive, Janeane Garofalo's performance as the "date from hell" got good reviews, and earned her a nomination for an American Comedy Award. Many of the reviews complained that the movie played more like an episode of a sitcom than a feature film.
It was released on DVD in February 2005.
[edit] Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack includes performances by Linda Ronstadt, The Proclaimers, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Ben Taylor, Everly Brothers, and Jackson Browne.
[edit] Trivia
The characters Meg and Emma are played by Amber Benson and Eliza Dushku respectively. Both these actresses went on to play main roles on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as did Lindsay Crouse. While Benson shared episodes with both Dushku and Crouse, the three actresses never spoke lines to or were featured in the same scenes as each other.
[edit] External links
- Bye Bye, Love at the Internet Movie Database
- Bye Bye, Love at AllRovi
- Bye Bye, Love at Box Office Mojo
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