Michael Bacall
# Michael Bacall

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, 21 Jump Street, and Project X.

## 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.

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
* TBA: Weird Science
* TBA: The Running Man
