The Founder
The Founder is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by John Lee Hancock and written by Robert Siegel. Starring Michael Keaton as businessman Ray Kroc, the film depicts the story of his creation of the McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain, which eventually involved forcing out the company's original founders to take control with conniving ruthlessness. Nick Offerman and John Carroll Lynch co-star as McDonald's founders Richard and Maurice McDonald, alongside Linda Cardellini as Ray Kroc's third wife Joan Smith, and B. J. Novak as McDonald's president and chief executive Harry J. Sonneborn. The film premiered at Arclight Hollywood on December 7, 2016, and was released theatrically in the United States on January 20, 2017, by the Weinstein Company. It grossed $24 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Keaton's performance.
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I'm looking for a few good men. And women! Who aren't afraid of hard work. Aren't afraid to roll up their sleeves. Cliché, I know, but I'm looking for scrappers, hustlers. Guys who are willing to roll up their sleeves. People with drive. They got a little fire in the belly. Got a little chutzpah! I stand right here before you today and I'm going to offer you something as precious as gold. You know what that is? Anybody? Anybody? Opportunity! It's opportunity! Opportunity. Opportunity to advance. To move forward. To move up, to advance. To succeed. To win. To step up. The sky's the limit. The sky's the limit. To grab the brass ring! To give yourself a shot at the American dream! Put your arms around the American dream! Opportunity... 'Cause I'll tell you something, at McDonald's... Just like this great nation of ours, some of that elbow grease... I guarantee if you've got the guts, got the gumption, you've got the desire. I guarantee ya, you can succeed. There's gold to be had at the end of those Golden Arches. Golden Arches. Golden Arches. Now who's with me? Who wants to jump on that ladder to success? Become part of the McDonald's mishpucha. Now who's with me? Come on, let me see some hands! - I'll join! - Here! - There you go. Who else? McDonald's!
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- Jimmy, great to see ya. - Rollie, how are ya. - Oh, wonderful. - Rollie Smith, Ray Kroc. - Hey. - Real pleasure. - Boy, I tell ya, you got one helluva restaurant here. - Well, coming from you that's quite a compliment. - My reputation precedes me. - I'm a great admirer. - Well umm... sit down. - I don't want to interrupt. - Have a seat. - Well, maybe just a minute. - This is Fred Turner my associate. - Welcome. - Steaks cooked, okay? - Excellent. Perfect. - Our intention is to ahh... expand pretty far beyond the Midwest. We're not going to settle here. We're not gonna... We're going to expand far beyond the Midwest. - You've clearly got a warm and loving home here in Minneapolis. - Yeah, so it seems. - Yeah, this town just can't get enough of McDonald's. - Here you go, sir. - Another Canadian Club for my friend. - Yes, sir. Coming right up. Thank you. In fact, I'd say there's sufficient enthusiasm to support another. A second location? - You know, come to think of it, I know the perfect person to own and operate. - You don't say? - Somebody who knows what it takes to build a great restaurant. Someone with more than 20 years experience in the food service industry. - Who? - Me. - You! Oh! That's a shock. - He's funny. I've got the know-how, I've got the backers and I've got the perfect location. Are you familiar with Hennepin Avenue? That's one of the busiest commercial arteries in the whole Twin-Cities. There's a prime site that's recently become available. Full acre on the corner of Hennepin and... - Mr. Kroc? - Yeah?
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- So Ray, how long are you here with us for, - in the Twin-Cities. - Huh? - How long are you in town? - I... Not sure yet. - If you gentlemen could steal a second, I would love to personally give you a tour of this site on Hennepin that Rollie is talking about. He knows how to pick 'em. I mean this place has enough room for the restaurant, the parking, possibly a playground for the little ones. - Ray Kroc meet Joan Smith. My wife. - Pleasure to meet you. - Pleasure to meet you. - Well, join us. Have a drink with us. - I'd love that.
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- How are you guys? - Good. This is Fred Turner... Madison, Milwaukee, Kenosha, Grand Rapids. Ahh, we've got the three in the Chicago area. Oh, Jim's here in Minneapolis. St. Paul. - Got one in Dayton, Ohio. - That's right. - You must be positively dizzy, Mr. Kroc. - Please, call me Ray. - Ray... - That's some growth. - Yeah. We're doing good, right Fred? - Yes, sir. - Yeah, we're doing good. - When did you start it?
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