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  2. Aug 4, 2016 · The Founder true story reveals that Richard and Mac McDonald had already sold more than 20 franchises and opened eight restaurants themselves by the time they met Ray Kroc. In 1954, Kroc got wind that the brothers were looking for help expanding, so he offered to buy the U.S. franchise rights.

  3. Feb 16, 2023 · Yes, ‘The Founder’ is based on a true story. John Lee Hancock’s film is a biographical account of Ray Kroc, who is renowned as the “founder” of McDonald’s despite not starting the company.

  4. Dec 16, 2016 · Ray Kroc, who transformed a small burger joint into a global fast food giant, is already a household name for many Big Mac fans, but The Founder—a movie that opened on limited release Friday—tells the story behind the origins of McDonald's and how Kroc rewrote history to call himself the founder of the company.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_FounderThe Founder - Wikipedia

    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 ...

  6. Aug 30, 2023 · The Founder movie’s portrayal of Ray Kroc as someone who was struggling to make ends meet was definitely a true reflection of where he was when he met the McDonald’s brothers in 1954 – he was indeed a milkshake mixer salesman who was down on his luck.

  7. Jan 19, 2017 · A cautious revisionist job, “The Founder” tells an old-fashioned sweet-and-sour fable of good American capitalism versus bad, and how Ray Kroc built his fortune by steamrolling Mac and Dick ...

  8. Feb 16, 2017 · Linking the founding myth of American individualism to today's startups, entrepreneurialism and callous capitalism, "The Founder" tells a scathingly relevant story.