Main Cast: Alexis Arquette, Christian Maelen, Maddie Corman, Guillermo Diaz, Lauren Vélez
Release Year: 1997
Country: US
Run Time: 92 minutes
Plot
A group of old college friends work through their long-standing sexual tensions when they reunite for a wedding in this comedy-drama. Bob (Alexis Arquette), a student at George Washington University, has a mad crush on his buff, beautiful roommate, Brendan (Christian Maelen). Brendan senses the attraction, but rejects Bob violently during a play wrestling match that goes a little too far. A few years later, the young men's mutual friends -- Matt (Jamie Harrold) and Carol (Lauren Velez) -- decide to tie the knot, and the old gang reassembles. TV writer Bob brings along his conceited soap-star boyfriend, Sterling (Tuc Watkins). Brendan comes dateless, but old flame Sarah (Marianne Hagan) -- now a conservative senator's aide -- puts the moves on him. Meanwhile, their friend Eric (Guillermo Diaz) vacillates between hooking up with long-lost lady friend Beth (Maddie Corman) or with the nubile sister of the bride. During the wedding reception, Brendan corners Bob and confesses that he, too, is now gay -- and that he's in love with Bob. This doesn't sit well with the newly self-sufficient Bob, who's finally found a backbone and doesn't want to relive painful college memories. But with stick-in-the-mud Sterling around to remind him that his new life isn't exactly perfect, Bob soon finds himself alone in a hotel room with the object of his youthful affection. The debut feature from writer/director Brian Sloan, I Think I Do was produced by Lane Janger, a fellow participant in the Boys Life anthology series. Janger would go on to cast Guillermo Diaz in his own debut feature, Just One Time. Actress/singer Marni Nixon has a cameo as Carol's wise old Aunt Alice -- her first screen role since appearing in 1965's The Sound of Music. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide
Review
Any film that gives the underrated Alexis Arquette a starring role can't be all bad, but this formulaic coming-of-age ensemble piece isn't really all that good, either. A gay-friendly '90s take on St. Elmo's Fire, the picture suffers from the same awkward scripting as Pool Days, an earlier short from writer/director Brian Sloan. Well-intentioned and likable as it is, the film simply doesn't pack enough interesting characters or plot twists to engage on anything but a superficial level. The observational humor -- about stressful weddings, abandoned youthful ideals, and twentysomething soul-searching -- occasionally rises above its well-worn themes. But the mostly game cast simply can't compensate for the thin characterizations of Sloan's script. Guillermo Diaz is his usual touching and playful self, but sardonic bride-to-be Lauren Velez gets the best lines, scenes, and emotional range. That's too bad, because Arquette's a good enough actor that given half a chance he could have carried the film. Ultimately, though, his romance Christian Maelen packs so few surprises that it drags everything else down with it. I Think I Do probably won't leave audiences completely cold, but most will probably find themselves saying halfheartedly, "I think I liked it." ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide
Stephanie Corsalini - Casting, Kevin Donaldson - Costume Designer, Victoria Farell - Costume Designer, Brian Sloan - Director, Francois Keraudren - Editor, Jon Gerrans - Executive Producer, Marcus Hu - Executive Producer, Robert A. Miller - Executive Producer, Daryl Roth - Executive Producer, Scott Hornbacher - Line Producer, Brahm Wenger - Composer (Music Score), Julius Robinson - Composer (Music Score), Gerry Gershman - Musical Direction/Supervision, Michele Vice - Songwriter, Debbie De Villa - Production Designer, Milton Kam - Cinematographer, Lane Janger - Producer, Robert Larrea - Sound/Sound Designer, Brian Sloan - Screenwriter, Patricia de Paula - Production Assistant, Alan Jacobsen - Gaffer, Eve Applebaum - Assistant Location Manager, Sig De Miguel - Casting Assistant, Kara Raynaud - Key Hairstylist
I Think I Do is an American film released in 1997 starring Alexis Arquette. The film follows the relationship between Bob (Arquette) and Brendan (Christian Maelen), roommates at George Washington University in Washington, DC, five years after Bob made his romantic feelings toward Brendan known. When the two reconnect at the wedding of college friends, Bob is in a serious relationship with a soap opera star (Tuc Watkins) while Brendan is single and re-examining his own identity.
