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Blazing Saddles totally ripped off this movie. If you like old comedies you need to see this.

Originally, "Evil Roy Slade" was supposed to be a TV series...and I think it would have worked better as one. This is because although I liked the idea, the show had trouble maintaining its comedy through the course of the film.

Roy is the most evil and nasty villain in the old west. He was so awful as a child, after the wagon train with him was destroyed, the Natives refused to raise him. The wolves were likeminded...and poor Roy was forced to fend for himself since childhood.

During the course of a bank robbery, Roy is doing what he loves to do most...stealing, terrorizing and stealing kisses from women. However, when he meets Betsy, he's infatuated...and eventually she convinces Roy to sneak back East and give up his life of evil. What's next? See the film.

The show is VERY tongue-in-cheek and many of the jokes are groaners....but that is actually much of the film's strength. It's more cartoony than anything else. What it's not great at is his time in Boston...where the momentum of the earlier part of the story slows to a crawl. It's not terrible...but it really has you wishing Roy had just stayed out West being a jerk! Still, it is mildly enjoyable and John Astin is fun in the lead.

This made for TV comedy-western (originally shown on NBC) is totally crazy. Roy's doing just fine, being mean and nasty, until he meets a woman during a bank robbery. She attempts to reform him, and that's when the plot really goes wild. John Astin is excellent in the lead role. The supporting roles could be a list of who's funny when it comes to comic acting: Mickey Rooney, Henry Gibson, Dom DeLuise, Milton Berle, Edie Adams (Ernie Kovacs' widow) and narration by Pat Buttram. I suggest that you run to rent or buy this one!

Evil Roy Slade (Made For TV, 1972, director: Jerry Paris) - I first saw this movie when I was a small child (in an era of rather clever movies of the week), and then a few more times after that. I have not viewed it in over 25 years, however, but I still recall it being one of the funniest films I ever saw.

The humor was dark enough to attract my laughs, but not insulting or offensive (somewhere along the line, Hollywood forgot how to walk this delicate balance). Slade (John Astin, Gomez on TV's "Addams Family")is orphaned after a wagon train is attacked by Indians. No one (even the native-Americans or wolves) will aid him, so he ends up being raised by vultures with just an old teddy bear for a companion.

Naturally, he grows up mean and vile, eventually becoming the leader of a gang of bank robbers. During a heist, he meets pretty schoolmarm Betsy (Pam Austin) and it's love at first sight.

After he quits the gang, Becky tries to reform him, but railroad executive Mr. Stool (Mickey Rooney), hires retired singing sheriff, Big Bell (Dick Shawn, "It's A Mad, Mad Mad, Mad World") to capture the reforming outlaw.

With Dom DeLuise, Milton Berle, Edie Adams, John Ritter (later to star on "Three's Company"), Pat Morita (of "Karate Kid" fame) and narrated by Pat Butrum (Mr. Haney on "Green Acres"), "Evil Roy Slade" was one laugh riot from beginning to end. Maybe it's nostalgia for those good old days, but with others out there expressing the same viewpoint, I believe this picture still holds up well today.

Funniest line of dialogue that I remember: Betsy is trying to teach Slade mathematics. She asks, "You have three apples, and your neighbor has three apples. If he takes three of your apples, what do you have?" Slade: "A dead neighbor and all six apples."

I have, unfortunately, seen this movie only one time, and all I can say is that it ranks as one of the funnest piece of work I have ever seen. I consider myself a worthy and discriminating critic when it comes to good films and acting performances -- and this one had every ingredient possible to make it an all-time comedy classic. Because it's been so long since I have seen this movie, I can't remember much about the details, except that John Astin plays an inept evil-doer, the antics of which kept me in stitches from the moment he appeared until his character left the screen. Much to my disappointment and despite my efforts,I have never found nor seen the movie again.

I can remember seeing this one Saturday afternoon and laughing almost continuously although,all I can remember is the theme song and the line about "your ruby red lips taste like prairie dust," if it wasnt made for TV we would probably see more of it.I certainly wouldnt mind seeing it again.

This movies was a masterpiece and a delight. Dick Shawn was stupendously funny, and the rest of the cast, perfectly cast. The movie was well directed ALWAYS kept you laughing and never let up. In this viewers opinion it is one of the 10 funniest and cleverest comedies of all times. I gave it a 10 and so did 297 people out of a possible 419 voters here on the data base. Will someone explain to me how you can have over half the votes a 10, have the Arithmetic mean = 9.1. The Median of 10.0 and still our beloved IMDb gives this movie a weighted average vote of 6.3? Come on I've heard of "weighted" but is the butchers hand on the scale here? Is it that those folks intellectual capacity just couldn't bare to see this film in the top ten of the top 100 movies? Hmmmmmm? Well guess what? The Direction, The Acting, The Script, and just the general "clevertude" (is there such a word?) Should put this film just about in the top 10 percent of films....Come on Fellas....be fair. At least level this out to 8.5 I can buy that a whole lot "weightedly" than 6.3 Just one viewers opinion.

Before there was Blazing Saddles, Garry Marshall took the same satirical pen to the old west and the old western that Mel Brooks did and manage to fashion Evil Roy Slade. With John Astin in the title role, the film is about an outlaw who no matter how hard he tries just can't seem to change his lawbreaking ways. Even with the incentive of schoolmarm Pamela Austin and a marriage promise, Astin is unredeemable.

This film seems like a mini reunion of It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World with key roles in the comedy going to Edie Adams, Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney, and Dick Shawn. Rooney has some good scenes as the railroad tycoon who Astin keeps robbing, especially with Henry Gibson playing Rooney's not too bright son. Very similar to how Mel Brooks cast himself as the governor in Blazing Saddles.

Shawn also in the end may prove to be the last singing cowboy ever to grace the big screen. Check in his scene how one of those early RCA phonographs is playing a modern LP of Shawn warbling some cowboy ditties. Shawn is the retired marshal who Rooney lures out of retirement to get Astin. Very good work by him as well.

Sad to say that Evil Roy Slade was put into the shade somewhat by the better known and bigger budgeted Blazing Saddles. Still this is a very funny film with a lot of talented people at their best.

I remember thinking this thing was funny when it was released but after searching the planet for a copy of the video I was very disappointed that none of the laughs I remembered survived the passing of 30 years time. What a bummer!

Like a previous fan of this movie, I scored the movie a big 10. With so many other people also scoring it a ten, I am glad to see there are a lot of other people out there with a warped sense of humor. I also cannot understand why this movie only has a score of 5.7. I would like to know who owns the movie so that I could possibly convince them to put it out on DVD (in Australia - PAL system). With a score like this the movie will never be put out on DVD so that I can watch it at my leisure. Could I ask the person or persons who weighted the score down so heavily to please reconsider and let the movie get the recognition it deserves.

All things considered this film was pretty good but not great. Cheesy but stable. Made in 1972 as a TV movie starring John Astin and Mickey Rooney. Worth the watch.

Evil Roy Slade as mentioned in the review is a film that a lot of people are unaware of, and what a pity. If you have the sort of sense of humour related to Blazing Saddles then you will find this film a bonus. My Daughter watched this film when she was about 11 or 12 and loved it. I wont give anything away but look out for "Not wearing guns" and the "Shoe horn", classic stuff. Even though 30 years old I think the comedy still works, so find it, watch it and enjoy it.

I saw this movie late at night on television while visiting a friend in Los Angeles in the mid 1970's. My friend was actually rolling around on the floor because he was laughing so hard. Although I haven't seen it since, I still remember it as the funniest movie I have ever seen. Maybe it was partly because it was late at night, but we were both sober. I think it was much funnier than Blazing Saddles and much less offensive. After thirty years, some of the scenes are still clear in my mind, such as Slade taking off all his weapons or persuading his horse to make the jump over a wide ditch. It's almost like an American Western version of a Marx Brothers movie. I don't remember anything dirty in it, so even young children would enjoy watching it. I'd really like to see it again myself.

A better made-for-tv movie does not exist. I've read that it was actually a pilot for a western series that would have guest good guys who were to be defeated by Evil Roy and the gang.

The writing is super, fast, and funny--they really knew what they were doing.

ERS is a family favorite. I got a copy for Christmas a few years ago; we all sat around and watched it. My brother-in-law had never seen ERS before--I thought he was going to hurt himself laughing.

Unfortunately, Dick Shawn, the real reason I wanted to see this movie, doesn't play a great role. Pamela Austin was sweet. Dull, boring, monotonous, flat.

The theme song begins: "Evil Roy Slade makes fun of old people..." This movie has no weaknesses. Astin's facial expressions alone could carry it. The jokes never let up. I suspect the weighting factor on this movie is an ignorance on the part of the weigher of the broad, campy comedies of that era. It is either that, or the weigher is totally bereft of a sense of humor. I suggest the weigher watch and attempt to understand "The Great Race", "Murder By Death", "The Cheap Detective" (interestingly all three of these contain Peter Falk), "The Villain", "Casino Royale", and "What's New Pussycat" (These last two have Peter Sellers.). "Get Smart" and "Batman" are television examples. "Evil Roy Slade" gives several actors opportunities to deliver beautifully written lines, which they do with great style. I searched for years and finally got a DVD of it (I don't remember where.). John Astin is a genius.

Not sure why this got a 7.3 from user reviews! So many stars but the humor fell flat.

I haven't seen this movie for over 15 years when my copy was accidentally taped over.It's great to see that so many others have a similar recollection of this hilarious movie as me.I don't believe it has been shown on Australian TV in that time, which is a crying shame as it is one of those few comedies that pace the laughs perfectly throughout.So many of the movie's lines became second nature amongst a few of us such as "Stubby Index Finger" and "Bing Bell, I'll get that". I am an unashamed Mel Brooks fan, however I reckon Evil Roy Slade is superior to Blazing Saddles.I'm am at a loss as to how to go about getting a copy of it in Australia.If anyone can be of assistance I'd be really rapt.

When I was ten years old, I watched the movie Evil Roy Slade. Never before had I seen a movie so funny. I swear! Even at that young and tender age I laughed almost hysterically. I have watched a lot of TV in my time and after 30 years of watching comedies in all genres this film is definitely the most comical of them all, in my opinion. Sure, the movie 'Airplane' was good too but the laughs were few and far in between. From the beginning of the Evil Roy Slade movie until the end I couldn't stop laughing. John Astin played the main character role quite convincingly. Although the character was evil you just had to love him from the moment he entered the movie until the moment he left and especially when he had to cope with life without his guns. The film is filled with unexpected and unbelievable events at every turn and written in the funniest way possible. I don't know why, but I have never seen or heard of this film since until I came to this site searching some kind of information about the movie. I have been waiting many years to see this movie again. Too long! I need a good laugh.

As a teenager, you had to like EVIL ROY, if you were to be considered a friend of mine. Okay, it's still almost the case.

Rivals FLETCH, BLAZING SADDLES, and CADDYSHACK for number of one-liners.

I've heard that I'm in good company on loving this one. Damon Wayans, Garry Marshall, and Salvador Dali count EVIL among their favorites as well (according to Marshall in his autobiography).

You'll never be able to look at a shoehorn again---not without laughing, anyway.

My best friend maintained for years he watched a movie called Evil Roy Slade when he was heading out on a two week National Guard simulated deployment in the 70's. He said he was sober but as he described the movie it seemed more likely it was something imagined by someone who was less than sober. MANY years later I came across the title accidentally while researching something else and wondered if there was something to what my friend had described. I secured a video taped version and I was not disappointed. It was everything, and MORE of what I expected; and remains what I fondly refer to as my favorite stupid movie of all time. Sneekin', Lyin, Arrogance, Dirtyness and Evil. How can anyone not love Evil Roy Slade?