The legendary 1982 movie Martin Sheen always regretted turning down: “I watched scenes from it”

Martin Sheen has said he regretted turning down the lead role in Ridley Scott’s *Blade Runner*, later admitting he watched scenes from the film but never saw the complete picture. The missed opportunity stands out because the 1982 science-fiction film became a classic, while Sheen is best remembered for *Apocalypse Now* and a long career across film and television.

Sheen was offered the role of Rick Deckard three years after *Apocalypse Now* but declined; Harrison Ford was cast instead. The article says *Blade Runner* initially received less attention because it arrived between several *Star Wars* films and *Raiders of the Lost Ark*. Sheen has described much of his own career as “basically trash”, while naming *Badlands*, *Apocalypse Now*, *Wall Street*, *The American President*, *The War at Home* and *Gandhi* among his enduring films.