- Hey! Look at this. What is this? Huh? What is that? - It appears to be a hamburger. - Not a McDonald's burger it's not. Look at all that ketchup. You've got three pickles on there instead of two. Look at that. Look at that, lettuce. Really, Jack? Lettuce? - Can we talk about this another time? - Look at the patty itself, that is tragically overcooked. Tragically! - I don't know, Ray, it looks good to me. - What the hell do you know about quality? I was by your restaurant today too. - Yeah, what about it? - What about it? You got corn on the cob, you got fried chicken! - People love fried chicken. - Do they? Let them go somewhere where they serve fried chicken. And your kitchen is filthy! What the hell is the matter with you guys? - I don't know about you, Ray, but I'm retired. - You said this would be a good place for us to park our money. - No, no. - It's an investment! - If I wanted a job, I would have applied for a cook position. - You couldn't get a job as a cook in one of my restaurants. - Hey! - What's his problem? - He's a pain in the ass is what he is. Right back at ya, Ray. - Ethel? - In here. - Hi. - Ray, hurry and get changed. Dinner is called for seven. - Yeah, we're not going to the club tonight. - You canceled our dinner? - I canceled our membership. - What? - Those Roland Green people, they're not really our kind. - What are you talking about? - I've lost interest hobnobbing with the idle rich. - The idle rich? - Yeah, you know their golf, their Rob Roys. They're so complacent and content. - Ray. Please tell me you're joking. These are our friends. - No, I know. I know. You know what? You and I can make a lot of new friends. It's all right, we'll make new friends. Friends that are more suitable, for us. You know? Don't you think? You know what? Give me one second. The garage is driving me crazy. Can I just go sweep it up and clean it up? And then put a nice dress on, I'll take you out for something to eat.
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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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- Well, I should get back. - Back? - To my piano. - Oh, of course.
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- Year? I started it in 1954.
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- What's your favorite song? All-time favorite. - Pennies from Heaven. - Pennies from Heaven.
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- I sold pianos for a while.
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- Great gal. - I know.
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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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- Ray, how is it? - You can't even top that in Chicago. - Well, we don't mess around up here. - Boy, my compliments to the chef. That's wonderful. - I can do you one better. - How about the owner? - Sure, why the hell not. - Rollie? Rollie.
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Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to begin our initial descent into Minneapolis-St. Paul. - Mr. Kroc, welcome to Minneapolis, wonderful to see ya! Gimme an M! - M! - Give me a C! - C! - Gimme a D! - D! O! N!
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- The nerve of this guy! - What? - Guess what he's calling his Des Plaines store. - McDonald's Number one.
- Dick. Is he a pain in the rear? Yes. Does he have a few screws loose? You bet. But that doesn't mean he's going to do us any harm. - How long are you going to keep this up, Mac? - Keep up what? - The whole "everything is fine" act. There's a wolf in the henhouse. We let him in! I never should have listened. - We have a contract for just this sort of thing, Dick! - I should have trusted my gut. - So it's my fault, huh? Just like the movie theater? Well, I'm sorry I wanted you to have your dream.
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- Ray? - Yeah? - We have a small problem. - Wait a minute. How can we be almost out of capital? Well, your revenue, the monthly cut of the stores. 1.4% of net. - 1.4? - Yeah. 1.9 minus Dick and Mac's half-percent.
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- Did he say what he wanted? - Why don't you tell me? - What did he want?