Shortcut to Happiness
2003 · Movie · PG-13 · 102 min
★ 5.7(190)unSUB Rating
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.
Based on The Devil and Daniel Webster
Also known as The Devil and Daniel Webster
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Details
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2007-07-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 5.6/10 (190 votes)
- Box office
- $605,000
- Budget
- $26,500,000
Themes
- success
- trial
- fame
- writer
- deal with the devil
- tail
Cast & crew
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
Amy Poehler
as Molly Gilchrest
Midori Nakamura
as Kee
Mike Doyle
as Luke
Gregg Bello
as Rick Fusco
Directed by Alec Baldwin