The Love Epidemic

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.

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[1]
Box office	A$367,000 (Aust)[2]

It was shot on 16mm for $33,000 and blown up to 35mm for theatrical release.^[3]

Cast

• Michael Laurence
• Ros Spiers
• Peter Reynolds^[4]
• 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In January 1975 two members of the cast, Luda Apinys and Ken Doyle, sought an injunction to have the film withdrawn on the grounds that it was a pornographic film and they had only agreed to make an educational one.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".^[5] According to Trenchard-Smith the film "did okay... getting its money back and making a small profit."^[1]