Shortcut to Happiness (2003)

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The devil is in the details.

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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Alec Baldwin
  • Profile picture of Jennifer Love Hewitt
    The Devil Jennifer Love Hewitt
  • Profile picture of Alec Baldwin
    Jabez Stone Alec Baldwin
  • Profile picture of Anthony Hopkins
    Daniel Webster Anthony Hopkins
  • Profile picture of Dan Aykroyd
    Julius Jenson Dan Aykroyd
  • Profile picture of Kim Cattrall
    Constance Hurry Kim Cattrall
  • Profile picture of Gregg Bello
    Rick Fusco Gregg Bello
  • Profile picture of Frank Sivero
    Luigi Frank Sivero
  • Profile picture of John Savage
    Johnny John Savage

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