The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

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  • Opened August 14, 2009 
  • 1 hr 29 min
  • R | sexual content, nudity, language and some drug material

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. More on child suitability

  • Who is Don Ready? Salesman? Lover? Song Stylist? Semi-professional dolphin trainer? Ready is all of the above, except for a dolphin trainer. When he's asked to help save an ailing local car dealership from bankruptcy, Ready and his ragtag crew descend on the town of Temecula like a pack of coyotes on a basket full of burgers. Selling, drinking, selling and going to strip clubs is their stock and trade. And they do it well. What Don doesn't expect is to fall in love and find his soulmate. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Jeremy Piven, Ving Rhames, Ed Helms, James Brolin, David Koechner
  • Director: Neal Brennan
  • Genres: Comedy

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

A cheerfully energetically and very vulgar comedy. Read full review

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Chicago Tribune
| Michael Phillips

Sloppy, grimy but quick on its feet, which puts it ahead of certain other (“The Hangover”) R-rated comedies (“The Hangover”) we’ve seen this summer (“The Hangover”). Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

Ed Helms and Ving Rhames score laughs. But the breakout is "Step Brothers'" Kathryn Hahn as the tough (sales)girl who keeps up with the boys. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

Although Will Ferrell materializes for a goofball cameo, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard lacks a key element that his "Talladega Nights" and "Anchor Man" both had - that is, somebody to like. Read full review

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Jordana Spiro as Ivy Selleck, James Brolin as Ben Selleck, Jeremy Piven as Don Ready, David Koechner as Brent Gage, Rob Riggle as Peter Selleck and Wendie Malick as Tammy in "The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard."