"Where these people journey to is incomprehensible to most of us," said Johnson.
To tell this story more visually, the filmmakers decided to have actors re-create moments from those dangerous days in the South Pacific when unarmed rescuers fought hard to save the lives of nine downed airmen, floating in war-torn waters.
"It was a rarefied experience to be in the presence of these people and to get these stories firsthand from them," said producer Mariana Tosca. "They entrusted us with their personal stories and we became the custodians of that and that's a responsibility that we've take very, very seriously."
For the film's historical value, the Palm Springs Air Museum, and March Field Air Museum in Riverside both let them to shoot there. Saving even more money they didn't have, Johnson, a former Disney Imagineer, re-created whatever they needed!
"(We) re-created rafts and Mae West life vests and we hand-sewed costumes and made props," said Tosca. "Everything in this film is historically accurate."
They saved hundreds of thousands of dollars on the model planes Johnson made, which would take months to complete.
"As you're rolling the rivets into these pieces of styrene and gluing them on these model planes, you're thinking this is another component to upholding their legacy," said Johnson. "This picture is our love letter to servicemen and women who stand between us and tyranny."
"Journey to Royal" is available now on demand, DVD and Blu-Ray.
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