The Founder
John Lee Hancock2016-11-24
He took someone else's idea and America ate it up.
7.132
115 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Michael Keaton | Ray Kroc | Zac E. Chan |
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Nick Offerman | Dick McDonald | Goutbreak |
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John Carroll Lynch | Mac McDonald | Goutbreak |
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Linda Cardellini | Joan Smith | Calvin and Nobbs |
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B.J. Novak | Harry J. Sonneborn | Unowned |
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Laura Dern | Ethel Kroc | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Justin Randell Brooke | Fred Turner | Unowned |
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Kate Kneeland | June Martino | Unowned |
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Patrick Wilson | Rollie Smith | Goutbreak |
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Griff Furst | Jim Zien | Unowned |
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Wilbur Fitzgerald | Jerry Cullen | Unowned |
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David de Vries | Jack Horford | Unowned |
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Andrew Benator | Leonard Rosenblatt | Unowned |
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Cara Mantella | Myra Rosenblatt | Unowned |
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Randall Taylor | Owner (Ed's Drive-In) | Unowned |
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Lacey King | Car Hop Girl (Ed's Drive-In) | Unowned |
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Jeremy Madden | Dennis | Unowned |
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Rebecca Ray | Car Hop Girl (Joe's Drive-In) | Unowned |
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Adam Rosenberg | Employee (San Bernadino) | Unowned |
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Jacinte Blankenship | Woman (San Bernadino) | Unowned |
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Charles Green | Loan Officer #1 | Unowned |
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David Silverman | Loan Officer #2 | Unowned |
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Mike Pniewski | Harvey Peltz | Unowned |
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Catherine Dyer | Mrs. Horford | Unowned |
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Susan Williams | Mrs. Cullen | Unowned |
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Franco Castan | Art Wolodarsky | Unowned |
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Kenny Alfonso | Kroc Corporate Lawyer | Unowned |
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Kabby Borders | Cheerleader #1 | Unowned |
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Nicolette Goetz | Cheerleader #2 | Unowned |
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Lauren Denham | Cheerleader #3 | Unowned |
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Abbey Ferrell | Cheerleader #4 | Unowned |
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Justin Alvarez | Photographer | Unowned |
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Victor McCay | Kroc Divorce Lawyer | Unowned |
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Steve Coulter | Doctor Reeves | Unowned |
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Ric Reitz | Will Davis (LA Times Reporter) | Unowned |
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Joy Glover Walters | Mother (San Bernadino) | Unowned |
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Makabe Ganey | Little Boy | Unowned |
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Jody Thompson | Customer (Schaumburg) | Unowned |
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Chris Greene | Grand Opening Customer | Unowned |
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Kimberly Banta | Bingo Caller | Unowned |
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Devon Ogden | Gorgeous Blonde | Unowned |
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Gerald Duckworth | Owner (Joe's Drive-In) | Unowned |
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Jen Cohen | Female Passenger | Unowned |
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David Zyler | Dr. Nelson | Unowned |
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Joseph Sanfelippo | McDonald's Announcer (voice) | Unowned |
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Conrad Whitaker | Limo Driver (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Afemo Omilami | Mr. Merriman (uncredited) | Unowned |