THE FOUNDER

A Weinstein Company Release
December 16, 2016

The Founder is a drama that tells the true story of how Ray Kroc (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.

Director: John Lee Hancock
Cast: Michael Keaton
Producers: FilmNation, The Combine