Bye Bye, Love

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Bye Bye, Love
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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)	17 March 1995
Running time	106 min.
Country	U.S.A.
Language	English
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Bye Bye, Love is a 1995 comedy-drama that deals with the central issue of divorce. It was directed by Sam Weisman and written by Gary David Goldberg and Brad Hall. It was a critical and box office flop. It stars Matthew Modine, Randy Quaid, Paul Reiser, Janeane Garofalo, Amy Brenneman, Eliza Dushku, Rob Reiner, and Lindsay Crouse.

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The story focuses on three divorced fathers and lifelong friends Dave Goldman (Modine), Vic Damico (Quaid), and Donny Carson (Reiser).

Dave is (assumingly) a college professor and the father of two children: Ben (Ross Malinger) and Michelle (Mae Whitman). Dave dates Kim (Maria Pitillo), a woman slightly younger than him. This does not make his ex-wife Susan (Brenneman) happy, nor do his children care for Kim all that much either. He also does not realize there is some underlying problems in his relationship with Kim.

Vic is a wrestling coach/driver's education teacher. He is the father to Meg, Jed, and toddler Lindsay. Vic is more than happy to be divorced from his wife, Grace (Lindsay Crouse). He assumes that she uses the child support to spend on herself. Vic is also not a big fan of her boyfriend, Gerald. He is probably the most loving father of the group as his children are very well-behaved. However, he knows that he is not perfect.

Donny is a real estate agent and has a teenage daughter, Emma (Dushku). Emma is more interested in hooking up with teenage McDonald's employee, Max Cooper (Johnny Whitworth), than spending time with her father. Donny always feels ex-wife Claire (Jayne Brook) will come back to him. He also feels he is in competition with rich stepfather, Phil (Brad Hall), who has more than provided for Claire and Emma. Donny's closest ally through all of this is Susan, whom he is secretly attracted to.

Other Supporting characters in the film include: Dr. David Townsend (Reiner), a radio therapist whom the three fathers dislike with a passion; Walter Sims (Ed Flanders), a retired auto worker who works at McDonald's and forms a friendship with Max; and Lucille (Garofalo), a woman who Vic takes out on a blind date and finds out she has multiple issues with everything.