The Founder Movie

He took someone else’s idea and America ate it up.

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The true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California.

Who's Involved:

Michael Keaton, Linda Cardellini, John Lee Hancock, Jeremy Renner, Patrick Wilson, Nick Offerman, Laura Dern, B.J. Novak, John Carroll Lynch, Aaron Ryder, Don Handfield, Karen Lunder, Robert Siegel, Steve Coulter, Catherine Dyer, Mike Pniewski, Kimberly Battista

PG-13   PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED MPA
brief strong language
Runtime: N/A
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

Tells the true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), 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.

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Who stars in The Founder: Cast List

... Ray Croc

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Knox Goes Away  

... Ethel Kroc

Little Women, Common Ground  

... Joan Smith

Daddy’s Home, Kill the Irishman  

... Rollie Smith

Watchmen, Prometheus  

... Dick McDonald

Origin, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two  

... Harry Sonneborn

The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Vengeance  

... Mac McDonald

Outlaw Posse, Babes  

... Mrs. Michael Finn

 

... Dr. Reeves

Christmas With Jerks, Walden  

... Mrs. Horford

The Darkest Minds, The Devil to Pay  

... Harvey Peltz

The Good Lie  

Who's making The Founder: Crew List

A look at the The Founder behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director John Lee Hancock last directed Mr. Harrigan’s Phone and The Little Things. The film's writer Robert Siegel last wrote Cruise and Turbo.

Screenwriter

Robert Siegel

Producers

Don Handfield
Karen Lunder
Jeremy Renner
Aaron Ryder

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Production: What we know about The Founder?

Key Facts

  1. Laura Dern will play Ethel Kroc, Kroc’s first wife who suffers through his business schemes and whom he neglects.
  2. Developed in the vein of The Social Network.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2016 - April: The film was set to Completed  status.
  2. 2016 - March: The film was set to Post-Production  status.
  3. 2015 - March: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.

    Plans to shoot mid-May 2015 in Atlanta.

The Founder Release Date: When was the film released?


The Founder was a Los Angeles release in 2016 on Wednesday, December 7, 2016. Additional information: Oscar Run.

The Founder DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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The Founder was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 .

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