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The Founder is a drama that 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.
Original Release
11/24/2016
US Release
01/19/2017
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michael Keaton | Ray Kroc |
| Nick Offerman | Dick McDonald |
| John Carroll Lynch | Mac McDonald |
| Linda Cardellini | Joan Smith |
| B.J. Novak | Harry J. Sonneborn / Harry Sonneborn |
| Laura Dern | Ethel Kroc |
| Justin Randell Brooke | Fred Turner |
| Kate Kneeland | June Martino |
| Patrick Wilson | Rollie Smith |
| Griff Furst | Jim Zien |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michael Keaton | Ray Kroc |
| Nick Offerman | Dick McDonald |
| John Carroll Lynch | Mac McDonald |
| Linda Cardellini | Joan Smith |
| B.J. Novak | Harry J. Sonneborn / Harry Sonneborn |
| Laura Dern | Ethel Kroc |
| Justin Randell Brooke | Fred Turner |
| Kate Kneeland | June Martino |
| Patrick Wilson | Rollie Smith |
| Griff Furst | Jim Zien |
| Wilbur Fitzgerald | Jerry Cullen |
| David de Vries | Jack Horford |
| Andrew Benator | Leonard Rosenblatt |
| Cara Mantella | Myra Rosenblatt |
| Randall Taylor | Owner (Ed's Drive-In) |
| Lacey King | Car Hop Girl (Ed's Drive-In) |
| Jeremy Madden | Dennis |
| Rebecca Ray | Car Hop Girl (Joe's Drive-In) |
| Adam Rosenberg | Employee (San Bernadino) |
| Jacinte Blankenship | Woman (San Bernadino) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Glen Basner | Executive Producer |
| Holly Brown | Executive Producer |
| Alison Cohen | Executive Producer |
| David Glasser | Executive Producer |
| David S. Greathouse | Executive Producer |
| William D. Johnson | Executive Producer |
| Karen Lunder | Executive Producer |
| Bob Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Harvey Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Christos V. Konstantakopoulos | Executive Producer |
| Parry Creedon | Producer |
| Don Handfield | Producer |
| Jeremy Renner | Producer |
| Aaron Ryder | Producer |
| Michael Sledd | Producer |
Editors
Trailers
The Founder (Home Ent. Trailer)
The Founder
The Founder (Trailer 1)
The Founder (Trailer 2)
The Founder (International Trailer 1)
The Founder (UK Trailer 2)
Clips
The Founder: Concept of Winning (UK)
The Founder: Franchise the Damn Thing (UK)
The Founder: Insta-Mix
The Founder: I Want To Renegotiate
The Founder: You're In The Real Estate Business
The Founder: The New American Church
The Founder: Selling The American Dream
The Founder: Real Milk
Behind the Scenes
The Founder: Who Is The Founder? (Featurette)
The Founder: Ensemble (Featurette)
The Founder: Story (Featurette)
The Founder: Michael Keaton (Featurette)
The Founder: John Carroll Lynch, Nick Offerman, B.J. Novak
The Founder: Michael Keaton
The Founder: John Lee Hancock
