Fantasy ·Comedy ·Drama · United States of America · 2007 · 1h 42m

Shortcut to Happiness

Shortcut to Happiness poster
Director
Alec Baldwin
Cast
Alec Baldwin as Bez Stone Jennifer Love Hewitt as The Devil Anthony Hopkins as Daniel Webster Dan Aykroyd as Julius Jensen Kim Cattrall as Constance Hurry Barry Miller as Mike Weiss
Crew
Adam Holender — Director of Photography Mark Winitsky — Editor Jeff Wood — Editor John Carter — Editor Christopher Young — Original Music Composer Peter Dexter — Screenplay
Tagline

The devil is in the details.

Synopsis

In Manhattan, the aspirant writer Jabez Stone is a complete loser: he is not able to sell his novels, he lives in a lousy apartment and he does not have success with women. When one of his friends Julius Jenson sells his novel for US$ 190,000.00 to an editor, Jabez fells envy and promises to sell his soul to the devil for success and accidentally kills a woman with his typing machine. The Devil knocks on his door, fixes the situation and seals a contract with Jabez. His low quality novels have bad reviews but become best-sellers; Jabez enriches; has success with women, but has no time for his friends. Jabez meets with the publisher Daniel Webster who offers him a chance to break the contract with the devil.

Trailer Shortcut to Happiness — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
successtrialfamewriterdeal with the deviltail
Key Collaborators
Alec Baldwin Director Adam Holender Director of Photography Mark Winitsky Editor Jeff Wood Editor John Carter Editor Christopher Young Original Music Composer Peter Dexter Screenplay Nancy Cassaro Screenplay Bill Condon Screenplay David C. Glasser Producer Alec Baldwin Producer Jonathan Cornick Producer
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