The Love Epidemic

The Love Epidemic
Directed by	Brian Trenchard-Smith
Produced by	Brian Trenchard-Smith
Written by	Brian Trenchard-Smith Michael Laurence (comedy material)
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
Release dates	3 January 1975
Running time	83 mins
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]

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In January 1975 two members of the cast, Luda Apinys and Ken Doyle sought an injunction to have the film withdrawn on the grounds that it was a pornographic film and they had only agreed to make an educational one.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

References

1 2 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
1 2 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p284
↑ David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p265

External links

The Love Epidemic at the Internet Movie Database
The Love Epidemic at Oz Movies

Films directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith

Films and television films	The Man from Hong Kong (1975) Deathcheaters (1976) Day of the Assassin (1979) Stunt Rock (1980) Turkey Shoot (1982) BMX Bandits (1983) Frog Dreaming (1985) Dead End Drive-In (1986) Jenny Kissed Me (1986) Out of the Body (1989) The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1989) Day of the Panther (1989) Strike of the Panther (1989) Official Denial (1994) Night of the Demons 2 (1994) Leprechaun 3 (1995) Sahara (1995) Escape Clause (1996) Leprechaun 4: In Space (1997) Doomsday Rock (1997) Atomic Dog (1998) Voyage of Terror (1998) Happy Face Murders (1999) Britannic (2000) Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001) Sightings: Heartland Ghost (2002) Seconds to Spare (2002) The Paradise Virus (2003) DC 9/11: Time of Crisis (2003) Phantom Below (2005) In Her Line of Fire (2006) Long Lost Son (2006) Tyrannosaurus Azteca (2007) Pimpin' Pee Wee (2009) Arctic Blast (2010) The Cabin (2011) Absolute Deception (2013) Drive Hard (2014)

Documentaries	Marty Feldman in Australia (1972) The Big Screen Scene (1972) For Valor (1972) The Stuntmen (1973) The World of Kung Fu (1973) Inside Alvin Purple (1973) Kung Fu Killers (1974) The Making of Stone (1974) The Love Epidemic (1975) Danger Freaks (1976) Hospitals Don't Burn Down (1978)

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