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- Release date: 2007
- Runtime: 106 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ken Murton ... See all
- Director: Alec Baldwin
- Plot: A down-and-out writer sells his soul to the devil in exchange for fame and fortune.
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| Jul 12, 2007reelzchannel.com
Baldwin directed and starred in the flick, based on Stephen Vincent Benet's short story "The Devil and Daniel Webster," way back in 2001.
Perennial "troubled actor" Alec Baldwin is urging folks to boycott his latest movie, Shortcut to Happiness , The New York Post's Page Six reports .
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| Jan 14, 2007Cinematical
In the works for five years, The Devil and Daniel Webster was thought to be lost amongst the shelves of forgotten movies... ... Full Review
| Jul 11, 2007Cinematical
The movie wrapped in 2001, and has experienced nothing but problems since.
Apparently producers didn't like the more serious cut Baldwin submitted, and they recut the film into a pure comedy.
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The movie, not the book.Alec Baldwin directed it and starred in it.Jennifer Love Hewitt was his love interest.And it was done five years ago. ... Full Article
THE SKINNY: The behind-the-scenes drama surrounding THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER has been almost as compelling as the film itself, but now it seems that the troubled production may yet see the light of day, thanks to Bob Yari's distribution... ... Full Article
Composer Bernard Herrmann's Oscar-winning first score provides eerie atmosphere for this excellent, high-class genre film featuring amazing special effects, spooky photography and Walter Huston as the Devil, called "Mr. Scratch." Farmer Jabez Stone (James Craig) trades his soul for seven ... Full Article
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