The Founder Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

He took someone else’s idea and America ate it up.

Mar. 18, 2017

The Founder

Release Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2016 Los Angeles Friday, January 20, 2017 Nationwide

Michael Keaton, Jeremy Renner, Linda Cardellini, Don Handfield, Mike Pniewski, Patrick Wilson, Nick Offerman, B.J. Novak, Steve Coulter, Laura Dern, John Lee Hancock, John Carroll Lynch, Aaron Ryder, Karen Lunder, Robert Siegel, Catherine Dyer, Kimberly Battista

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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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.

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.

Cited as official plot version from weinsteinco.com

Biography Drama

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Founder.

Michael Keaton
... Ray Croc

The Flash, What Is Life Worth
L
Laura Dern
... Ethel Kroc

Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Jurassic Park 3D
L
Linda Cardellini
... Joan Smith

Nutcrackers, Daddy’s Home
Patrick Wilson
... Rollie Smith

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Watchmen
N
Nick Offerman
... Dick McDonald

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, The Smurfs Musical
B
B.J. Novak
... Harry Sonneborn

Vengeance, The Amazing Spider-Man 2
J
John Carroll Lynch
... Mac McDonald

Zodiac, Babes
K
Kimberly Battista
... Mrs. Michael Finn
S
Steve Coulter
... Dr. Reeves

Christmas With Jerks, Walden
C
Catherine Dyer
... Mrs. Horford

A Unicorn for Christmas, The Devil to Pay
M
Mike Pniewski
... Harvey Peltz

The Good Lie

Crew Behind the Film

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: John Lee Hancock
Screenwriter: Robert Siegel
Producers: Don Handfield
Karen Lunder
Jeremy Renner
Aaron Ryder

Studios: The Weinstein Company
Production Company: FilmNation Entertainment; theCombine

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for brief strong language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: He took someone else’s idea and America ate it up.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Production Details

What we know about the The Founder movie production.

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.

Production Updates