- When Jeremy Piven first came to Hollywood, he worked as a car salesman for a while because he didn't get a film contract.
- Producer Adam McKay's father was a car salesman with decades of experience, so much of the plot comes from McKay's life experiences.
- The film is actor Will Ferrell's first film as producer.
- A lot of improvisations are used in the film. For example, when Reddy meets with clients, the writers do not write any lines for the clients, but let the actors play freely.
- Will Ferrell played a small supporting role in the film, and his lines were created on set.
- Director Neal Brennan initially settled on Jeremy Piven as the male lead, because in his opinion, choosing the right person to play Don Reddy would be half done.
- Jeremy Piven was surprised when he first got the script, because the script was too simple, with only a dozen pages of outline, but he liked the story so much that he decided to star in the film .
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard behind the scenes gags
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The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard quotes
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Selleck Customer - Gary: It's a good car, right?
Babs Merrick: No.
Selleck Customer - Gary: I don't give a shit. I'll push the motherfucker.
Babs Merrick: Go see the dudes in the back. Run, man!
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Don Ready: Hey, uh, Paxton... Lance Bass called, He said he, uh... Oh, fucking forget it.
Paxton Harding: Yeah, like he would have your number.
Stu Harding: Hey, Lance Bass never opened for OTown, My boy did. You can Google it.
Paxton Harding: Yeah. I told them that already, dad. They refused to Google it.