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.

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