Evil Roy Slade
| Evil Roy Slade | |
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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.