Alan Thicke, David Koechner, James Brolin, Jeremy Piven, Joey Kern ...( see more  see more... ) , Kathryn Hahn , Ken Jeong , Ving Rhames , Will Ferrell

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...( read more  read more... ) 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 soul (cue heartfelt piano).

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R, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: Neal Brennan

Release Date: August 14, 2009

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  • February 7, 2010
    If you like easy lazy comedy that is enjoyed by Dane Cook fans and people who wish Pauly Shore type movies were still a thing please enjoy.
  • December 28, 2009
    The Goods boasts a strong, funny cast... but the end result is a total waste of time. The acting seemed forced and cartoonish and the dialog was lame and just not funny. There were a few funny lines here and there, but those lines were in the trailer. A ridiculous plot ...( read more)with over-the-top cheesy scenes that are so embarassingly bad that it will make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Don't waste your time with this turd.
  • December 26, 2009
    under rated,FOUGHT IN THE BIG WAR SONNY JIM!!! ""
  • December 21, 2009
    A well-cast but poorly-conceived slapstick with messy direction and no invention. Too many of the jokes feel stilted, like they miss the mark through editing or writing rather than delivery. It misses more than it hits.
  • December 10, 2009
    Don Ready: I don't know how you got on this lot blind man, but your not leaving here until I've sold you a car.

    Ok, this movie was way funnier than it should have been. With the combined talents of a very funny supporting cast, this film, headed by Jeremy Piven managed to be s...( read more)ome of the most fun I've had at a used car lot.

    Jeremy Piven stars as Don Ready, a man for hire, who leads a team of car salesman around the country, promising to get cars out of the lots. His team includes Ving Rhames, David Koechner, and Kathryn Hahn (who was hilarious throughout). James Brolin (who is great just for being a part of this movie) plays a lot owner who needs to sell his cars or else he'll lose his business, so he hires Don and his team. The plot ensues, and brings into play other car salesman and characters including Ed Helmes, Ken (that Asian guy who is everywhere lately) Jeong, Craig Robinson, Tony "Buster Bluth" Hale, Rob Riggle, Charles Napier, and an uncredited Will Ferrell.

    Brent Gage: In schoolyards, "Don Ready" is a euphemism for a hard-on.

    The movie was directed by Neal Brennan. Who? Brennan was Dave Chapelle's writing partner on the Chapelle Show and Half Baked, but has now moved on to head up his own feature film and a lot of that humor is present here. It is a wonderful combination that brings together a lot of talented comedians and actors into a crude and raunchy movie that makes sure to be random, offend, and provide an overall good time.

    Babs Merrick: If he sells that car, I'm gonna eat my own pussy.
    Brent Gage: At a girl.
  • January 29, 2010
    Mildly funny, but nothing spectacular. Was actually fairly disappointed with such a great cast.
  • January 27, 2010
    An extremely funny movie that may may have slipped by most people. Definately a must see comedy!
  • January 26, 2010
    Pretty bad, not turn off bad, just badly written. There were a few laughs, but over all very flat. 2 things that were great about this, Riggle and Robinson. I could watch Craig read the phone book. Don't know if it's worth renting, plenty better out there, but if youz desperate. ...( read more)It ain't even a pimple on the ass of used cars, but I made it out alive. Oh, one more thing great, the angels, although a letterman ripoff, that was great. Ferrell still blows though.
  • January 20, 2010
    it was pretty funny sell the metal
  • January 18, 2010
    Well to tell you the truth I was able to watch it but nothing actually made me laugh even though I understood everything... I loved the jokes but that wasn't enough and the script with so many characters is not thgat easy and for all of them to make sense in the comedic way is no...( read more)t an easy task and that was well done all the characters seemed ok!! and a nice cast too!!

    The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard stars Jeremy Piven as Don Ready
    He's considered a "mercenary" car salesman; he doesn't work for one auto dealership. Instead, he prefers to go from one dealership to another for brief periods of time when one of them is in dire need of a renegade salesman who can turn things around.

    James Brolin plays Ben Selleck who owns a flailing dealership and decides to hire Don Ready for his upcoming Fourth of July sale. Don is having his daily breakfast at a strip club when he receives the call. He gathers up his crew who travel with him wherever he's needed. Don even hires the strip club dj and some strippers to liven things up at the big holiday sale. As I was watching this movie, I thought of how cool it would be to actually have a dj and strippers at a car dealership. I'm pretty sure it would get me over there to check out some cars.

    The film has some very good jokes, especially in the first half of the film. It wears a little thin in the second half when they get into a slump and Don loses his focus. He even starts to fall for Selleck's daughter although she's already engaged to a grown man who sings in a boy-band. I guess they had to have somewhat of a story arc as there's not any kind of complicated plot here. Overall, most of the gags work because they're pretty over-the-top just as The Hangover was. This even has some of the same stars from that movie in this one. As a small bonus, Will Ferrell shows up for a brief but rather funny cameo. The film clocks in at just 90 minutes which is perfect for a comedy of this nature, any more than that would have been dragging it out.


    After a slightly slow start with few jokes in the first ten minutes setting up the story and characters, they finally arrive at the car lot and the story then immediately develops into a very funny final eighty minutes. It is a comedy with an ensemble cast of actors featured in numerous Ferrell/McKay movies with plenty of good-natured humorous satire of needless prejudices that will be familiar to anyone who has watched Chappelle's Show and was able to grasp the satire behind it. Rather than setting up one big gag for the end, the movie has countless visual jokes, hidden background details and subtexts, and quotable lines of funny dialogue layered so thick that multiple viewings will still be enjoyable. This is far superior to Brennan's first film, the unfortunately only mildly humorous Totally Awesome, and features significantly better casting, directing, editing, and production skills. I was concerned that it would be another letdown, but this movie far exceeded my expectations and I look forward to watching it again and noticing even more funny things because some of the funniest details are said immediately after another joke and may be missed because of laughter or are humorous small visual details. This type of layered comedy is known from Anchorman, Caddyshack, Step Brothers, Super Troopers, and Chappelle's Show, so if you liked those then you will be able to appreciate all of the funny lines and jokes from the varied and great cast and all of the humorous details carefully interwoven into this film. Will Ferrell was amazing as a character more crass than ever before and veteran actors Alan Thicke and Ving Rhaymes surprise with their character-breaking roles. Ed Helms and Rob Riggle were my main reasons for wanting to see this film and they do not disappoint when on camera, but I was a skeptical viewer pleased to find that the film was thoroughly funny from start to finish no matter who was on camera in a particular moment. This is what Totally Awesome should have been and exactly what a contemporary comedy should be.


    A smooth-talking jack-of-all-trades attempts to save a struggling car dealership from certain bankruptcy in this comedy starring Jeremy Piven, directed by Chappelle's Show creator Neal Brennan, and produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's Gary Sanchez Productions. Don Ready (Piven) takes sales seriously; he's always up for a challenge, and he parties as hard as he works. Approached to help an ailing car dealership from falling into the red, Ready recruits a crew of his best men and descends upon the quiet town of Temecula determined to succeed. Before long the dealership is flourishing and Ready's crew are kings of the roost, but what happens when the man who made his mint by hustling cars meets the one woman who isn't charmed by his formidable skills as a salesman. Realizing this may be his one shot at true love, Ready starts working overtime to convince the woman of his dreams that he's the best bargain on the lot. Has the hustler finally found his soul, or is he so locked into his anything-goes lifestyle that there's no looking back? Ving Rhames, Ed Helms, James Brolin, and David Koechner co-star.

    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.

    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 soul (cue heartfelt piano).

Critic Reviews


August 14, 2009
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

The Goods is not without its share of laughs. But the laughs come with contempt and condescension, not empathy. full review

August 14, 2009
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Something about The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard feels forgettable, even though, in the moment, it's often very funny. full review

August 13, 2009
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

The movie gores many sacred cows, insulting families, capitalism, sexual responsibility, political correctness and smoking bans, with glee if not originality. full review

August 13, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The Goods is a cheerfully energetically and very vulgar comedy. If you're okay with that, you may be okay with this film, which contains a lot of laughs and has studied Political Correctness only enou... full review

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  • mikecubbie69
    August 13, 2009
    Is this supposed to be a remake of Used Cars? Because thats what it looks like. While Jeremy Piven is always funny, could they have come up with a more unoriginal plot?

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