I Think I Do

I Think I Do
I Think I Do
	Film poster
Directed by	Brian Sloan
Written by	Brian Sloan
Produced by	Lane Janger
Starring	Alexis Arquette; Maddie Corman; Guillermo Díaz; Marianne Hagan; Jamie Harrold; Christian Maelen; Marni Nixon; Lauren Vélez; Tuc Watkins;
Cinematography	Milton Kam
Edited by	François Kraudren
Production; companies	Danger Filmworks; House of Pain Productions
Distributed by	Strand Releasing
Release date	June 20, 1997;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$345,478

I Think I Do is a 1997 American gay-themed romantic comedy film written and directed by Brian Sloan and starring Alexis Arquette. It premiered on June 20, 1997 at the San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, and was also shown at the Toronto International Film Festival later that year, before receiving a small theatrical run on April 10, 1998.

The film was restored and re-released for its 25th anniversary on April 19, 2024.^[1]^[2]

Premise edit

The film follows the relationship between Bob and Brendan, roommates at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., 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 Sterling Scott, while Brendan is single and re-examining his own identity.

Cast edit

Alexis Arquette as Bob
Christian Maelen as Brendan
Lauren Vélez as Carol Gonzalez
Tuc Watkins as Sterling Scott
Jamie Harrold as Matt Lynch
Guillermo Díaz as Eric
Maddie Corman as Beth
Marianne Hagan as Sarah
Elizabeth Rodriguez as Celia Gonzalez
Patricia Mauceri as Barbara Rivera
Marni Nixon as Aunt Alice
Mateo Gómez as Mr. Gonzalez
Arden Myrin as Wendy
Richard Salamanca as Fr. Paulsen
Leonard Berdick as Mr. McPherson
Lane Janger as wedding bartender

Production edit

In an interview with IndieWire, director Brian Sloan said, "I wrote a ten page treatment first and from there I started writing the script. It took me about three weeks to get the first draft. I get very nervous sitting at the computer and not doing anything, so I work very fast when I actually sit down to work. Then in the course of three years, I went through ten drafts. The hardest thing about going through ten drafts during that time was to get all the characters to connect. To find a balance between all the couples and to make the different story lines work together."^[3] Filming would take place in New Jersey^[3] and Washington, D.C.

Reception edit

I Think I Do grossed $345,478 while in theaters during 1998, only having been released in 10 theaters.^[4] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 42% from 31 reviews.^[5] In her review, Anita Gates of The New York Times claimed that the film requires "a taste for pointed, topical humor and a particular brand of clever conversation"^[6] and that "The characters are uniformly funny and sympathetic, and you want all of them to find the right person and be happy."^[6]