Five Minutes to Love (originally[citation needed] known as The Rotten Apple, Junk Yard Love and It Only Takes Five Minutes) is a 1963 American drama film directed by John Hayes and starring Rue McClanahan as Poochie, a woman who lives in a junkyard. The film was critically lambasted, and later picked up by exploitation filmmaker Kroger Babb.

Five Minutes to Love
Directed byJohn Hayes
Written byWilliam W. Norton (written by)
Paul Leder[citation needed] (uncredited)
Produced byEthlyn De Carlo (associate producer)
Paul Leder (producer)
Max Winter (associate producer)
StarringRue McClanahan
CinematographyPaul Hipp
Music byJaime Mendoza-Nava
Release date
  • 1963 (1963)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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The film was released in 2006 by Something Weird Video 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.

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