Evil Roy Slade

Evil Roy Slade
VHS cover for Evil Roy Slade
Written by	Jerry Belson Garry Marshall
Directed by	Jerry Paris
Starring	John Astin Pamela Austin Mickey Rooney Dick Shawn Henry Gibson Pat Buttram
Theme music composer	Murray MacLeod Stuart Margolin Jerry Riopelle
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Jerry Belson Garry Marshall
Running time	97 minutes (approx.)
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	February 18, 1972

Evil Roy Slade is a 1972 made-for-television spoof-Western comedy film about the "meanest villain in the West". It was directed by Jerry Paris and co-produced and co-written by Garry Marshall.

Plot

Orphaned and left in the desert as an infant, Evil Roy Slade (John Astin) grew up alone—save for his teddy bear—and mean. As an adult, he is notorious for being the "meanest villain in the West", so he's thrown for quite a loop when he falls for sweet schoolteacher Betsy Potter (Pamela Austin). Nelson L. Stool (Mickey Rooney), a railroad tycoon, along with his dimwitted nephew Clifford (Henry Gibson), attempts to get revenge on Evil Roy Slade for repeatedly robbing him, and sets out to hire legendary retired singing-sheriff Marshal Bing Bell (Dick Shawn) to bring Slade to justice.

Cast

• John Astin as Evil Roy Slade
• Pamela Austin as Betsy Potter
• Mickey Rooney as Nelson L. Stool
• Henry Gibson as Clifford Stool
• Dick Shawn as Marshal Bing Bell
• Pat Buttram as Narrator (voice)
• Edie Adams as Flossie
• Arthur Batanides as Lee
• Milton Frome as Foss
• Larry Hankin as Snake
• Robert Liberman as Preacher
• Ed Cambridge as Smith
• Luana Anders as Alice Fern
• Milton Berle as Harry Fern
• Rob Fern as Rob Fern
• Dom DeLuise as Dr. Logan Delp
• Connie Sawyer as Aggie Potter
• Alice Nunn as Claire Beckendorf
• Pat Morita as Turhan
• Billy Sands as Randolph Sweet
• Billy Curtis as "Toy Cowboy"
• Penny Marshall as Bank Teller (uncredited)
• Ed Begley, Jr. (uncredited)

Cult classic

Although it was a 1970s made-for-TV movie, many baby boomers consider the film a cult classic. Some popular quotes are "He's a born showman", "A dead neighbor and all six apples", and "Your ruby red lips taste like prairie dust". Its rapid-paced style of humor can also be seen in many later films, most notably Airplane!.

Evil Roy Slade was released on DVD in January, 2008.

External links

• Evil Roy Slade at IMDb
• Evil Roy Slade at AllMovie
• Evil Roy Slade at TV.com