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The Founder

The Founder2016

★7.2115 minDramaHistory

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.

Director

John Lee Hancock

Writer

Robert D. Siegel

Score

Stars

Michael Keaton Nick Offerman John Carroll Lynch

Cast47

Michael Keaton
as Ray Kroc
Nick Offerman
as Dick McDonald
John Carroll Lynch
as Mac McDonald
Linda Cardellini
as Joan Smith
B.J. Novak
as Harry J. Sonneborn
Laura Dern
as Ethel Kroc
Justin Randell Brooke
as Fred Turner
Kate Kneeland
as June Martino
Patrick Wilson
as Rollie Smith
Griff Furst
as Jim Zien
Wilbur Fitzgerald
as Jerry Cullen
David de Vries
as Jack Horford
Andrew Benator
as Leonard Rosenblatt
Cara Mantella
as Myra Rosenblatt
Randall Taylor
as Owner (Ed's Drive-In)
L
Lacey King
as Car Hop Girl (Ed's Drive-In)
J
Jeremy Madden
as Dennis
Rebecca Ray
as Car Hop Girl (Joe's Drive-In)
Adam Rosenberg
as Employee (San Bernadino)
Jacinte Blankenship
as Woman (San Bernadino)
Charles Green
as Loan Officer #1
David Silverman
as Loan Officer #2
Mike Pniewski
as Harvey Peltz
Catherine Dyer
as Mrs. Horford
Susan Savoie
as Mrs. Cullen
Franco Castan
as Art Wolodarsky
Kenny Alfonso
as Kroc Corporate Lawyer
Kabby Borders
as Cheerleader #1
N
Nicolette Goetz
as Cheerleader #2
L
Lauren Denham
as Cheerleader #3
A
Abbey Ferrell
as Cheerleader #4
Justin Alvarez
as Photographer
Victor McCay
as Kroc Divorce Lawyer
Steve Coulter
as Doctor Reeves
Ric Reitz
as Will Davis (LA Times Reporter)
J
Joy Glover Walters
as Mother (San Bernadino)
Makabe Ganey
as Little Boy
Jody Thompson
as Customer (Schaumburg)
Chris Greene
as Grand Opening Customer
Kimberly Banta
as Bingo Caller
Devon Ogden
as Gorgeous Blonde
G
Gerald Duckworth
as Owner (Joe's Drive-In)
J
Jen Cohen
as Female Passenger
David Zyler
as Dr. Nelson
Joseph Sanfelippo
as McDonald's Announcer (voice)
Conrad Whitaker
as Limo Driver (uncredited)
Afemo Omilami
as Mr. Merriman (uncredited)

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