Shortcut to Happiness
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2007-07-13
Runtime: 102 mins
Director: Alec Baldwin
Spoken language: English
Genres: Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
Original title: Shortcut to Happiness
Production Companies: Yari Film Group, El Dorado Pictures, Miracle Entertainment
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Alec Baldwin
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Anthony Hopkins
Dan Aykroyd
Kim Cattrall
Barry Miller
Amy Poehler
Midori Nakamura
Mike Doyle
Gregg Bello
Peter Maloney
Kelly Mealia
Bobby Cannavale
Marilyn Dobrin
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