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.

well he turned them down for the wrong reasons as he himself admitted, for not liking the director (as a person not as a filmmaker).

All for the best. Having seen these films and the fellas that played the roles mentioned, just can't imagine Mickey in their place. He knew best.

lol aka you have no fkn source and are just another tom cruise hating troll. My god can't you dumb asses at least be original?

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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.

Whats your source?
Mines Jerry Bruckheimers own words on the bluray.

wrong it was written with Cruise in mind but studios and Scott wanted Rourke

He was offered Val Kilmers Iceman role in Top Gun, not Maverick.
Top Gun was written with Cruise in mind for the lead, watch the Bluray features.

Too much meat is not good.

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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Of all these I only liked Pulp Fiction. And even then I like Bruce's energy in that movie so much I couldn't really picture Mickey (of that time) doing his part.

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That's why we love him, because he's a rebel to the core, especially against himself