The Founder
He took someone else's idea and America ate it up.
Rating: 7.2 out of 10TMDB(5.6K votes)
Overview
The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $24.1M worldwide, about 1.6 times its $15M budget
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Filming locations
Filmed in Atlanta and Georgia
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Setting
Set in California and Arizona
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Music
Music by Carter Burwell
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Cinematography
Cinematography by John Schwartzman
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Robert D. SiegelWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 24, 2016
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $15M
- Revenue
- $24.1M
- Countries
- Greece, United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Michael KeatonRay Kroc
Nick OffermanDick McDonald
John Carroll LynchMac McDonald
Linda CardelliniJoan Smith
B.J. NovakHarry J. Sonneborn
Laura DernEthel Kroc
Justin Randell BrookeFred Turner
Kate KneelandJune Martino
Patrick WilsonRollie Smith
Griff FurstJim Zien
Wilbur FitzgeraldJerry Cullen
David de VriesJack Horford
Andrew BenatorLeonard Rosenblatt
Cara MantellaMyra Rosenblatt
Randall TaylorOwner (Ed's Drive-In)- Lacey KingCar Hop Girl (Ed's Drive-In)
- Jeremy MaddenDennis
Rebecca RayCar Hop Girl (Joe's Drive-In)
Adam RosenbergEmployee (San Bernadino)
Jacinte BlankenshipWoman (San Bernadino)
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