joel edgeerson, who plays richard loving, calls the man a bit of a contradiction. >> he looked like a redneck who would be opposed to the marriage of a white man and a black woman. you are talking about love and talking about it's not okay. >> i believe this is a battle that could go all the way to >> reporter: ruth mega plays mildred. >> it seems preposterous that anybody could deny any other human, let alone the legislature gets involved, let alone legislate who you can marry. >> go up to d.c. and get married. >> reporter: now to set the mood of the period, director jeff nichols loaded the set with classic props, treasure chest of classic cars, which were important to the story line as richard was a bit of a gear head. talk to me about the sea of vintage cars you were dealing with. >> i nearly worked out the entire camera crew at one point because, you know, the steering, the little like, you know vintage cars don't drive -- the safety mechanisms and things like that feel like bungee sticks. it feels like driving a boat. >> you realize this case could alter the constitution of the u