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1975 Australian film

The Love Epidemic
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	Hexagon Productions
Distributed by	Roadshow Film Distributors
Release date	3 January 1975 (1975-01-03)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$33,000
Box office	A$367,000 (Aust)

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.

Cast

Michael Laurence
Ros Spiers
Peter Reynolds
Grant Page
Tim Lynch
John Ewart
Barry Lovett
Jane Lister
Luda Apinys
Ken Doyle
Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs

Release

In January 1975 two members of the cast, Luda Apinys and Ken Doyle, sought an injunction to have the film withdrawn on the grounds that it was a pornographic film and they had only agreed to make an educational one.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.

The movie was rated "R". According to Trenchard-Smith the film "did okay... getting its money back and making a small profit."

References

^ Richard Brennan, 'Brian Trenchard Smith', Cinema Papers, Dec-Jan 1979-80 p599
'Australian Films At the Australian Box office' Film Victoria accessed 28 Sept 2012
^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p284
Vagg, Stephen (11 November 2024). "Peter Reynolds: Forgotten Cad". Filmink. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p265

External links

The Love Epidemic at IMDb
The Love Epidemic at Oz Movies

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