He turned down Pulp Fiction, Top Gun, Rain Man…
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Genkem — 11 years ago(August 28, 2014 07:46 AM)
Yes, good roles, but most of these are not meaty enough for Rourke. What we love about Mickey is the complexity of his characters.how they are both loathsome and sensitive and emotional all at once. You almost don't know what to feel when you view him, and it draws you in. He is a master of that, and can pull it off with his facial expressions, alone. The only role out of these that I could imagine for him would be Charlie Babbitt. Even though Tom Cruise did a great job, I think Mickey could have brought more to that character; drawing out more of the dark side and selfishness before being overcome with love.
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loulou1992 — 11 years ago(November 10, 2014 10:23 AM)
My source, it's a know fact Mickey was wanted for Top Gun, and No way back then would of they offered a little dwarf the film over Mickey. Go think about that. Mickey was the Brando of the 80's and every one wanted him but he pushed and pushed em all away.
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There-Can-Be-Only-One — 10 years ago(December 08, 2015 10:17 PM)
but man just imagine what his career would be like had he not turned down the roles he was offered
It would probably be much like it is now. Most likely, he would have slammed his costars, the directors, the producers, etc and burned another bridge.
I love the man, but he is his own worst enemy.