Monday Morning Maybe

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The Love Epidemic

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1975 | 83 min | Comedy, Documentary

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
A natural pick for fans of deadpan, fly-on-the-wall comedy and anyone looking to switch off and smile. Shot like a documentary, played completely straight.
The mood
Light and funny, eye-opening.
The pace
Well paced for a documentary, at 1 hr 23 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1975: an older pace and style.
  • Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.

This Australian educational documentary concerns venereal disease in the pre-AIDS era and reveals that it is a problem that should be taken seriously by everyone — whether young or old, gay or straight. Factual segments are interspersed with humorous skits depicting how people of varying degrees of innocence can contract awful but treatable diseases.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $367K worldwide on a $25K budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 1K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith

  • Michael Laurence
  • Rosalind Speirs
  • Peter Reynolds
  • Grant Page
  • Tim Lynch
  • John Ewart