If You Only Knew (2000)

Director:

David Snedeker

Writer (WGA):

Gary Goldstein (written by)

Release Date:

21 June 2002 (Italy)

Genre:

Romance | Comedy

Plot:

A romantic comedy about a young man who pretends to be gay in order to rent an apartment with his dream girl. His plan backfires when she keeps trying to set him up with her male friends. |

Plot Keywords:

Train | Subway | Man Pretending To Be Gay | Grab Ass | Independent Film

Cast

Johnathon Schaech	...	Parker Concorde
Frank Vincent	...	Gino
Dayna Danika	...	Bag Lady
James LeGros	...	Jack
Rainbeau Mars	...	Kim (as Rainbow Mars)
Annie Corley	...	Joanne
Lainie Kazan	...	Bess
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.	...	Troy
Paul Sampson	...	Matt
Victor J. Pancerev	...	Trippy Guy
Blumes Tracy	...	Cross Dresser
David E. Ornston	...	Doll Man
David Markey	...	Tom
Alison Eastwood	...	Samantha
Jo Yang	...	Grocery Clerk

Also Known As:

Ein Apartment zum Verlieben (Germany)
If You Only Knew (Germany) (TV title)
Who's on First (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and some language.

Runtime:

Spain:107 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG

Movie Connections:

References "I Dream of Jeannie" (1965)

A Wonderful Romantic Comedy!!

I loved this film! It works equally well as a romance and a comedy. Sam (Alison Eastwood) lives in her own apartment and is looking for a room mate. Parker Concorde (Johnathan Schaech), who falls in love with Sam from afar, would do anything to get closer to her and win her love. An opportunity arises, for Parker, when he finds out that Sam is looking for a new room mate. The only problem is that Sam only rents her spare room to gay men! Parker then leads Sam to believe that he is actually gay!! He then ends up becoming her new "gay" room mate.

The words "low budget" are written all over this film. This, however, actually works to an advantage for the film as a whole. Too many "high budget" films end up focusing too much on the visual and too little on the plot. What ends up happening is that audiences are left with a pretty package that is empty inside. Where this film is concerned, this is not the case at all. In this case, the audience is given a film with plenty of plot, humor, and romance.

Johnathan Schaech plays the role of Parker Concorde perfectly! This particular role, for him, is a bit of a balancing act; however, he pulls it off quite well. Parker is rather naive and nerdy, but he's also caring, considerate, and sensitive; still, he lacks the confidence to just "be himself". On the other hand, he's got the face and body of a Greek God!! Normally, these conflicting traits are not found all in one man. Johnathan Schaech is absolutely gorgeous!!! He manages to create the "perfect man" in the character of Parker Concorde. A man who is not only beautiful on the outside, but on the inside as well. With his glasses on, he is obviously meant to look a bit like a nerd; nevertheless, he is still quite handsome. Without his glasses, he looks like a fashion model (There are actually some scenes where, when caught at the right moment, Jonathan Schaech looks ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!!! He has, by far, the most gorgeous face and body ever caught on film!!!)!!! Are we to believe that he would ever have trouble attracting women? He would have a lot more trouble keeping them away!! Nevertheless, Parker is unaware of what a good catch he really is. Is this unrealistic? Of course not! Many beautiful men and women are actually in this same boat. This aspect of Parker's character is what sets the plot in motion, and makes it believable as well.

Alison Eastwood gives a solid, yet subtle performance as the likeable, "gay friendly" Sam. Her character is a bit more worldly than Parker; she is nonetheless, a perfect match for him. The good chemistry, between both Alison Eastwood and Johnathan Schaech, makes it seem all the more clear that these two are meant to be together.

Along for the ride is a strong and very funny supporting cast!! Watch for the scenes that include Parker's gay coworkers, his female militant boss, and his oversexed "straight" best friend. They're hysterical!! There are numerous scenes that I rewind and watch over and over and over!!!

This is a definite must see!!! Don't miss this one!!!