The Love Epidemic | |
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Directed by | Brian Trenchard-Smith |
Written by | Brian Trenchard-Smith Michael Laurence (comedy material) |
Produced by | Brian Trenchard-Smith |
Starring | Michael Laurence Ros Spiers Grant Page |
Narrated by | Derryck Barnes |
Cinematography |
Russell Boyd Greg Hunter Stuart Fist Ross Blake |
Edited by | Ronda MacGregor |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Roadshow Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | A$33,000 [1] |
Box office | A$367,000 (Aust) [2] |
The Love Epidemic is a 1975 Australian semi-documentary about venereal disease directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith. It incorporates clinical case studies and sex health instruction with comedy sketches.
It was shot on 16mm for $33,000 and blown up to 35mm for theatrical release. [3]
In January 1975 two members of the cast, Luda Apinys and Ken Doyle, sought an injunction to have the film withdrawn on the grounds that it was a pornographic film and they had only agreed to make an educational one. Their attempt was unsuccessful. [3]
The movie was rated "R". [4] According to Trenchard-Smith the film "did okay... getting its money back and making a small profit." [1]