Michael Bacall

Michael Bacall
Born	Michael Stephen Bucellato
Occupations	Actor, screenwriter
Years active	1985–present

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).

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.^[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

References

1. Praudeau, Michel (April 6, 1989). "Sur le tournage de "Bandini": L'enfance de John Fante". Le Monde. France. Retrieved August 26, 2009.: "Le petit Michael Bucellato qui a choisi le pseudo de Michael Bacall..."
2. "California Birth Index, 1905-1995". ancestry.com. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
3. Ross, Matthew (June 21, 2007). "10 Screenwriters to Watch: Michael Bacall". Variety. Retrieved June 25, 2007.
4. McNary, Dave (June 4, 2007). "New Line moves forward on 'Kong'". Variety. Retrieved June 25, 2007.
5. "Michael Bacall – 10 Screenwriters to Watch". Matthew Ross. June 21, 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
6. 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". Deadline. Retrieved March 20, 2022.

External links

• Michael Bacall at IMDb