Evil Roy Slade

1972 comedy television film directed by Jerry Paris

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Evil Roy Slade
VHS cover for Evil Roy Slade
Genre	Comedy Western
Written by	Jerry Belson Garry Marshall
Directed by	Jerry Paris
Starring	John Astin Pamela Austin Mickey Rooney Dick Shawn Henry Gibson Milton Berle Edie Adams Dom Deluise
Theme music composer	Murray MacLeod Stuart Margolin Jerry Riopelle James Prigmore
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Howie Horwitz
Producers	Jerry Belson Garry Marshall
Production locations	Universal Studios, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California
Cinematography	Sam Leavitt
Editor	Richard M. Sprague
Running time	97 minutes (approx.)
Production company	Universal Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	February 18, 1972 (1972-02-18)

Evil Roy Slade is a 1972 American made-for-television 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. The film is considered a cult classic.^{[citation needed]}

Plot

Orphaned and left in the desert as an infant, Evil Roy Slade (John Astin) grew up raised by buzzards—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 schoolmarm 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.