Mr. Johnson, played by Jay T. Rockwell, was cast two days before the beginning of production at a dinner party with a handful of the crew. The part was originally supposed to be played by Larken Rose, who spontaneously and voluntarily handed the part to Mr. Rockwell after hearing war stories of his career working on hundreds of productions, including "Deadwood", "Terminator 3" and "Con Air".
The director, Andrew Treglia, cast most of the actors online. There were no rehearsals for any of the actors before principal photography began, and all of the performers met for the first time on-set.
The mother of Andrew Treglia, the director, passed away on the day before the end of production.