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.
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Release Date:
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 Los Angeles
Friday, January 20, 2017 Nationwide
brief strong language PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED
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
Michael Keaton ... Ray Croc
What Is Life Worth, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Laura Dern ... Ethel Kroc
Jurassic World Dominion, Little Women
Linda Cardellini ... Joan Smith
Hunter Killer, Kill the Irishman
Patrick Wilson ... Rollie Smith
Moonfall, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Nick Offerman ... Dick McDonald
The Smurfs Musical, Origin
B.J. Novak ... Harry Sonneborn
Saving Mr. Banks, The Amazing Spider-Man 2
John Carroll Lynch ... Mac McDonald
Babes, Outlaw Posse
Kimberly Battista ... Mrs. Michael Finn
Steve Coulter ... Dr. Reeves
Walden, We Have a Ghost
Catherine Dyer ... Mrs. Horford
The Darkest Minds, The Devil to Pay
Mike Pniewski ... 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.
Director
Screenwriter
Producers
Don HandfieldKaren Lunder
Jeremy Renner
Aaron Ryder
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Production: What we know about The Founder?
Key Facts
- Laura Dern will play Ethel Kroc, Kroc’s first wife who suffers through his business schemes and whom he neglects.
- Developed in the vein of The Social Network.
Filming Timeline
- 2016 - April: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2016 - March: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 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?
The Founder was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 .