Evil Roy Slade

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Evil Roy Slade
VHS cover for Evil Roy Slade
Genre	Comedy Western
Running time	97 minutes (approx.)
Director(s)	Jerry Paris
Producer(s)	Jerry Belson Garry Marshall
Writer(s)	Jerry Belson Garry Marshall
Starring	John Astin Pamela Austin Mickey Rooney Dick Shawn Henry Gibson Pat Buttram
Music by	Murray MacLeod Stuart Margolin Jerry Riopelle
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
Original channel	NBC
Release date(s)	February 18, 1972
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Evil Roy Slade was a 1972 made-for-television comedy film about the "meanest villain in the West."

[edit] Plot

Orphaned and left in the desert as an infant, Evil Roy Slade (John Astin) grew up alone, save 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). There's also Nelson L. Stool (Mickey Rooney), a railroad tycoon, who, along with his dimwitted nephew Clifford (Henry Gibson), is trying to get revenge on Evil Roy Slade for robbing him.

[edit] Cult Classic

Although a made-for-TV movie made during the 1970s, many baby boomers consider the flick a cult classic. Quotes of "He's a born showman", "All five apples and one dead neighbor", and "Your ruby red lips taste like prairie dust" are embedded in the minds of those that love the film.

[edit] 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
• 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"