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Michael Bacall

American screenwriter and actor

Summary

American screenwriter and actor

Field	Value
name	Michael Bacall
birthname	Michael Stephen Bucellato
occupation	Actor, screenwriter
yearsactive	1985–present

Michael Bacall (born Michael Stephen Bucellato; April 19, 1973) 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).

Career

Bacall 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.

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

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
TBA: Weird Science

References

Praudeau, Michel. (April 6, 1989). "Sur le tournage de "Bandini": L'enfance de John Fante". Le Monde.
"California Birth Index, 1905-1995".
Ross, Matthew. (June 21, 2007). "10 Screenwriters to Watch: Michael Bacall". Variety.
McNary, Dave. (June 4, 2007). "New Line moves forward on 'Kong'". Variety.
(June 21, 2007). "Michael Bacall – 10 Screenwriters to Watch". Matthew Ross.
Fleming, Mike Jr.. (February 19, 2021). "Edgar Wright To Direct Stephen King’s ‘The Running Man’ At Paramount Pictures; Simon Kinberg’s Genre Films Producing".

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