Dennehy, Day 10

In 1985, Dennehy sold a sand castle to the Russian army (they believed it to be a nuke). When it was found out to be merely a sand castle, the Russians abruptly ended the Cold War. The Russians later, in awe of its sheer beauty, bronzed the sand castle and put it in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. Dennehy was brought over for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and was simultaneously decorated as Head of the Russian Naval Fleet.

While in Moscow, Dennehy filmed a few scenes for "Rocky IV" that were later cut. The producers wanted a younger, less barrel-chested Drago. Dennehy purists believe the scenes were cut as a result of the decade long feud between Brian Dennehy and Frank Stallone.

Many credit "Rocky IV" as the film that ended the Cold War. The cold, hard Russian truth is that Dennehy's sand castle ended the Cold War. Ronald Reagan attempted to replace George H.W. Bush with Brian Dennehy, but Dennehy declined the invitation to film "Cocoon" (and begin a feud with Wilford Brimley that has gone on for decades).