The Founder (film)
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| Directed by | John Lee Hancock |
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| Written by | Robert D. Siegel |
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| Music by | Carter Burwell |
| Cinematography | John Schwartzman |
| Edited by | Robert Frazen |
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| Distributed by | The Weinstein Company |
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115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7 million |
| Box office | $8 million |
The Founder is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by John Lee Hancock and written by Robert Siegel. The film stars Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc and portrays the story of his acquisition of the McDonald's fast food chain. Nick Offerman and John Carroll Lynch co-star as McDonald's actual founders Richard and Maurice McDonald.
The film premiered in the United States at Arclight Hollywood on December 7, 2016 and opened nationwide on January 20, 2017 by The Weinstein Company. It received generally positive reviews from critics and has grossed $8 million worldwide.
Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) is a traveling salesman selling Prince Castle brand milkshake makers in 1954. He has a supportive wife (Laura Dern) and has saved enough to live a simple comfortable life but he craves more. His frustrations are unambitious restaurant owners and bad service in drive-in diners.
After learning that a small diner is ordering an unusually large number of milkshake makers, Ray visits the diner. He finds is a highly popular diner named McDonald's. Ray is struck by the fast service, high-quality food, disposable packaging and the family-focused customers.
Ray meets with the two McDonald brothers. The older and hard-working Maurice "Mac" McDonald (John Carroll Lynch) and the intuitive Richard "Dick" McDonald (Nick Offerman). Ray tours the kitchens and notes the employees' strong work ethic. Dick explains the high-quality food and lightning-fast service are the backbones of their diner. Ray takes the brothers to dinner and is told the origin story of McDonald's. The brothers relate how they grew up poor, had dreams of going to Hollywood, were struck by the Depression, started their own hot dog stand and gradually expanded the traditional business model to create a highly productive diner that caters to the needs of the consumer at a low cost without sacrificing quality.
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