Shortcut to Happiness

Shortcut to Happiness is a 2003 film adaptation of the Stephen Vincent Benet classic short story The Devil and Daniel Webster. It stars Anthony Hopkins as Daniel Webster, Alec Baldwin as Jabez Stone, and Jennifer Love Hewitt as The Devil. Baldwin also directed the film. It was plagued with financial difficulties and the film was shelved for several years. In 2007 the Yari Film Group announced a deal to release the film to theaters under a new tit... More

Initial release date:

  • 2001

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 1 h 45 min

Also known as:

  • Shortcut to Happiness

Film

Directed by

Alec Baldwin

Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor who has appeared on film, stage, and television. Baldwin first gained recognition through television for his work, for two seasons (6 and 7), on the soap opera Knots Landing, in the role of Joshua Rush. He has since played...

Release date(s):

  • 2004

Runtime:

  • 1 h 45 min
  • 1 h 37 min
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 25,000,000

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Adaptation

Adapted From

The Devil and Daniel Webster

"The Devil and Daniel Webster" is a short story by Stephen Vincent Benét. This retelling of the classic German Faust tale is based on the short story "The Devil and Tom Walker", written by Washington Irving. Benet's version of the story centers on a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul to the...

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