- 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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Extended Reading
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Cade 2022-03-26 08:01:01
Movies can be like that. Except for the happy ending scene at the end that made me sweat a little bit.
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Clark 2022-03-28 09:01:14
It's good, a movie, don't live in the shadows, just be yourself. There is a better life waiting for you in front of you. Don't worry about it, you may break up, you may go to jail, but you still have to grasp this time, that is: live in the moment
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard quotes
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Don Ready: Hey McDermott, we did it. A happy ending!
McDermott: Yeah, if you call selling cars in Temecula a happy ending.
Angels: [signing] Temecula! It's not even motherfucking Fresno!
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Ben Selleck: Look, I may be old fashioned, but when a man tells me to wear my boner pants I wear my boner pants.