History Film / EvilRoySlade

''Evil Roy Slade'' is a 1972 made-for-television Western/Comedy film. It's something of a CultClassic, being only shown on tv for decades until its recent release on DVD. You can also see the movie in its entirety at Website/{{YouTube}}. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM7GSi7ZuIc Here]] is Part 1.

It tells the story of the eponymous outlaw, Evil Roy Slade (Creator/JohnAstin), who gets a lot of enjoyment robbing everyone in town and killing people just for pleasure. And this was all because he was abandoned as an infant and left to fend for himself in the wild after an attack from Indians. His lawless life suddenly begins to change when he falls for a beautiful schoolteacher named Betsy Potter (Pamela Austin). By that time, Slade begins to question his position as being a no-good rotten outlaw. To make matters worse, he is also the intended target of Nelson L. Stoole (Creator/MickeyRooney), a railroad tycoon, and his {{Dumb Muscle}} nephew, Clifford (Henry Gibson), as revenge for Slade robbing him previous times. Also wanting to turn in Slade is a retired former marshal by the name of Bing Bell (Dick Shawn).

* AnimalReactionShot: While Bing Bell is singing, the animals seen reacting to his singing are; a deer, some prairie dogs, marmots, a squirrel, [[PricklyPorcupine a porcupine]] and [[OminousOwl a great horned owl]].

* BadassMustache: Roy sports an impressive one.

* ManInWhite: Marshal Bing Bell is a subversion of the classic Western ManInWhite.

* EarWorm: an in-universe example with "The Stubby Index Finger Song".

It tells the story of the eponymous outlaw, Evil Roy Slade (John Astin), who gets a lot of enjoyment robbing everyone in town and killing people just for pleasure. And this was all because he was abandoned as an infant and left to fend for himself in the wild after an attack from Indians. His lawless life suddenly begins to change when he falls for a beautiful schoolteacher named Betsy Potter (Pamela Austin). By that time, Slade begins to question his position as being a no-good rotten outlaw. To make matters worse, he is also the intended target of Nelson L. Stoole (Mickey Rooney), a railroad tycoon, and his {{Dumb Muscle}} nephew, Clifford (Henry Gibson), as revenge for Slade robbing him previous times. Also wanting to turn in Slade is a retired former marshal by the name of Bing Bell (Dick Shawn).

* DumbMuscle: Clifford Stoole

It tells the story of the eponymous outlaw, EvilRoy Slade (John Astin), who gets a lot of enjoyment robbing everyone in town and killing people just for pleasure. And this was all because he was abandoned as an infant and left to fend for himself in the wild after an attack from Indians. His lawless life suddenly begins to change when he falls for a beautiful schoolteacher named Betsy Potter (Pamela Austin). By that time, Slade begins to question his position as being a no-good rotten outlaw. To make matters worse, he is also the intended target of Nelson L. Stoole (Mickey Rooney), a railroad tycoon, and his {{Dumb Muscle}} nephew, Clifford (Henry Gibson), as revenge for Slade robbing him previous times. Also wanting to turn in Slade is a retired former marshal by the name of Bing Bell (Dick Shawn).

!!This work is the TropeNamer for:

* EvilRoy: See FunWithAcronyms below to see how far this is taken with the character.

!!It also provides examples of the following:

* EvilRoy: Trope Namer.

It tells the story of the eponymous outlaw, EvilRoy Slade (John Astin in one of his best performances), who gets a lot of enjoyment robbing everyone in town and killing people just for pleasure. And this was all because he was abandoned as an infant and left to fend for himself in the wild after an attack from Indians. His lawless life suddenly begins to change when he falls for a beautiful schoolteacher named Betsy Potter. By that time, Slade begins to question his position as being a no-good rotten outlaw. To make matters worse, he is also the intended target of Nelson L. Stoole, a railroad tycoon, and his {{Dumb Muscle}} nephew, Clifford, as revenge for Slade robbing him previous times. Also wanting to turn in Slade is a retired former marshal by the name of Bing Bell.

'''''Evil Roy Slade''''' is a 1972 made-for-television Western/Comedy film. It's something of a CultClassic, being only shown on tv for decades until its recent release on DVD. You can also see the movie in its entirety at Website/{{YouTube}}. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM7GSi7ZuIc Here]] is Part 1.

* AnimalReactionShot: While Bing Bell is singing, the animals seen reacting to his singing are; a deer, some prairie dogs, marmots, [[NuttySquirrel a squirrel]], [[PricklyPorcupine a porcupine]] and [[OminousOwl a great horned owl]].

* RaisedByNatives [=/=] RaisedByWolves: Both averted, as Slade actually grew up fending for himself.

->''Y'know, many legends have come out of the [[WildWest Old West]]. Some true, some [[BlatantLies false]], some [[CloudCuckoolander plain cockamamie]]...''

->''Now, many times, [[RaisedByNatives Indians have found little babies and brought it up as their own]]...''
->''And then are stories of [[RaisedByWolves wolves finding a child and raising it in the wolf pack]]...''
->''[[FreudianExcuse But nobody wanted this baby. Nobody loved him. So this little baby grew up loving nobody. And he became the meanest man in the whole West]]: '''[[TitleDrop Evil Roy Slade]]'''.''

* AnimalReactionShot: While Bing Bell is singing, the animals seen reacting to his singing are; a deer, some prairie dogs, marmots, [[NuttySquirrel a squirrel]], [[PricklyPorcupine a porcupine]] and [[OwlBeDamned a great horned owl]].

Trope Namer for EvilRoy

!!This television movie contains the following tropes:

* {{Affably Evil}}: [[spoiler: Bing Bell turns out to be this in the climax.]]
* {{Alliterative Name}}: Bing Bell
* {{Animal Reaction Shot}}: While Bing Bell is singing, the animals seen reacting to his singing are; a deer, some prairie dogs, marmots, [[{{Nutty Squirrel}} a squirrel]], [[{{Prickly Porcupine}} a porcupine]] and [[{{Owl Be Damned}} a great horned owl]].

* {{Bully Bulldog}}: Custer is an aversion.

* {{Dogs Are Dumb}}: Custer, Nelson's bulldog.
* {{Dumb Muscle}}: Clifford Stoole

* [[{{Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas}} Even Outlaws Love Their Teddies]]: Slade is shown to be extremely fond of his teddy bear, despite being a dangerous outlaw.
* {{Evil Roy}}: Trope Namer.
* {{Friend To All Living Things}}: Played with: In one scene, Slade is seen talking with a horde of turkey vultures, asking them if he really should give up his life as an outlaw. In another, he gets a horse from a wagon that he stole to jump over a cliff, with the promise that he'll introduce said horse to a beautiful mare.
* {{Fun With Acronyms}}: Slade's name stands for '''S'''neakiness, '''L'''ying, '''A'''rrogance, '''D'''irtiness, and '''E'''vil.

* {{Good Is Bad And Bad Is Good}}: Slade's way of life.
* {{Hero Antagonist}}: [[spoiler: Bing Bell, in the climax.]]
* {{Horse Jump}}: The horse that Slade steals does this near the climax.

* {{Instrument Of Murder}}: Bing Bell's guitar, which also doubles as a gun.

* {{Punny Name}}: Smith, who is black, and also a blacksmith; and Marshal Bing Bell.

* RaisedByNatives and {{Raised By Wolves}}: Both averted, as Slade actually grew up fending for himself.
* {{Running Gag}}:

* {{Saying Sound Effects Out Loud}}: Slade does this while holding a bible that Betsy handed him, mistaking it for a gun and saying "Pow, pow!" He even [[{{Lampshade Hanging}} asks]] why he's doing it.

* {{Taking The Bullet}}: [[spoiler: Bing Bell]] does this when Slade tries to shoot his gun-guitar.

* {{Villain Protagonist}}: Slade, before his mild {{Character Development}}.

* TheWildWest: naturally.