The Founder
Risk taker. Rule breaker. Game changer.
Country
Production
Budget
$25 000 000
Box office
$24 121 245
Director
Actors
Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Linda Cardellini, B.J. Novak, Laura Dern, Justin Randell Brooke, Kate Kneeland, Patrick Wilson, Griff Furst
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Aaron Ryder, Jeremy Renner, Don Handfield, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, David Glasser, Karen Lunder, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Glen Basner, David S. Greathouse
Camera operator
John Schwartzman
Composer
Artist
Michael Corenblith
Audition
Editing
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film portrays Ray and Ethel Kroc as a childless couple, but in reality, they had a daughter.
- John Lee Hancock turned down the film twice. He only changed his mind after reading the script.
- Upon learning that Ray Kroc played the piano, Michael Keaton began taking music lessons while preparing for the role.
- When the main character, played by Michael Keaton, looks at a map for directions to San Bernardino, the city of Irvine, California, can be seen on it. In the 1950s, this city simply did not exist.
- While filming the scene where his character breaks a glass table, Michael Keaton injured his hand.
- One day after filming, Michael Keaton bought ice cream for everyone on the crew. To ensure there was a portion for everyone, ice cream from two trucks was required.
- A mock-up of the McDonald's restaurant was built adjacent to Ray Kroc's office. Both rooms had speakerphone connections, and phone conversations were recorded simultaneously. This was done to achieve greater authenticity in the reactions of the actors in these scenes.
- Once after a filming day, Michael Keaton bought ice cream for all the crew members. It took ice cream from two trucks to ensure everyone got a serving.
- Filming began on June 1, 2015, in Douglasville, Georgia.
- The McDonald brothers ran a restaurant in San Bernardino, but the film wasn't shot there because the city had changed significantly since the 1950s. Even the chosen filming locations have little resemblance to how the city looked during that period. However, the building of the first McDonald's restaurant was recreated with great accuracy.
- John Lee Hancock refused to film the movie twice. He changed his mind only after reading the script.
- Having learned that Ray Kroc played the piano, Michael Keaton began taking music lessons as part of his preparation for the role.
- Before founding the McDonald's restaurant chain, Ray Kroc worked as a traveling salesman for Prince Castle. The company still exists today and supplies equipment to McDonald's.
- Joel and Ethan Coen really liked the script. The brothers would have gladly directed the film, but they were busy with the comedy project "Hail, Caesar!" (2016).
- When the main character, played by Michael Keaton, looks at a map for the road to San Bernardino, the city of Irvine, California, can be seen on it. This city simply did not exist in the 1950s.
- While preparing for the role of Ray Kroc, Michael Keaton rewatched the following films: "The American" (James Foley, 1992), "Wall Street" (Oliver Stone, 1987), "The Wolf of Wall Street" (Martin Scorsese, 2013), and "Jerry Maguire" (Cameron Crowe, 1996).
- In addition to selling mixers, Ray Kroc was also a jazz ensemble pianist and a real estate agent.
- The film's screenplay appeared on the so-called “Black List” of 2014—a list of promising but unrealized projects.
- In the scene where flies supposedly swarm towards the smell emanating from a McDonald's restaurant, chocolate Cocoa Krispies balls were filmed from a distance instead of insects. They were scattered in front of a powerful fan, making them fly like a swarm of flies.
- While preparing for the role of Ray Kroc, Michael Keaton rewatched the following films: "The People vs." (James Foley, 1992), "Wall Street" (Oliver Stone, 1987), "The Wolf of Wall Street" (Martin Scorsese, 2013), and "Jerry Maguire" (Cameron Crowe, 1996).
- The McDonald's restaurants shown in the film were built specifically for filming in parking lots, as the filmmakers were unable to find existing restaurants in suitable locations.
- Director John Lee Hancock and producer Jeremy Renner provided Michael Keaton with a vast amount of video footage of Ray Kroc and his interviews.
- The film was shot in Georgia, where sets depicting 1950s Illinois were constructed. At the time of filming, many structures from those years still stood in Illinois, including Ray Kroc's house and the club he belonged to in Arlington Heights. A replica of the very first McDonald's restaurant can even be seen in Des Plaines.
- The script was very appealing to Joel and Ethan Coen. The brothers would have happily filmed the movie, but they were busy with the comedy project 'Hail, Caesar!' (2016).
- Tom Hanks turned down the role of Ray Kroc (1902-1984), the founder of the McDonald's chain.
- Director John Lee Hancock and producer Jeremy Renner provided Michael Keaton with a large number of video recordings of Ray Kroc and his interviews.
- As shown in the film, the first McDonald's fast-food restaurant appeared in San Bernardino, California. The site now houses the McDonald's Museum.
- At the 66th minute, when Ray returns home, he throws his jacket onto the armchair, but misses, and the jacket falls to the floor. After his dialogue with his wife, we see the armchair again, but the jacket is already lying on it.
- While filming the scene where his character breaks a glass table, Michael Keaton suffered a hand injury.
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