The Love Epidemic
# 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.

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In January 1975 two members of the cast, Luda Apinys and Ken Doyle, sought an injunction to have the film withdrawn on the grounds that it was a pornographic film and they had only agreed to make an educational one.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

