title: Michael Bacall
text: # 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
  