The Founder (2016)

This episode is on The Founder (2016), John Lee Hancock’s story on the evolution of McDonald’s from a pioneering fast food restaurant run by two brothers to the global juggernaut it later became. Centred on Michael Keaton’s portrayal of Ray Kroc, it follows him as he comes across the McDonald brothers’ place and their seminal Speedee system, upon which he has to get his hooks in and whore their creation out with gay abandon.The episode includes sections on the story, cast and crew, production, history versus fact, release and reception, the film itself and 2016 in film. All that and more on this episode of The Cinephiles.Making the Movie SourcesHow Mark Knopfler Inspired Michael Keaton’s McDonald’s Movie, Dire Straits Blog, 2017.https://direstraitsblog.com/blog/mark-knopfler-inspired-michael-keatons-mcdonalds-movie/Between Tentpole Commitments, Jeremy Renner Builds His Producing Portfolio With John Lee Hancock’s ‘The Founder’, by Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2017.https://deadline.com/2017/01/jeremy-renner-the-founder-don-handfield-the-weinstein-company-oscars-interview-1201880162/John Lee Hancock in Talks to Direct McDonald’s Film ‘The Founder’, by Justin Kroll, Variety, 2014.https://variety.com/2014/film/news/john-lee-hancock-in-talks-to-direct-mcdonalds-film-the-founder-1201376593/How The Earliest McDonald’s Restaurants Were Recreated for Michael Keaton’s New Movie, by Jason Guerrasio. Business Insider, 2016.https://www.businessinsider.com/original-mcdonalds-restaurants-the-founder-set-2016-12Nick Offerman’s Character in “The Founder” Is Based on This Real Historical Figure, by Kat Eschner, Smithsonian Magazine, 2017.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nick-offermans-character-founder-based-real-historical-figure-180962147/Nick Offerman, B. J. Novak & John Carroll Lynch on the Sour American Dream of The Founder, by Jon Lyus, HeyUGuys, 2017.https://www.heyuguys.com/nick-offerman-b-j-novak-the-founder-interview/Michael Keaton on the Kardashians, the Real American Dream & Batman Villains, by Jon Lyus, HeyUGuys, 2017.https://www.heyuguys.com/michael-keaton-the-founder-interview/Killer Kroc: Michael Keaton Q&A On Playing ‘The Founder’, by Mike Flemng Jr., Deadline, 2016.https://deadline.com/2016/12/michael-keaton-ray-kroc-mcdonalds-the-founder-interview-1201866996/The Founder Director John Lee Hancock on the Parallels with Trump, by Jon Lyus, HeyUGuys, 2017.https://www.heyuguys.com/john-lee-hancock-trump-the-founder/The Founder’s Director Wants You to Disagree About How Much of a Jerk Ray Kroc Is, by Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 2017.https://www.vulture.com/2017/01/john-lee-hancock-the-founder-michael-keaton.html‘Founder’ Director John Lee Hancock Sees Parallels Between its Subject Ray Kroc and Donald Trump, by Kelly Scott, Los Angeles Times, 2017.https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-ca-mn-john-lee-hancock-american-dream-20170110-story.htmlExploring the Grey Moral Territory of ‘The Founder’ with Director John Lee Hancock, by Courtney Howard, Fresh Fiction, 2017.https://freshfiction.tv/exploring-the-grey-moral-territory-of-the-founder-with-director-john-lee-hancock/‘The Founder’ Director John Lee Hancock Explains Why John Carroll Lynch Is A Stone Cold Pro, by Jack Giroux, SlashFilm, 2017.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.slashfilm.com/548828/intervi