Michael Bacall (born Michael Stephen Bucellato;: "Le petit Michael Bucellato qui a choisi le pseudo de Michael Bacall..." 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), ''

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'' (2012), and its sequel ''

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'' (2014).

Life and career

Bacall was born in

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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,

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announced that Bacall would be writing a feature adaptation of the documentary '' The King of Kong''. He co-wrote the adaptation of the

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series ''

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'', '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'', with its director,

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Filmography

Acting

*1985: '' Highway to Heaven'' as Jimmy Patterson *1989: ''

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'': " 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 ''Free Willy'' is a 1993 American Adventure film, adventure Drama (film and television), drama film, directed by Simon Wincer, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Jennie Lew Tugend, written by Keith A. Walker and Corey Blechman from a story by ...

'' as Perry *1993: '' This Boy's Life'' as Terry Taylor *1993: ''

The Nanny ''The Nanny'' is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from November 3, 1993, to June 23, 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a Jewish wikt:fashionista, fashionista from Flushing, Queens, who becomes the nanny of three children ...

'' as Tommy *1997: ''

Buffy the Vampire Slayer ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. The concept is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film, also written by Whedon, a ...

'': " Some Assembly Required" as Eric Gittleson *2000: '' Urban Legends: Final Cut'' as Dirk Reynolds *2001: '' Manic'' as Chad * 2002: ''

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'' as Casey Whitner * 2002: ''

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'' as Gene *2004: '' Undertow'' as Jacob *2007: ''

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'' – ''

Death Proof ''Death Proof'' is a 2007 American slasher film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It stars Kurt Russell as a Stunt performer, stuntman who murders young women with modified cars he says are "death-proof". Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito ...

'' as Omar *2009: ''

Inglourious Basterds ''Inglourious Basterds'' is a 2009 epic film, epic war film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It stars an ensemble cast including Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger ...

'' as Pfc. Michael Zimmerman *2012: ''

Django Unchained ''Django Unchained'' ( ) is a 2012 American revisionist Western film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Produced by Tarantino's A Band Apart and Columbia Pictures, it stars Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry W ...

'' 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: ''

'' *2014: ''

'' *2025: '' The Running Man'' *TBA: '' Weird Science''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bacall, Michael 1973 births Living people American male child actors American male film actors American male screenwriters American writers of Italian descent Male actors from Los Angeles Screenwriters from Los Angeles 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors