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Shortcut to Happiness

Shortcut to Happiness (2003)

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | United States

Director: Alec Baldwin

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Rating: 5.4/10

User rating: 7.8/10
(6 votes)

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.

Actors

Writer: Stephen Vincent Benet, Archibald Macleish

Producer: Alec Baldwin, Tony Cataldo

RUNTIME: 106 min

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