The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009)

Used-car liquidator Don Ready is hired by a flailing auto dealership to turn their Fourth of July sale into a majorly profitable event.

Director:

Neal Brennan

Writers:

Andy Stock, Rick Stempson

Stars:

Jeremy Piven, Ving Rhames, David Koechner

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeremy Piven	...	Don Ready
Ving Rhames	...	Jibby Newsome
James Brolin	...	Ben Selleck
David Koechner	...	Brent Gage
Kathryn Hahn	...	Babs Merrick
Ed Helms	...	Paxton Harding
Jordana Spiro	...	Ivy Selleck
Tony Hale	...	Wade Zooha
Ken Jeong	...	Teddy Dang
Rob Riggle	...	Peter Selleck
Alan Thicke	...	Stu Harding
Charles Napier	...	Dick Lewiston
Jonathan Sadowski	...	Blake
Noureen DeWulf	...	Heather
Wendie Malick	...	Tammy Selleck

Storyline

In a desperate attempt to save his rapidly failing used car dealership, Ben Selleck hires a crack team of "car mercenaries" to ramp up sales during the Fourth of July weekend. Led by the fast-talking, foul-mouthed, self-assured Don "The Goods" Ready, the group has three days to sell over 200 cars. But as Don undertakes his newest mission, and quickly falls for the boss's daughter Ivy, he realizes he'll have to trust more than his cars and his crafty skills in deceit to make a success out of the daunting weekend.

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Plot Keywords:

younger version of character | fourth of july | mirror | sex toy | looking at oneself in a mirror | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, nudity, pervasive language and some drug material

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 August 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Goods: The Don Ready Story

Filming Locations:

Alhambra, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,642,137, 16 August 2009, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$15,102,127, 27 September 2009

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Vantage, Gary Sanchez Productions, Kevin Messick Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kathryn Hahn also had a love interest with a man child in Step Brothers (2008).

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Goofs

As seen from the beginning, the Trans Am is placed on a metallic support in the air. By the end of the movie we see Don and Ivy talking inside the vehicle. However, when exiting, Don gets down as if the car was on the ground, before the take was quickly cut to a next scene.

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Quotes

Brent Gage: You were the first person to wear a Von Dutch trucker hat.
Don Ready: I really regret that!
Brent Gage: As well you should.
Brent Gage: Mmmm look at my husband, looks like hes got a Don Ready!
Don Ready: Give me a minute.

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Crazy Credits

After the credits there is a scene with Don Ready and Ivy Selleck set to music.

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Connections

Referenced in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: District 9/The Time Traveler's Wife/The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009)

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Soundtracks

It Ain't Easy
Written by Adam McKay, Chris Henchy & Neal Brennan
Performed by Ving Rhames

User Reviews

Perhaps targeted at an over-40 audience?

I gotta say, I was surprised (as I'm sure The Goods' many detractors will be) by how much I laughed during this movie. The jokes were silly and often in the background. And funny.

I am really not sure what made me laugh so hard. I think it boiled down to the fact that The Goods is a good ol' raunchy comedy, but with a twist: It seems to be aimed at adults who have lived life a bit, not the Superbad crowd. (FWIW, I do not see the humor in Superbad. I tried. Twice. Couldn't get all the way through it. But was glad I had tried, because it allowed me to laugh out loud at one of the jokes in The Goods.) I am curious if there are older people (over the age of 40, let's say) out there who also dig the film.

As for Pivens' performance, I thought it was weak in the dramatic parts, but this is a comedy, so no harm no foul, and I understand that the dramatic story is there because producers feel it's necessary.

All the players were hilarious. I thought maybe the psycho WW2 vet was a bit over the top, but he did play that part well.

This is normally not my kind of movie -- cheap, raunchy humor is not my bag. I went on a whim and was pleasantly surprised.