Evil Roy Slade
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.
| Evil Roy Slade | |
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| Genre | Comedy Western |
| 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 James Prigmore |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Howie Horwitz |
| Producer(s) | Jerry Belson Garry Marshall |
| Production location(s) | Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California |
| Cinematography | Sam Leavitt |
| Editor(s) | Richard M. Sprague |
| Running time | 97 minutes (approx.) |
| Production company(s) | Universal Television |
| Distributor | NBC Enterprises Universal Television NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | February 18, 1972 |
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 is 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
- Mickey Rooney as Nelson L. Stool
- Dick Shawn as Marshal Bing Bell
- Henry Gibson as Clifford Stool
- Dom DeLuise as Dr. Logan Delp
- Edie Adams as Flossie
- Pamela Austin as Betsy Potter
- Milton Berle as Harry Fern
- Arthur Batanides as Lee
- Larry Hankin as Snake
- Robert Liberman as Preacher
- Edmund Cambridge as Smith
- Connie Sawyer as Aggie Potter
- Alice Nunn as Claire Beckendorf
- Pat Morita as Turhan
- Luana Anders as Alice Fern
- Billy Sands as Randolph Sweet
- Milton Frome as Foss
- Pat Buttram as Narrator (voice only; uncredited)
- Billy Curtis as Toy Cowboy (uncredited)
- Penny Marshall as Bank Teller (uncredited)
- Ed Begley, Jr. (uncredited)