The Founder (2016)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $15,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $24,121,245.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 38.731 |
Directed By
John Lee Hancock
Crew
Parry Creedon
Amir R. Khan
Phil Hardage
Lauren Heath
Bob Gorelick
Andrew L. Ullman
Dan Ming
Kevin Schultz
Stefan Fraticelli
Brook Willard
Ron Mellegers
Taylor Mosbey
Caius Man
Suzanne Trucks
Aron Siegel
Jennifer Badger
Cindi Randall
Caitlin McKenna
Ian Fox
Ryan Abrams
Dave Fowler
Gregory King
Stephen Stumberg
Alison Maloof
Maeve Mannion
Randy Wilson
Erica Frauman
Brad Sokol
John Sievert
Trent Richmond
Tracey Illingworth-Cramer
Hugh D.G. Moody
Ryan Kutch
Mackie Roberts
Ross Davis
John Thigpen
Chris Hunter
Steve Lindsey
Paul Carlin
Trevanna Post
Alex L. Worman
Stefan Sonnenfeld
Rob Krauzig
Brian Jochum
Erik Rogers
Robert D. Siegel
John Lee Hancock
Don Handfield
Kevin Black
Robert Frazen
John Schwartzman
Jeremy Renner
Hannah d'Angerio
Robert Vardaros
Michael White
Stacie McKinnon
Derek Sullivan
Matthew Berning
Yann Delpuech
Monty Schuth
Lawrence Davis
Michael Corenblith
Daniel Orlandi
Sean Clouser
Tom Fendley
Kim Drummond
Dan Cornwall
Jake Liam McGuire
Ronna Kress
Katherine Steets
Chris Lumpkin
Allen Lee Williams III
Jon Johnson
Lindsay Waters
Virginia Burton
Tony Kochinas
Shelby Anne Tompkins
David E. Fluhr
Kerry Rawlins
Kimberly Jones
Adam Milo Smalley
Andy Kaplan
Johnna Thomas
Mi Young
Susan Benjamin
Duane Codrington
Bob Gorelick
Daniel C. McFadden
Derek Drouin
Harvey Weinstein
Bob Weinstein
Karen Lunder
Glen Basner
Aaron Ryder
David Glasser
Alison Cohen
Carter Burwell
Holly Brown
William D. Johnson
Parry Creedon
Michael Sledd
David S. Greathouse
Tara Feldstein Bennett
Chase Paris
Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
Carter Burwell
Patrick Ingram
TOP CAST
Michael Keaton
Ray Kroc
Nick Offerman
Dick McDonald
John Carroll Lynch
Mac McDonald
Linda Cardellini
Joan Smith
B.J. Novak
Harry J. 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)
Charles Green
Loan Officer #1
David Silverman
Loan Officer #2
Mike Pniewski
Harvey Peltz
Catherine Dyer
Mrs. Horford
Susan Williams
Mrs. Cullen
Franco Castan
Art Wolodarsky
Kenny Alfonso
Kroc Corporate Lawyer
Kabby Borders
Cheerleader #1
Nicolette Goetz
Cheerleader #2
Lauren Denham
Cheerleader #3
Abbey Ferrell
Cheerleader #4
Justin Alvarez
Photographer
Victor McCay
Kroc Divorce Lawyer
Steve Coulter
Doctor Reeves
Ric Reitz
Will Davis (LA Times Reporter)
Joy Glover Walters
Mother (San Bernadino)
Makabe Ganey
Little Boy
Jody Thompson
Customer (Schaumburg)
Chris Greene
Grand Opening Customer
Kimberly Banta
Bingo Caller
Devon Ogden
Gorgeous Blonde
Gerald Duckworth
Owner (Joe's Drive-In)
Jen Cohen
Female Passenger
David Zyler
Dr. Nelson
Joseph Sanfelippo
McDonald's Announcer (voice)
Conrad Whitaker
Limo Driver (uncredited)
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