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The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009): Cast, Ratings & Box Office
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard is a 2009 comedy directed by Neal Brennan, starring Jeremy Piven, Ving Rhames and David Koechner. It runs 1 hour 29 minutes and earned $15.3 million worldwide on a $10 million budget. Critics gave it 27% on Rotten Tomatoes and 39 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.7/10.
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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 29m (89 min)
- Director
- Neal Brennan
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Paramount Vantage
- Budget
- $10M
- After the credits
- Yes Extra scene during or after the credits
The story
What Is The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard About?
The premise of The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Don Ready is a charming and multifaceted car salesman, juggling roles as a smooth talker, romantic, and aspiring singer. When his dealership faces financial hardship, Don rallies his team of eccentric salespeople to boost sales in Temecula. Their unconventional tactics involve whiskey-fueled negotiations and late-night entertainment, disrupting the town’s usual rhythm. Amidst the high-pressure sales environment and the chaotic antics of his team, Don unexpectedly finds love and a deeper connection.
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- younger version of character
- vomiting
- sex scene
- memory
- childhood memory
- forgetting a name
- cancer
- year 2036
- watching tv
- watching tv news
- watching a movie on tv
- alligator
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- skydiving
- concentration
- smelling hair
- hallucination
- coffee
- younger version of self
- woman on top sex
- female full frontal nudity
- satire comedy
- reference to pubic hair
- fourth of july
- mirror
- sex toy
- looking at oneself in a mirror
- what happened to epilogue
- wandering in the desert
- uncle sam
- thrown through a window
- threatening telephone call
- storytelling
- swat team
- stripper
- stewardess
- car theft
- split screen
- smooth talker
- sky diving
- singing
- shower
- sex talk
- scene during end credits
- riot
- reference to abraham lincoln
- raised middle finger
- punched in the face
- prop
- pornography
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Cast & crew
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard Cast
Jeremy Piven leads the cast, with Ving Rhames and David Koechner. Directed by Neal Brennan.
- Director Neal Brennan
From the director
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Ratings
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard 27% on Rotten Tomatoes and 39 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.7/10.
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IMDb 5.7 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 27% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 37%
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Metacritic 39 Metascore
User score 5.4
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TMDB 54% User score
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Plot
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard Plot Summary
What happens in The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
A charming and persuasive jack-of-all-trades finds himself in a humorous predicament as he strives to rescue a struggling car dealership from impending bankruptcy. This delightful comedy, featuring the talented Jeremy Piven, is helmed by Neal Brennan, the mastermind behind Chappelle’s Show, and produced by the dynamic team of Will Ferrell and Adam McKay under their Gary Sanchez Productions banner.
Full summary
The whole story of The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, scene by scene
Box office
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard Box Office & Budget
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard grossed $15.3 million worldwide on a $10 million budget, 1.5 times what it cost. $15.1 million came from the US and Canada and $178,209 (1%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$15.3M
1.5× its budget
- US & Canada
- $15.1M
- International
- $178.2K
- Budget
- $10M
US & Canada 99%
Rest of the world 1%
Videos
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard Trailers & Videos
The trailer of The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard.
Quiz
How Well Do You Know The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Who plays the lead role of Don Ready?
Cars
Cars in The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
40 cars on screen, including the 2004 Acura TSX and the BMW 6 E64.
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2004 Acura TSX Minor role -
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2000 Chevrolet Impala Minor role -
2005 Ford Mustang Minor role
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From the blog
Articles About The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
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FAQ
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard FAQ: Cast & Box Office
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard?
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard runs 1 hour 29 minutes (89 minutes).
When was The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard released?
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard was released on August 14, 2009.
Who directed The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard?
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard was directed by Neal Brennan.
More films by Neal Brennan Who is in the cast of The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard?
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard stars Jeremy Piven, Ving Rhames and David Koechner.
How much did The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard make at the box office?
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard grossed $15.3 million worldwide ($15.1 million domestic, $178,209 international) on a budget of $10 million.
How is The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard rated?
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard has 5.7/10 on IMDb, 27% on Rotten Tomatoes, 39 on Metacritic and 54% on TMDB.
Does The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard have a post-credit scene?
Yes. The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard has an extra scene during or after the credits, so it is worth staying seated.
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