I Think I Love My Wife (2007)

Director:

Chris Rock

Writers (WGA):

Chris Rock (screenplay) &
Louis C.K. (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

16 March 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

In marriage no one can hear you scream.

Plot:

A married man who daydreams about being with other women finds his will and morals tested after he's visited by the ex-mistress of his old friend.

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Marriage | Investment | Investment Banker | Banker

Cast

Chris Rock	...	Richard Cooper
Kerry Washington	...	Nikki Tru
Gina Torres	...	Brenda Cooper
Steve Buscemi	...	George
Edward Herrmann	...	Mr. Landis
Welker White	...	Mary
Samantha Ivers	...	Tracy
Michael K. Williams	...	Teddy
Cassandra Freeman	...	Jennifer (as Cassandra F. Freeman)
Stephen A. Smith	...	Allan
Wendell Pierce	...	Sean
Milan Howard	...	Kelly Cooper
Roz Ryan	...	Landlady
Christina Vidal	...	Candy
Eliza Coupe	...	Lisa
Andre B. Blake	...	Cologne Spraying Salesman (as André Blake)
Ian Brennan	...	Department Store Salesman #1
Matthew Morrison	...	Department Store Salesman #2
Linda Powell	...	Therapist
Adam LeFevre	...	Maitre’d
Eva Pigford	...	Hope
Hazel Medina	...	Pam (as Hazel J. Medina)
Divine Cox	...	Ron (as Divine T. Cox)
James Saito	...	Mr. Yuni
Ron Nakahara	...	Mr. Yakamoto
Pearl Veldwijk	...	Irresistible Fantasy Woman #1
Elizabeth Mathis	...	Irresistible Fantasy Woman #2
Krista Coyle	...	Irresistible Fantasy Woman #3
Jenny Powers	...	Irresistible Fantasy Screw You Woman
Julie Halston	...	Convenience Store Cashier
Dani Marco	...	Hot Waitress
Paul Messina	...	DC TV Reporter
Bambadjan Bamba	...	Rapper on Elevator
Kimberly Hebert Gregory	...	Babysitter
Susan McCallum	...	Lady on Elevator (as Susan E. McCallum)
Michael Tenaglia	...	DC Cop #1
Daniel Stewart Sherman	...	DC Cop #2
GQ	...	White Rapper
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dennis Albanese	...	Stock Broker (uncredited)
Jonathan Aldridge	...	Hot Dog Buyer (uncredited)
Drea Castro	...	Girl on Cell Phone (uncredited)
Candice Cooper	...	Cell Phone Girl (uncredited)
David Gunning	...	Club guy (uncredited)
Orlando Jones	...	Nelson (uncredited)
Dennis L.A. White	...	Party Thug (uncredited)

Directed by
Chris Rock

Writing credits (WGA)
Chris Rock		(screenplay) &
Louis C.K.		(screenplay)
Eric Rohmer		(motion picture "Chloe in the Afternoon")

Produced by
Adam Brightman	....	executive producer
Lance Crouther	....	associate producer
Chris Rock	....	producer
Ronnie Screwvala	....	executive producer
Zarina Screwvala	....	co-producer
Lisa Stewart	....	producer

Original Music by
Marcus Miller

Cinematography by
William Rexer		(director of photography) (as William Rexer II)

Film Editing by
Wendy Greene Bricmont

Casting by
Victoria Thomas

Production Design by
Sharon Lomofsky

Art Direction by
Toni Barton
Alicia Maccarone
Adam Scher

Set Decoration by
Chryss Hionis

Costume Design by
Suzanne McCabe

Makeup Department
Belinda Anderson	....	second hair stylist
Anita Gibson	....	key makeup artist
Roxanne Rizzo	....	second makeup artist
Ta Kisha Sturdivant	....	hair stylist: Ms. Washington (as Takisha Sturdivant)
Kenneth Walker	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Adam Brightman	....	unit production manager
Leslie Rodier	....	post-production supervisor
Joseph Zolfo	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vebe Borge	....	first assistant director
Tudor Jones	....	second assistant director
Matthew Mason	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Shannon Canfield	....	set dresser
Joe Cecchini	....	art production assistant
Brandon Cook	....	set dresser
Ray Fisher	....	lead man
Alex Gorodetsky	....	charge scenic artist
Larry M. Gruber	....	assistant art director
David Kleinstein	....	set dresser
Kevin Ladson	....	property master
Daniel Rosenfeld	....	scenic shopman
R. Vincent Smith	....	assistant property master
Marcia C. Suter	....	scenic artist
Christopher Weiser	....	scenic artist
Robert Zorella	....	art department coordinator

Sound Department
Michael J. Benavente	....	supervising sound editor
Chris David	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York
Michael Dressel	....	supervising foley editor
Matthew T. Duncan	....	sound recordist
Marshall Garlington	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Hingorany	....	sound mix engineer
Pamela Kahn	....	foley artist
Tricia Linklater	....	first assistant sound editor
Martin Lopez	....	sound effects editor
Richard Murphy	....	sound mixer
Elizabeth Rainey	....	foley artist
Schavaria Reeves	....	sound
Kyle Rochlin	....	foley mixer
Monique Salvato	....	assistant sound editor
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Richard Van Dyke	....	production sound mixer: additional photography

Special Effects by
Matt Vogel	....	special effects coordinator
Joel Weaver	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Ryan Beadle	....	digital I/O
Sam Dabbs	....	digital compositor
Mark Dornfeld	....	visual effects supervisor
Michele Ferrone	....	visual effects producer
R.J. Harbour	....	digital compositor
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor
Shaina Holmes	....	digital coordinator
Nicholas Kim	....	digital compositor
Paulina Kuszta	....	visual effects coordinator
Jeremy Lang	....	head of information technology: Custom Film Effects
Lori C. Miller	....	digital compositor
David Van Woert	....	digital trailer effects producer
Leo Vezzali	....	visual effects producer
John L. Weckworth	....	digital compositor
Amani Williams	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Greg Wattkis	....	stunt double (as Richard Cooper)

Camera and Electrical Department
Travis Cadalzo	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Phillip V. Caruso	....	still photographer
Jeffrey A. Eplett	....	genny operator
David Eubank	....	first assistant camera: re-shoots
John Foster	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Quenell Jones	....	assistant camera
Quenell Jones	....	camera loader
Kurt Lennig	....	best boy electric
Adam Miller	....	second assistant camera
Scott H. Ramsey	....	gaffer
Dave Rudolph	....	electrician
David J. Thompson	....	Steadicam operator
David J. Thompson	....	camera operator: "a" camera
James Thorne	....	electrician
Craig Vaccaro	....	key rigging grip
Amy Albano Jachyra	....	second assistant camera: day player (uncredited)

Casting Department
Matt Carr	....	background casting assistant
Barbara McNamara	....	extras casting
Yesi Ramirez	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rhonney Greene	....	set costumer
Carmia Marshall	....	wardrobe supervisor
Diana Pappas	....	costume production assistant
Danielle Stephenson	....	wardrobe production assistant

Editorial Department
Aaron Brock	....	first assistant editor
Rick Derby	....	first assistant editor: New York
Jill Piwowar	....	apprentice editor
Royce Smith	....	color timer
David Vendette	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Michele Aristy	....	score assistant
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance
Dave Jordan	....	music supervisor
Scott Stambler	....	music editor: temp
Jojo Villanueva	....	music coordinator
Joshua Winget	....	music editor

Other crew
Susan Batson	....	acting coach: Chris Rock
Kevin Butnik	....	office production assistant
Rita Colimon	....	assistant to producers
Angela Cutrone	....	production assistant
Maureen Duffy	....	completion guarantor: Film Finances
Melissa Gelernter	....	assistant production coordinator
Laurie Gershon	....	product placement and clearances
Laurie Gershon	....	research consultant
Eli Gurevich	....	first assistant accountant
Kyle Hess	....	set production assistant
Malaika Johnson	....	assistant location manager
Matthew Keeler	....	key office production assistant
Julie Kuehndorf	....	unit publicist
James Lesage	....	production assistant
Kate Lillie	....	location coordinator
Joseph Lombardi	....	head accountant
Faya Madrid	....	production assistant
Gabrielle Mahon	....	production coordinator
Jennifer Markowitz	....	production secretary
Natalie Mathes	....	post-production accountant
Terry McAllister	....	security: Mr. Rock
LeRoy McCarthy	....	pre-scout
Juan Melendez	....	production assistant: titles
Douglas Miller	....	assistant: Mr. Rock
Kristen Mink	....	assistant location manager
Mario Nila	....	production assistant
Andrew Novak	....	production secretary: additional photography
Jennifer Quesenbery	....	location scout
Colin Rich	....	production assistant
Ryan Robertson	....	main title producer
Dan Samiljan	....	office production assistant: additional photography
Mike Sime	....	video playback engineer
Daryl Sledge	....	production assistant
James P. Stephens	....	location assistant
J.P. Summerskill	....	payroll accountant
Adam M. Weber	....	production assistant
Teddy Yoon	....	location scout
Garson Yu	....	title designer

Production Companies

• Fox Searchlight Pictures
• UTV Motion Pictures
• Zahrlo Productions

Distributors

• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2009) (Japan) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2007) (Argentina) (all media)
• FS Film Oy (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Custom Film Effects (opticals and visual effects)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Hannibal Studios  score recording facility
• Identity Studios  digital visual effects
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Right Lobe Design Group  titles
• Sony Pictures Stock Footage  stock footage
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility
• Widget Post Production  ADR recording facility
• Wilshire Stages, The  ADR recording facility
• Wilshire Stages, The  sound post-production
• yU+Co.  titles

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

94 min | USA:90 min

Country:

USA | India

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #43020) | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Singapore:M18 | Germany:6 | France:U | Argentina:13 | South Korea:18 | Malaysia:18PL (DVD) | New Zealand:M | Finland:K-11 | Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

Bryant Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Trivia:

Charles Stone III was originally slated to direct but dropped out of the project.

Goofs:

Continuity: Chris Rock's character took off his ring in the elevator before cheating, but when he sees his reflection in the mirror with the tie on his head, his ring is on his left hand.

Quotes:

Nikki Tru: Hi, this is Nikki. I'm not here to take your call so remember, "Love is God, God is Love."

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Howard Stern on Demand: Chris Rock" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Be Yo Daddy

certainly not as revelatory or grounded as Chloe in the Afternoon, but filtering through Rock's sensibilities it's not bad

Chloe in the Afternoon, Eric Rohmer's much acclaimed 1972 film, will remain as a fine little pillar of the old story of a male character in infidelity and morality with living a life with a significant other, long after I Think I Love My Wife sits in the video stores and gets mass replays on TV. Chris Rock's film, as co-writer/director, is never one to really go down the path of dangerous contrivances or of the annoyances with the quirks in characterizations. This is mostly due to it being a comedy, and with Rock's own brand of sensibilities sort of filtering into this otherwise very straightforward examination of truth and desire in marriage, which is also very easy in some ways.

In fact, as one who may pay attention to Rock's stand-up, at least ten to fifteen minutes of material in the film- from the line near the start "married and bored out of my f***ing mind", to the scene where the married couples have finner- can be found in the 2004 stand-up special Never Scared. This isn't a bad thing, though, and there's even a hilarious wink to moments that come unexpected, either from past Rock bits like the table-dance song in the club or the unfortunate, ecstatically tasteless scene in the ambulance van.

But more than anything it's Rock, as star and filmmaker, an attempt at making a vehicle that knows it's being a little silly at times, and still reaching truths that are worthwhile. The joist of the plot concerns Richard Coopper, Rock, as an investment banker in New York city, married with two kids and quite successful, tempted by the suddenness of Niki Tru (Kerry Washington, almost a 180 of the bland 'good girl' type of woman in Ray), who as Steve Buscemi's character describes to Richard: "she's f***ing you, you just don't know it." At the core of the film there is some momentum in the fact that Richard doesn't go on to cheat, even as one might think this is the 'safe' route.

There is more of a safe turn that happens, which is to be sort of expected, where Richard has a change of mind after letting go of the temptation, and this part loses its credibility in relation to the rest of the picture. But this isn't too much of a hindrance, so much of there being something small, though noticeable, that is even less credible. It reminds one of a similar problem in the Last Kiss, last year's similar romantic-morality tale of tranquility broken by another woman, because on the two sides neither is entirely satisfying. Niki is a cold, tramp kind of girl who actually gets exposition even though, despite Washington's portrayal, is annoying, yet Gina Torres's Brenda, Richard's wife, doesn't get much put into her as a noticeable character, except as a slightly blasé, male portrayal of her being a good mother, yet disengaged in the sexual sense.

Yet there is some good that comes out of Rock's connections to both women that wasn't like the Last Kiss- he's able to garner a successful tone of balance between the drama and comedy, and to the degree that both are neither trying for anything great stay believable up to a point. Buscemi's character is one who's added for a slight change in tone, as at first the straight-laced friend for Richard, but then with his own special idiosyncrasies, really involving Viagra and his own complex with marriage. Meanwhile, Rock goes through his motions of faces in his performance, and it's almost too perfunctory, like his direction. It's definitely amiable and sympathetic, however, so it's not really anything that makes it a bad excursion as a date movie. There's some great songs mixed in, and a fantastic seduction scene towards the end, plus a possible tip of the hat to The 40 Year Old Virgin's end scene.

If you need a good date movie right now, this would surely be one that doesn't offend, and doesn't really make you call everyone you know to see it, but it is smart enough for what it's worth, as opposed to any other lot of romantic comedies where the characters are positively sociopaths. Most you'll find here is a jealous hoodlum who puts a stomping to Richard at one point (which is actually very, very funny, even as a loose end). Not a bad remake, but not one to be put on the same pedestal either.