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Bye Bye Love (1995)

Bye Bye Love poster
Directed by
Sam Weisman
Genre
drama film, comedy film, romantic comedy, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 79 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three divorced dads navigate the comedies and frustrations of single fatherhood. They deal with dating, ex-wives, and awkward family dinners as they try to balance their new lives with their children.

lightheartedwrybittersweetgentleconversationalmildly comicobservational

What happens

Bye Bye Love is a 1995 American romantic comedy 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. Production costs were heavily underwritten by McDonald's product placement. 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. Bye Bye Love was released by 20th Century Fox on March 17, 1995. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $12.1 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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