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Where was The Founder filmed?

2017 film, directed by John Lee Hancock.

  • Atlanta

The story is set in Arizona, about 1,557 miles (2,506 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Arizona; California
Filmed in
Atlanta
Distance
About 1,557 miles (2,506 km) between Arizona and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 2,007 miles (3,230 km) between California and the nearest filming location.
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About The Founder

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Released
2017
Director
John Lee Hancock
Cast
Michael KeatonLaura DernNick OffermanJohn Carroll LynchPatrick WilsonB. J. NovakLinda CardelliniJustin Randell BrookeKate KneelandGriff Furst
Genre
BiographicalDrama

In 1954, struggling Prince Castle salesman Ray Kroc travels to San Bernardino, California to meet Dick and Mac McDonald at their eponymous restaurant after the brothers purchase eight of his milkshake machines.

Kroc breaks ground in Des Plaines, putting up his home as collateral.

At the same time, Kroc is stressed out over rising pressure from financial operating costs and falls behind on his payments.

Famous lines from The Founder

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Which is?Dick McDonald
  • All right.Ray Kroc
  • Enlighten me.Dick McDonald
  • Of course not.Dick McDonald
  • How do you know?Dick McDonald

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