Evil Roy Slade

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Evil Roy Slade ★★★ 1971

Goofy family comedy (a failed TV pilot) that's a parody of every western cliche imaginable. Roy (Astin) is the meanest gunslinger in the west (he was raised by vultures) who's trying to turn over a new leaf after he falls for a pretty schoolteacher. He's aided by a shrink, who wants Roy to give up his weapons fetish, but singing glamour boy lawman Bing Bell (Shawn) has a score to settle with Roy. 97m/C VHS . John Astin, Dick Shawn, Mickey Rooney, Pam(ela) Austin, Henry Gibson, Edie Adams, Milton Berle, Dom DeLuise, Noriyuki “Pat” Morita, Penny Marshall, John Ritter; Cameos: Jerry Paris; D: Jerry Paris; W: Garry Marshall, Jerry Belson; C: Sam Leavitt; Nar: Pat Buttram. TV