prosecuted for false advertising, Rudy convinces her to tell the court she has a mile of cars. To avoid a charge of perjury, she must prove it in front of the judge by having more than 250 cars on her lot by 2:45 pm that afternoon. Rudy spends his investment on 250 cars bought from Mexican dealer Manuel and having 250 student drivers deliver them to New Deal's lot in less than two hours. After overcoming Roy's attempt at disrupting the resulting convoy and Jeff's superstition of driving a red car, the drivers arrive just in time. The total measurements are just long enough to equal a mile of cars, saving Barbara and the car lot. Roy's former attorney informs Rudy and Barbara that once the freeway ramp across the street is constructed, New Deal will become the largest dealership in the state. Cast Kurt Russell as Rudy Russo Jack Warden as Roy L. Fuchs / Luke Fuchs Gerrit Graham as Jeff Frank McRae as Jim Deborah Harmon as Barbara Jane Fuchs Joe Flaherty as Sam Slaton David L. Lander as Freddie Paris Michael McKean as Eddie Winslow Michael Talbott as Mickey Harry Northup as Carmine Alfonso Arau as Manuel Cheryl Rixon as Margaret Al Lewis as Judge H. H. Harrison Woodrow Parfrey as Mr. Chertner Dub Taylor as Tucker Wendie Jo Sperber as Nona "Nervous Nona" Marc McClure as "Heavy Duty" Dubois Andrew Duncan as Charlie Betty Thomas as Bunny Dick Miller as Man In Bed Rita Taggart as Woman In Bed Terence Knox as Reese Will McMillan as Police Sergeant Production Development The idea for Used Cars originated from producer John Milius, who pitched it to Gale and Zemeckis while they were writing the script for 1941 (1979), the parody film directed by Steven Spielberg. Milius said that he and Spielberg had hoped to one day write a story about a used car salesman based outside Las Vegas. Casting They had wanted to cast actor George Hamilton as Kurt Russell's character, Rudy. Universal Pictures passed on the film, leading the duo to take it to Columbia Pictures. Frank Price, the studio president at the time, had sold used cars as a young man, and he quickly said yes. According to Bob Gale, Jack Warden had initially passed on the role of Roy Fuchs, but agreed to play the role under the condition that he be able to play