| Shortcut to Happiness | |
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| Directed by | Alec Baldwin (credited as "Harry Kirkpatrick") |
| Written by | Pete Dexter Bill Condon Nancy Cassaro |
| Based on | "The Devil and Daniel Webster" by Stephen Vincent Benét Scratch by Archibald Macleish |
| Produced by | David Glasser Carol Gillson Jonathan Cornick Alec Baldwin |
| Starring | Alec Baldwin Jennifer Love Hewitt Anthony Hopkins Dan Aykroyd Kim Cattrall Amy Poehler |
| Cinematography | Adam Holender |
| Edited by | John Carter Mark Winitsky Jeff Wood |
| Music by | Ramin Djawadi Christopher Young |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Yari Film Group |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $686,846 |
Shortcut to Happiness is a 2007 fantasy comedy film of the Stephen Vincent Benét classic 1936 short story "The Devil and Daniel Webster". It stars Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Anthony Hopkins. Baldwin also directed the film. Shot in early 2001 in New York City, the film was plagued with financial difficulties and was shelved for several years. Yari Film Group eventually bought and released the film to theaters in 2007.