Shortcut to Happiness
(2003)
Regisseur:
Alec BaldwinSchauspieler:
Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Dan Aykroyd, Gregg Bello, Kim Cattrall, John Savage, Al Palagonia, Jason Patric, Philippe Vonlanthen, Marni Lustig, Bobby Cannavale, Mike Doyle, Darrell Hammond, Amy Poehler, Mary AshtonJabez Stone hat alles, was ein Schriftsteller sich nicht wünscht: Erfolglosigkeit, überschaubares Talent, eine Bruchbude, eine leere Brieftasche, ein blaues Auge, und einen besten Kumpel, der seine letzte Geschichte soeben für einen sechsstelligen Betrag veräußerte. Darüber alles andere als erfreut, verspricht Stone seine Seele dem Teufel, wenn dieser ihm im Gegenzug den ersehnten Erfolg schenkt. Eine freundliche junge Teufelin nimmt den Künstler beim Wort, und schon geht es die Bestsellerlisten hinauf mit Stone.
Ein erfolgloser Schriftsteller (Alec Baldwin) verkauft seine Seele gegen Erfolg einer heißen Teufelin (Jennifer Love Hewitt). Hochkarätig besetzte Fantasy-Tragikomödie nach einem Vorbild aus dem frühen vorigen Jahrhundert.
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.