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      The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard.

      2009, Comedy, 1h 29m

      104 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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      Despite the talent in front of and behind the camera, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard largely misfires, proving a squandered opportunity for all involved. Read critic reviews

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      (L-R) Ed Helms as Paxton Harding, Alan Thicke as Stu Harding, James Brolin as Ben Selleck and Jeremy Piven as Don Ready in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (L-R) Ed Helms as Paxton Harding, Alan Thicke as Stu Harding, James Brolin as Ben Selleck and Jeremy Piven as Don Ready in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (L-R) Tony Hale as Wade Zooha, Ken Jeong as Teddy Dang and Charles Napier as Dick Lewiston in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (L-R) Tony Hale as Wade Zooha, Ken Jeong as Teddy Dang and Charles Napier as Dick Lewiston in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." David Koechner as Brent Gage in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." David Koechner as Brent Gage in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (Right) Ken Jeong as Teddy Dang in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (Right) Ken Jeong as Teddy Dang in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (L-R) Jeremy Piven as Don Ready and James Brolin as Ben Selleck in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (L-R) Jeremy Piven as Don Ready and James Brolin as Ben Selleck in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (L-R) Ed Helms as Paxton Harding and Alan Thicke as Stu Harding in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (L-R) Ed Helms as Paxton Harding and Alan Thicke as Stu Harding in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." Rob Riggle as Peter in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." Rob Riggle as Peter in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (Center) Jeremy Piven as Don Ready in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (Center) Jeremy Piven as Don Ready in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (L-R) Director Neal Brennan and Jeremy Piven on the set of "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (L-R) Director Neal Brennan and Jeremy Piven on the set of "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (L-R) Ving Rhames as Jibby Newsome, Jeremy Piven as Don Ready, David Koechner as Brent Gage and Kathryn Hahn as Babs Merrick in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (L-R) Ving Rhames as Jibby Newsome, Jeremy Piven as Don Ready, David Koechner as Brent Gage and Kathryn Hahn as Babs Merrick in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (L-R) David Koechner as Brent Gage, Jordana Spiro as Ivy, Jeremy Piven as Don Ready, and Jonathan Sadowski as Blake in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (L-R) David Koechner as Brent Gage, Jordana Spiro as Ivy, Jeremy Piven as Don Ready, and Jonathan Sadowski as Blake in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (L-R) Kathryn Hahn as Babs Merrick, Jeremy Piven as Don Ready, Ving Rhames as Jibby Newsome and David Koechner as Brent Gage in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (L-R) Kathryn Hahn as Babs Merrick, Jeremy Piven as Don Ready, Ving Rhames as Jibby Newsome and David Koechner as Brent Gage in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (L-R) David Koechner as Brent Gage and Jeremy Piven as Don Ready in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (L-R) David Koechner as Brent Gage and Jeremy Piven as Don Ready in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (L-R) David Koechner as Brent Gage, Kathryn Hahn as Babs Merrick, Jeremy Piven as Don Ready and Ving Rhames as Jibby Newsome in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (L-R) David Koechner as Brent Gage, Kathryn Hahn as Babs Merrick, Jeremy Piven as Don Ready and Ving Rhames as Jibby Newsome in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." Ed Helms as Paxton Harding in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." Ed Helms as Paxton Harding in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." Jordana Spiro as Ivy and Ed Helms as Paxton Harding in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." Jordana Spiro as Ivy and Ed Helms as Paxton Harding in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (L-R) Joey Kern as Ricky, Ed Helms as Paxton Harding and Bryan Callen as Jason in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." (L-R) Joey Kern as Ricky, Ed Helms as Paxton Harding and Bryan Callen as Jason in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." Kathryn Hahn as Babs Merrick in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." Kathryn Hahn as Babs Merrick in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." Craig Robinson as DeeJay in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." Craig Robinson as DeeJay in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." Jeremy Piven as Don Ready in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard." Jeremy Piven as Don Ready in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard."

      Movie Info

      Don Ready (Jeremy Piven) is many things, but he is best-known as an extraordinary salesman. When a car dealership in Temecula teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, he and his ragtag team (Ving Rhames, James Brolin) dive in to save the day. But what Ready doesn't count on is falling in love and finding his soul.

      • Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Nudity|Sexual Content|Some Drug Material)

      • Genre: Comedy

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Neal Brennan

      • Producer: Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Kevin J. Messick, Chris Henchy

      • Writer: Andy Stock, Rick Stempson

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $15.1M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Paramount Pictures

      • Production Co: Gary Sanchez Productions

      • Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

      Cast & Crew

      Ving Rhames
      James Brolin
      Kathryn Hahn
      Ed Helms
      Tony Hale
      Jordana Spiro
      Ken Jeong
      Rob Riggle
      Alan Thicke
      Charles Napier
      Andy Stock
      Rick Stempson
      Louise Rosner
      Daryn Okada
      Stefania Cella
      Lyle Workman
      Michael Jablow
      Kevin Tent
      Mary Jane Fort

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      • May 26, 2020
        While top heavy and loaded with recognizable talent this comic effort falls embarrassingly flat (cue crickets chirping at nighttime sound effect) and the whole affair feels rushed and not thought out. An unintentional zombie movie, this one will have you wondering who're the real zombies: those poor schmucks performing on screen, or those poor schmucks watching this.
        kevin w Super Reviewer
      • Apr 12, 2016
        I did laugh and I didn't, this was a mixed bag for me. There were recognisable actors everywhere but they didn't always click. I did feel slightly letdown by the poor direction, why they included some jokes I will never know. Mixed focus and storytelling can't survive the duration, the film went all out but couldn't bridge the gap from slapstick to comedy.
        brendan n Super Reviewer
      • May 07, 2011
        Completely what I expected. Pretty terrible except for Will Ferrell. He was so funny.
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      • Feb 02, 2011
        This is what I call a good raunchy comedy that brings the goods! Man was this hilarious from start to finish about a failing car dealership that desperately seeks help from expert salesmen and that brings Don Ready (Jeremy Piven) and his dysfunctional team. There were a lot of great cameos in the film including Will Ferrell that were hysterical in there roles, I was laughing out loud more than once and I haven't laughed that hard at an comedy in quite awhile and it felt good but there are a lot of one liners in the movie so pay attention because they're freaking hilarious. This movie has the same over the top and unbelievable humor in it as the films like The Stepbrothers, Cadillac Man, Harold & Kumar and Hot Tub Time Machine so get ready to laugh. This movie didn't get a lot of great reviews so I kind of avoided it for awhile but now I regret doing that because this is the funniest comedy I've seen in a long time and it is balls to the wall entertainment that doesn't hold back and I dig comedies like that, sure it doesn't bring anything new to reinvent the comedy genre but who cares the movie doesn't try to do that and it knows what it is and it's a comedy that deserves to be called a comedy plain and simple. Overall I had a blast watching this movie and was consistently funny and I might as well buy this film that's how much I like it which I don't say that much about films because I'm not much of a rewatcher or buyer but that's how much I like this movie and I recommend it if you want a good laugh. More of a 4.5 out of 5 stars.
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