Shortcut to Happiness poster
Director Alec Baldwin
Screenplay Archibald Macleish

Shortcut to Happiness

Tagline: The devil is in the details.

Release Date: 2003-07-13

Duration: 106 minutes

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.

Casting

  • Anthony Hopkins
    Daniel Webster
  • Bobby Cannavale
    Cop
  • Jennifer Love Hewitt
    The Devil
  • Jason Patric
    Ray
  • Alec Baldwin
    Jabez Stone
  • Dan Aykroyd
    Julius Jenson
  • Kim Cattrall
    Constance Hurry
  • Barry Miller
    Mike Weiss
  • Frank Sivero
    Luigi
  • Amy Poehler
    Molly Gilchrest