Film
The Founder
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.
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.
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
