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]

Evil Roy Slade
VHS cover for Evil Roy Slade
GenreComedy
Western
Written byJerry Belson
Garry Marshall
Directed byJerry Paris
StarringJohn Astin
Pamela Austin
Mickey Rooney
Dick Shawn
Henry Gibson
Milton Berle
Edie Adams
Dom Deluise
Theme music composerMurray MacLeod
Stuart Margolin
Jerry Riopelle
James Prigmore
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerHowie Horwitz
ProducersJerry Belson
Garry Marshall
Production locationsUniversal Studios, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California
CinematographySam Leavitt
EditorRichard M. Sprague
Running time97 minutes (approx.)
Production companyUniversal Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseFebruary 18, 1972 (1972-02-18)

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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.

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