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Lieutenant Dan's characterwas just so out there. We had a real difficulty thinking about who would bethe perfect Lieutenant Dan, and when Gary Sinisewalked into the room at Bob's office and read the lines, I remember everybodyjust turned to themselves and said, "Oh, my God, he's here." And what was wonderfulabout Gary was... Gary is such a well-trained actor,and he had never... None of us would ever think of himas being particularly funny, and there were just commentsthat came out of him, like, the first timewe set our eyes on him in this scene, that were absolutely hysterical
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Lieutenant Dan's character was just so out there
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We had a real difficulty thinking about
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who would be the perfect Lieutenant Dan
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and when Gary Sinise walked into the room at Bob's office
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and read the lines
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I remember everybody just turned to themselves and said
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Oh my God he's here
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And what was wonderful about Gary was
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Gary is such a well trained actor and he had never
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None of us would ever think of him as being particularly funny
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and there were just comments that came out of him
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like the first time we set our eyes on him in this scene
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that were absolutely hysterical
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The presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson, the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal and other historical events unfold from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, whose only desire is to be reunited with his childhood sweeth