Shortcut to Happiness
- Released on
- Runtime
- 102 mins
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.
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.
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
- Paul Stolarsky
- Brendan O'Mally
- Ken Page
- Terrence Mann
- Ronald 'Kafe' Thermidor
- Ken Murton
- Kevin Olson
- Canedy Knowles
- Marni Lustig
- Virl Andrick
- Ray Aranha
- Kaniel Arocho
- Jorge Arocho
- Howard Atlee
- Mary Ashton
- Antonio Cornacchione
- Bill Corsair
- Grenville Cuyler
- Rohan Quine
- Karen Ziemba
- Kim Zimmer
- John Hines
- Herb Klinger
- Gustave Johnson
- Jack Ferver
- Jack Hartnett
- Carrot Top
- Jann Carl
- George Plimpton
- Sue Simmons
- Mark Steines
- Gay Talese
- Jonathon Gentry
- Kathrina Miccio
- Katherine O'Sullivan
- Al Palagonia
- Jason Patric
- John Savage
- Philippe Vonlanthen
Director
- Alec Baldwin
Producers
- David C. Glasser
- Alec Baldwin
- Jonathan Cornick
- Carol Gillson
- Adam M. Stone
Screenwriter
- Peter Dexter
- Nancy Cassaro
- Bill Condon
