Michael Bacall

Michael Bacall (born Michael Stephen Bucellato;^[1] April 19, 1973)^[2] is an American screenwriter and actor, known for having co-written the films Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), Project X (2012), 21 Jump Street (2012), and its sequel 22 Jump Street (2014).

Michael Bacall
Born	Michael Stephen Bucellato (1973-04-19) April 19, 1973 (age 51) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation(s)	Actor, screenwriter
Years active	1985–present

Life and career

Bacall was born in Los Angeles, California to a family of Sicilian descent. He acted in movies and television from an early age.

Turning to writing in the 2000s, he co-wrote and co-starred in Manic. As of 2007, Bacall has sold a number of scripts to major studios, including Psycho Funky Chimp and In Search of Captain Zero.^[3]

In June 2007, New Line announced that Bacall would be writing a feature adaptation of the documentary The King of Kong.^[4] He co-wrote the adaptation of the Canadian graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, with its director, Edgar Wright.^[5]

Filmography

Acting

• 1985: Highway to Heaven as Jimmy Patterson
• 1989: Columbo: "Columbo Goes to the Guillotine" as Tommy
• 1989: Wait Until Spring, Bandini as Arturo Bandini
• 1991: Shout as Big Boy
• 1993: Irresistible force as Jesse Delvechio
• 1993: Free Willy as Perry
• 1993: This Boy's Life as Terry Taylor
• 1993: The Nanny as Tommy
• 1997: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: "Some Assembly Required" as Eric Gittleson
• 2000: Urban Legends: Final Cut as Dirk Reynolds
• 2001: Manic as Chad
• 2002: Pumpkin as Casey Whitner
• 2002: Speakeasy as Gene
• 2004: Undertow as Jacob
• 2007: Grindhouse – Death Proof as Omar
• 2009: Inglourious Basterds as Pfc. Michael Zimmerman
• 2012: Django Unchained as Smitty Bacall (uncredited)
• 2013: The End of Love as himself
• 2013: Gangster Squad as Comanche
• 2018: Spivak as Wally Spivak

Screenwriting

• 2001: Manic
• 2003: Bookies
• 2010: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
• 2012: Project X
• 2012: 21 Jump Street
• 2014: 22 Jump Street
• 2025: The Running Man^[6]
• TBA: Weird Science