The Founder Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

4 of the most interesting The Founder easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of The Founder movie message.

The Founder poster
The Founder poster
The Founder Plot

The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers' innovative fast food eatery, McDonald's, into the biggest restaurant business in the world, with a combination of ambition, persistence, and ruthlessness.

Genre Biography, Drama, History
Director John Lee Hancock
Production The Weinstein Company
Stars Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Linda Cardellini
IMDB score 7.2

The Founder Movie Trivia

Ray Kroc is frequently shown drinking from a hip flask throughout the film. It's never brought up in the film, but in real life, Kroc battled alcoholism and died of heart failure because of it.

The Founder Movie Easter Eggs

1 - When B.J Novak, who played Ryan in The Office, suggests buying real estate across the country, Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) hovers over a map showing Scranton, Pennsylvania, the city in which The Office took place.

When B.J Novak, who played Ryan in The Office, suggests buying real estate across the country, Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) hovers over a map showing Scranton, Pennsylvania, the city in which The Office took place.

Accuracy details in The Founder

You can see Ray Kroc look on a map to find San Bernadino. This map is inaccurate as it shows Irvine, CA, a city formally incorporated in 1971.

The Founder movie hidden details

The picture of Ray Kroc used in RBM magazine is a nod to an actual picture taken of Ray Kroc in front of the framed Golden Arches photo.