Michael Bafaro

{{Short description|American film director}}

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{{Not to be confused with|Michael Bavaro}}

Micheal Bafaro is an American filmmaker. He began his career in the mid-1980s, working in props and special effects before transitioning to the role of Assistant Director. He eventually shifted his focus to writing and directing, becoming an award-winning independent filmmaker. He wrote his first produced screenplay for the 1994 action film Crackerjack and made his directorial debut the following year with the crime thriller For a Few Lousy Dollars. As a screenwriter, Bafaro has worked on various Hollywood projects, including early drafts of a Judge Dredd feature film and an unmade reboot of William Castle's I Saw What You Did.

Filmography

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1994

| Crackerjack

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| {{yes}}

| As Michael Bafaro

1995

| For a Few Lousy Dollars

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| {{no}}

| Also writer (uncredited)

1996

| Listen

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| {{yes}}

| As Michael Bafaro

1997

| Sleeping Dogs

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| {{no}}

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1998

| Act of War

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| Additional material (as Michael Bafaro)

2002

| The Barber

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| {{yes}}

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2004

| 11:11

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| {{yes}}

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2006

| Canes

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| {{no}}

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2007

| Behind the Wall

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| As Michael Bafaro

2009

| The Devil's Ground

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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2011

| Rise of the Damned

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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2012

| Embedded

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Also producer

2016

| Wrecker

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| {{yes}}

| Also producer

2020

| Amber's Descent

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| Written and produced as The Michaels

2022

| myPhone

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| Written and produced as The Michaels

2022

| Ascension

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| Written and produced as The Michaels

2023

| Don't Look Away

| {{yes}}

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| Written and produced as The Michaels

References

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