Shortcut to Happiness
The Devil and Daniel Webster
2003, Film, 106 min, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, English, United States, MoviePedia score 59
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.
Directed by Alec Baldwin
Cast
- Anthony Hopkins as Daniel Webster
- Jennifer Love Hewitt as The Devil
- Alec Baldwin as Jabez Stone
- Dan Aykroyd as Julius Jensen
- Bobby Cannavale as Cop
- Kim Cattrall as Constance Hurry
- Amy Poehler as Molly Gilchrest
- Jann Carl as Jann Carl
- Antoni Cornacchione as Security Guard
- Bill Corsair as Aging Writer
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