''Five Minutes to Love'' (originally known as ''The Rotten Apple'' and ''It Only Takes Five Minutes'') is a 1963 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by John Hayes and starring

Rue McClanahan Eddi-Rue McClanahan (February 21, 1934 – June 3, 2010) was an American actress and comedian best known for her roles on television as Vivian Harmon on '' Maude'' (1972–78), Aunt Fran Crowley on ''Mama's Family'' (1983–84), and Blanche De ...

as Poochie, a woman who lives in a junkyard. The film was critically lambasted, and later picked up by

exploitation film An exploitation film is a film that tries to succeed financially by exploiting current trends, niche genres, or lurid content. Exploitation films are generally low-quality "B movies", though some set trends, attract critical attention, become hi ...

maker

Kroger Babb Howard W. "Kroger" Babb (December 30, 1906 – January 28, 1980) was an American film producer and showman. His marketing techniques were similar to a travelling salesman's, with roots in the medicine show tradition. Self-described as "America's ...

Plot

Cast

as Sally "Poochie" *

King Moody Robert "King" Moody (December 6, 1929 – February 7, 2001) was an American actor, best known for playing Shtarker in the television series ''Get Smart'' and for his portrayal as Ronald McDonald in the McDonald's commercials from 1969 to 1985. ...

as Blowhard *

Will Gregory William Owen Gregory (born 17 September 1959) is an English musician and record producer. He is best known as the lead keyboardist, producer, and composer of the electronic music duo Goldfrapp. Early life Gregory was born in Bristol, the son ...

as Ben * Gaye Gordon as Edna * Norman Hartweg * Michael De Carlo * William Guhl *

Paul Leder Paul Leder (March 25, 1926 – April 9, 1996) was an American film director, writer and producer. He is most famous today for his films ''A*P*E'' and ''I Dismember Mama''. With wife Etyl Leder, he is the father of modern-day producer and direc ...

as Harry * Ethlyn De Carlo * Geraldine Leder as Ben and Edna's Daughter

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DVD release

The film was released in 2006 as a double feature with '' Walk the Angry Beach'' under its exploitation title ''Hollywood After Dark'', focusing on McClanahan's roles, as she later gained fame for her work on ''

The Golden Girls ''The Golden Girls'' is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning seven seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Bea Arthur, Betty White ...

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* * 1963 films American drama films 1963 drama films American black-and-white films 1960s English-language films Films directed by John Hayes 1960s American films {{1960s-drama-film-stub