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.
Michael Keaton
Ray Kroc
Nick Offerman
Dick McDonald
John Carroll Lynch
Mac McDonald
Linda Cardellini
Joan Smith
B.J. Novak
Harry J. Sonneborn
Laura Dern
Ethel Kroc
Justin Randell Brooke
Fred Turner
Kate Kneeland
June Martino
Patrick Wilson
Rollie Smith
Griff Furst
Jim Zien
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Jerry Cullen
David de Vries
Jack Horford
Andrew Benator
Leonard Rosenblatt
Cara Mantella
Myra Rosenblatt
Randall Taylor
Owner (Ed's Drive-In)
Lacey King
Car Hop Girl (Ed's Drive-In)
Jeremy Madden
Dennis
Rebecca Ray
Car Hop Girl (Joe's Drive-In)
Adam Rosenberg
Employee (San Bernadino)
Jacinte Blankenship
Woman (San Bernadino)
Charles Green
Loan Officer #1
David Silverman
Loan Officer #2
Mike Pniewski
Harvey Peltz
Catherine Dyer
Mrs. Horford
Susan Williams
Mrs. Cullen
Franco Castan
Art Wolodarsky
Kenny Alfonso
Kroc Corporate Lawyer
Kabby Borders
Cheerleader #1
Nicolette Goetz
Cheerleader #2
Lauren Denham
Cheerleader #3
Abbey Ferrell
Cheerleader #4
Justin Alvarez
Photographer
Victor McCay
Kroc Divorce Lawyer
Steve Coulter
Doctor Reeves
Ric Reitz
Will Davis (LA Times Reporter)
Joy Glover Walters
Mother (San Bernadino)
Makabe Ganey
Little Boy
Jody Thompson
Customer (Schaumburg)
Chris Greene
Grand Opening Customer
Kimberly Banta
Bingo Caller
Devon Ogden
Gorgeous Blonde
Gerald Duckworth
Owner (Joe's Drive-In)
Jen Cohen
Female Passenger
David Zyler
Dr. Nelson
Joseph Sanfelippo
McDonald's Announcer (voice)
Conrad Whitaker
Limo Driver (uncredited)
Afemo Omilami
Mr. Merriman (uncredited)
Director
John Lee Hancock
Writer
Robert D. Siegel
October 9, 2017
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**Veni, vidi, vici!**
I anticipated another inspiring biopic about a man who built an empire. That's partially true, because this was inspired by the right kind of wrong thing. I mean it was not actually about the McDonalds' story, the McDonald brothers, but the fast food chain McDonald, how the franchise got rapidly spread across the globe and the person behind it. With the film having both good and bad side, it stayed mostly neutral. But due to the main character, you would see too much lean on what seems the reason behind the McDonald's today's popularity.
So it's like another typical American founders' story like Apple, Facebook. I mean not the one who found the company with all the hard works, but the one who dived in and took all the credit. Ray Kroc was a traveling salesman and he's not doing any good. But one day he meets the brothers who had started a modernised kitchen and its fast food service. He shows lots of interest in it and so he joins hands with them. With his new ideas, how he makes a fortune out of it and the future of the company, all revealed in the later part.
An enjoyable film. Particularly for Michael Keaton. Well directed film as well. Film wise it was a good one, but the story wise not morally right. It was about the flaws in our society, our system. Some men can do anything like pulling others leg to climb the success ladder. It's not them to blame completely, because they had struggled enough to understand their future path. So definitely for some people, this film would inspire. If you are a regular McDonalds' customer, you should watch it. Otherwise, just to learn the truth, it is worth a watch.
_7/10_
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$15,000,000.00
Revenue:
$24,121,245.00