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COOK: Order up!
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RAY: I know what
you're thinking.
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"What the heck do I
need a five spindle for,
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when I barely sell enough
milkshakes
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to justify my single spindle?"
Right?
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Wrong.
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Are you familiar with the notion
of the chicken or the egg,
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Mr. Griffith?
I mention it because,
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well, I think it applies here.
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Do you not need
the multi-mixer because,
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well heck, you're not
selling enough milkshakes?
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Or are you not selling
enough milkshakes
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because you don't
have a multi-mixer?
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I firmly believe
it's the latter.
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You see your customer comes in
here and he knows if he orders
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a shake from your establishment,
he's in for a terrific wait.
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He's done it before
and he thinks to himself,
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"well by-golly, I'm not going to
make that mistake again."
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But if you had the prince castle
five spindle multi-mixer
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with patented
direct-drive electric motor,
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well you greatly increase your
ability to produce delicious,
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frosty milkshakes fast.
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Mark my words,
dollars to donuts,
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you'll be selling more of those
sons-a-bitches
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than you can shake a stick at.
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You increase the supply,
and the demand will follow.
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Increase supply, demand follows.
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Chicken-egg.
Do you follow my logic?
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I know you do, because you're
a bright forward-thinking guy
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who knows a good idea
when he hears one.
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So, whaddaya say?
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Griffith:
Nah, but thanks anyways.
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COOK: Order's up.
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Miss? How much longer?
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- Should be a few more minutes.
- You said that 20 minutes ago.
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I'm so sorry,
we're really busy today.
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RAY: See, it only stands
to reason here, bud,
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if you increase supply,
demand will follow.
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Chicken and the egg.
Do you follow my logic?
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Of course you do, you're
a bright forward-thinking guy
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who knows a good idea
when he hears one.
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So?
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What do you say?
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RAY: Here we go.
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- What is...?
- Enjoy.
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I ordered the barbeque beef!
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RAY: There's a lot of good
leads, real-real strong leads.
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Yeah. What?
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Ethel on phone:
Nothing. That's wonderful.
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RAY: Well, I mean, there's
just tremendous interest.
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ETHEL: I'm sure there is.
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RAY: You sound like you
don't believe me.
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ETHEL: Of course, Ray.
Why wouldn't I?
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Alright. I've got a
lot of paperwork to do here.
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So ahh... I'll... I'll call you
from the road tomorrow.
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ETHEL: Okay.
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Alright. Goodnight.
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RECORD: Persistence.
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Nothing in the world can
take the place of persistence.
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Talent won't;
Nothing is more common
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than unsuccessful men
with talent.
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Genius won't; Unrewarded
genius is practically a cliché.
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Education won't; The world
is full of educated fools.
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Persistence and determination
alone are all powerful.
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Show that you don't have
to be defeated by anything.
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That you can have peace of
mind, improved health
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and a never ceasing
flow of energy.
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If you attempt each and every
day to achieve these things,
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the results will make
themselves obvious to you.
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While it may sound
like a magical notion,
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it is in you
to create your own future.
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The greatest discovery
of my generation
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is that human beings
can alter their lives
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by altering their attitudes
of mind.
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Or as Ralph Waldo
Emerson declared,
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"a man is what he
thinks about all day long."
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JUNE: Prince castle sales,
how can I help you?
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- Hi, June.
- Ray, how's it going down there?
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Good, swell, lot of interest.
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Hold on, let me
fetch your messages.
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Let's see, gene Rafferty
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from united aluminum
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needs to reschedule Friday.
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Ed Nance calling
about the refund.
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Swan and sons,
they called again,
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we're sixty days past due.
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A lady from the
march of dimes, oh...
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We got an order, six mixers.
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- Six?
- Mm-hmm.
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Some drive-in out in
California.
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Same place, one place.
No that's... that's impossible.
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- I've got the slip right here.
- No, I'm sure you misunderstood.
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You know what?
Give me the number.
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- You got a pen?
- Okay.
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Alright.
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- EMPLOYEE: Hello, McDonald's.
- Hello, good afternoon.
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May I please
speak with the owner.
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- Which one?
- I'm sorry?
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Dick or Mac?
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Ahh, whichever one's
available, I guess.
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RESTAURANT: Order up!
I need six fries!
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- Patties up!
- This is dick.
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Hello, dick, this is Ray Kroc
from prince castle sales.
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The reason I'm calling is
someone placed an order...
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Yes. Yes, that was me.
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How soon can you
get them out here?
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Well, that's actually
why I'm phoning now, dick.
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I think there might have been
some kind of miscommunication...
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Freezer! Top shelf!
Left side! Sorry.
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No problem.
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My secretary's under the
impression that you wanted six?
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Yeah, you know,
I think that was a mistake.
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Well, that's what I figured.
I mean, what kind of drive-in
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can make
30 milkshakes at a time.
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Better make it eight.
What's that, al?
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There's a brand new box...
Look, now isn't the best time.
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Yeah, I'm sorry. I understand.
I'm still a little bit...
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You know where to send them?
San Bernardino, California.
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- Yeah.
- Corner of 14th and e.
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Hold on a minute.
To anyone in particular?
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Just the store is fine.
McDonald's. Okay. Thanks a lot.
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Yeah.
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Don't worry, it moves fast.
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Really?
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Employee:
You guys have a great day.
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Hi, welcome to McDonald's.
May I take your order?
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Yeah, give me a hamburger,
French fries and a Coca-Cola.
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- That'll be .35 cents, please.
- Alright.
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Fifteen cents is your change.
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Here you are.
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- What's this?
- Your food.
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No, no, no.
I just ordered.
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And now it's here.
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You sure?
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Alright.
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Where are the umm...
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You know, the silverware
and plates and everything?
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You just eat it
straight out of the wrapper,
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then you throw it all out.
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Alright.
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Really?
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Okay.
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Where do I eat it?
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In your car.
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At the park.
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At home. Wherever you'd like.
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Okay. Okay. Okay, thanks.
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- MOTHER: May we join you?
- Huh? Yeah. Sure.
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MOTHER: Thank you.
Have a seat.
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MAC: Just throw it right there
and I'll sweep it up.
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MAC: How is everything?
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This might be the best hamburger
I've ever had in my life.
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Well, we aim to please.
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Mac McDonald.
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Oh! Well, look at this...
Ray Kroc.
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The multi-mixer fella.
You spoke with my brother, dick.
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I did yeah, yeah.
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What are you doing way out here?
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I'm in Los Angeles,
business meetings.
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I thought I'm in
the neighborhood,
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I should just swing by
and say hello.
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Well, I'm sure glad you did.
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This whole thing.
This is some operation.
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Care for a little tour?
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- Of the...?
- Yeah.
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Yeah, I would.
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Well, then finish up,
I'll come back for you.
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Alrighty. Thanks.
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EMPLOYEE: May I take your order?
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Two soft drinks and two fries.
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Anything else for you, sir?
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Speed, that's the
name of the game.
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The first stop for every
McDonald's hamburger
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is the grill.
Manned by two cooks
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whose sole job is to grill those
all-beef beauties to perfection.
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Meanwhile, as the Patty cooks,
our dressers get the buns ready.
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Watch out. Burger crossing.
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- Burger crossing!
- Burger crossing!
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Every McDonald's burger
has two pickles.
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A pinch of onions and a precise
shot of ketchup and mustard.
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- Now where'd you get those?
- We made them.
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- Made them!
- Yeah, custom built.
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The whole kitchen is.
Next is the finishing station
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where we put
the whole thing together.
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And...
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Voila, a fresh delicious burger
from grill to counter
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in 30 seconds.
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How the heck did you
come up with this?
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Oh I didn't. We did.
Dick McDonald, my brother.
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Hi. I gotta tell you,
this is the most...
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Well, it's nice to meet you.
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- The fries.
- What about them?
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They're five percent too crisp.
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No, they're perfect.
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I think we should drop to
two minutes, fifty seconds.
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Wasn't that what
we were at before?
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400, not 375.
Higher temp, shorter cook.
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- I think they're spot on.
- Excuse me, may I?
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None of my beeswax,
but I'm with the big fella here.
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I loved them.
Golden brown on the outside.
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Fluffy white inside.
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And they're not too
oily, salty, crunchy.
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DICK: Who are you?
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Oh, this is Ray Kroc. The
multi-mixer fella you spoke to.
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When do you figure
we can expect them?
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Umm, sent them blue-label air...
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- Good-good.
- Hey, wait, wait.
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Wait.
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Wait a minute. I'm going to
take you out to dinner.
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You're really not my type.
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You and your brother.
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What for?
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This is the most remarkable
restaurant I've seen in all my
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years in the food
service industry.
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And I've seen it all.
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I wanna hear your story.
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MAC: Well, we were young
and hungry.
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There wasn't a job to be
had in all of New Hampshire.
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So we decided to pack
our bags and head west.
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To Hollywood. I wanted to be in
the movie business.
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And dick,
well, he wanted to be...
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Employed.
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So we landed jobs at Columbia
pictures driving trucks.
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And after a few years,
we had enough saved
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to buy our own
little piece of showbiz.
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A beautiful little
movie theater in Glendora.
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Which would have been swell.
Except for the timing.
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It was September of '29.
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One minute we're screening
the gold diggers of Broadway,
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and next it's,
"brother can you spare a dime?"
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I couldn't.
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Nobody in town was
making any money,
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except for one fella,
Wylie Reid.
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Had a hot dog
and root beer stand.
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Hey people still
gotta eat, right?
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So we decide to open up
our own little stand,
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hot dogs and orange juice,
in Arcadia.
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And it went okay. I mean we
weren't going gang-busters.
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There just weren't
enough people in Arcadia.
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Meanwhile, one town over
is San Bernardino
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and we want to relocate, but we
got no money for a new stand.
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And that's when my brother here
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comes up with one of his
brilliant ideas. Tell him, dick.
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Well...
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He says, why don't we
move the stand we've got.
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Put it on a truck.
Genius, right.
247
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Only there's one little problem.
248
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On the road between the two
towns, there's an overpass.
249
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And the building won't clear.
250
00:17:23,309 --> 00:17:25,069
Now I figure that's it,
we're done for.
251
00:17:25,145 --> 00:17:29,095
But then dick says, "why don't
we saw the building in half?"
252
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Saw it in half...
253
00:17:40,492 --> 00:17:41,762
Come on.
254
00:17:44,630 --> 00:17:47,050
So we've moved the restaurant
we're setting up shop.
255
00:17:47,133 --> 00:17:48,563
But now we want to
do a few tweaks,
256
00:17:48,635 --> 00:17:50,285
because now it's 1940.
257
00:17:50,370 --> 00:17:51,620
And drive-ins are all the rage.
258
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I mean, they are
the hottest thing going,
259
00:17:53,306 --> 00:17:54,726
and I say,
"dick we gotta get in on this."
260
00:17:54,808 --> 00:17:56,428
And dick says, "okay".
261
00:17:56,509 --> 00:17:58,729
And two months later
we open for business...
262
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McDonald's famous barbecue.
263
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27 item menu.
264
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Uniformed waitresses bring
your food right to the car.
265
00:18:04,317 --> 00:18:07,467
And it goes gang-busters.
We're going great guns.
266
00:18:07,554 --> 00:18:10,414
But then sales
start to level off.
267
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The drive-in
model as we learned,
268
00:18:12,392 --> 00:18:14,452
- has a few built-in problems.
- Tell me about it.
269
00:18:14,527 --> 00:18:16,447
For starters,
there's the customer issue.
270
00:18:16,529 --> 00:18:18,749
Drive-in's tend to attract,
shall we say,
271
00:18:18,832 --> 00:18:20,652
a less than desirable clientele.
272
00:18:20,733 --> 00:18:22,693
- Teenagers.
- Hot rodders and hooligans.
273
00:18:22,769 --> 00:18:25,059
Juvenile delinquents
in blue jeans.
274
00:18:25,138 --> 00:18:26,438
And then there's the service.
275
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It takes forever and a day
for your food to arrive.
276
00:18:28,508 --> 00:18:30,398
- And when it finally does...
- It's usually wrong.
277
00:18:30,477 --> 00:18:33,427
Yeah. The carhops are too busy
dodging gropes to remember
278
00:18:33,513 --> 00:18:35,603
that you wanted strawberry
phosphate, not cherry.
279
00:18:35,682 --> 00:18:37,442
Well, that's if
they remember at all.
280
00:18:37,517 --> 00:18:39,807
And then, there's the expenses.
The huge payroll.
281
00:18:39,886 --> 00:18:41,566
Due to the large staff required.
282
00:18:41,654 --> 00:18:43,784
Dishes constantly
getting broken or stolen.
283
00:18:43,857 --> 00:18:45,107
Tremendous overhead.
284
00:18:45,191 --> 00:18:46,691
So one day,
dick has a realization.
285
00:18:46,859 --> 00:18:49,619
He sees that the bulk of our
sales are only in three items.
286
00:18:49,696 --> 00:18:51,786
Hamburgers.
French fries. Soft drinks.
287
00:18:51,865 --> 00:18:53,745
Eighty-seven percent.
288
00:18:53,833 --> 00:18:55,793
So we say to ourselves
let's focus on what sells.
289
00:18:55,869 --> 00:18:58,159
And that's exactly what we do.
290
00:18:58,238 --> 00:19:00,128
Brisket gone. Tamales gone.
291
00:19:00,206 --> 00:19:02,826
But we don't stop there.
We look at everything.
292
00:19:02,909 --> 00:19:05,129
- What else don't we need?
- Turns out quite a lot.
293
00:19:05,211 --> 00:19:06,671
Carhops.
294
00:19:06,746 --> 00:19:08,796
DICK: Walk up to a window,
get the food yourself.
295
00:19:08,882 --> 00:19:10,542
- Dishes...
- All paper packaging.
296
00:19:10,617 --> 00:19:12,737
- Disposable.
- Cigarette machines, jukeboxes.
297
00:19:12,819 --> 00:19:14,609
Drive out the riff-raff.
298
00:19:14,687 --> 00:19:16,607
Creating a family
friendly environment here.
299
00:19:16,689 --> 00:19:18,779
- But that's not enough.
- Alright.
300
00:19:18,858 --> 00:19:22,118
Our whole lives we'd piggybacked
off other people's ideas.
301
00:19:22,195 --> 00:19:24,115
We wanted something that
wasn't just different.
302
00:19:24,197 --> 00:19:28,217
It had to be better.
It needed to be ours.
303
00:19:28,301 --> 00:19:30,661
And that's what brings us
to the biggest cut of all.
304
00:19:30,737 --> 00:19:32,557
Which was?
305
00:19:32,639 --> 00:19:35,659
- The wait.
- Orders ready in 30 seconds.
306
00:19:35,742 --> 00:19:37,632
- Not 30 minutes.
- Mecca.
307
00:19:37,710 --> 00:19:39,700
We looked at each other
one night.
308
00:19:39,779 --> 00:19:41,569
You thinking what I'm thinking?
309
00:19:41,648 --> 00:19:43,238
We're going to have to
tear down, rebuild.
310
00:19:43,316 --> 00:19:45,536
Reconfigure.
Rethink the whole dang thing.
311
00:19:45,618 --> 00:19:46,668
We're talking about
shutting down
312
00:19:46,753 --> 00:19:48,813
a thriving business for months.
313
00:19:48,888 --> 00:19:50,778
People are going to
think we're crazy.
314
00:19:50,857 --> 00:19:53,407
We were crazy.
315
00:19:53,493 --> 00:19:54,713
And you are going to
love how we did it.
316
00:19:54,794 --> 00:19:56,324
Dick, you gotta tell him.
317
00:19:56,396 --> 00:19:57,556
The tennis court?
318
00:19:57,829 --> 00:19:59,189
He brings me out to
this tennis court.
319
00:19:59,265 --> 00:20:00,545
And he's drawn this line,
320
00:20:00,633 --> 00:20:01,823
the exact dimensions
of our kitchen.
321
00:20:01,901 --> 00:20:04,591
DICK: Sink on the right.
Extruder on the left.
322
00:20:04,671 --> 00:20:06,791
- Bagging and hood.
- MAC: Hood.
323
00:20:06,873 --> 00:20:08,273
Garnish-garnish.
324
00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:10,530
- This is burger finish.
- MAC: Got it.
325
00:20:10,610 --> 00:20:13,270
And this is burger slide.
326
00:20:13,346 --> 00:20:14,766
We could just move those.
327
00:20:14,847 --> 00:20:17,337
- MAC: Okay.
- Multi-mixer, soft drinks.
328
00:20:17,417 --> 00:20:19,707
We bring out our whole staff
and we have them go through
329
00:20:19,786 --> 00:20:22,876
the motions, making
pretend burgers and fries.
330
00:20:22,956 --> 00:20:24,736
DICK: Alright Steve,
anticipate that.
331
00:20:24,824 --> 00:20:26,964
You gotta keep the tray level.
332
00:20:28,427 --> 00:20:29,817
And dick is running around
with this stick
333
00:20:29,896 --> 00:20:31,716
marking where all the
equipment should be.
334
00:20:31,798 --> 00:20:34,518
Tuck in. Tony are you going
to skip the pickles
335
00:20:34,601 --> 00:20:35,891
when we're really doing it?
336
00:20:35,969 --> 00:20:37,759
They do it over and over,
hashing it out.
337
00:20:37,837 --> 00:20:39,927
Choreographing it like
some crazy burger ballet.
338
00:20:40,006 --> 00:20:41,626
What's going on over there?
339
00:20:41,708 --> 00:20:43,258
Yes!
340
00:20:43,343 --> 00:20:44,833
No!
341
00:20:44,911 --> 00:20:46,441
No!
342
00:20:47,946 --> 00:20:49,766
Everybody stop! Stop!
343
00:20:49,849 --> 00:20:51,839
Garnish one. Garnish two.
344
00:20:51,918 --> 00:20:55,578
You've got pickles,
you've got onions.
345
00:20:55,655 --> 00:20:57,305
It's a goddamn hamburger.
346
00:20:57,390 --> 00:20:59,950
- Come on, clear off.
- Let's clear off.
347
00:21:00,026 --> 00:21:02,616
It's time for the pink chalk.
348
00:21:02,695 --> 00:21:04,925
And then root beer, orange.
349
00:21:06,732 --> 00:21:08,762
DICK: See all this open
space here now?
350
00:21:08,835 --> 00:21:11,555
We've rearranged
the fry situation.
351
00:21:11,638 --> 00:21:15,498
So now it's stage left.
The deep fryer stage right.
352
00:21:15,575 --> 00:21:17,755
DICK: Begin! That's great.
353
00:21:17,844 --> 00:21:20,274
- Come on, guys.
- We're pretty tied up here.
354
00:21:20,346 --> 00:21:23,466
Watch out, it's the
timing of the lazy-Susan.
355
00:21:23,549 --> 00:21:25,939
Those are finished burgers.
You can't...
356
00:21:26,019 --> 00:21:28,639
Hold it.
357
00:21:28,721 --> 00:21:30,941
I still think
there's a third version.
358
00:21:31,024 --> 00:21:32,954
- What do you want to move?
- I want to move everything.
359
00:21:33,026 --> 00:21:34,986
Back to stage left, please.
360
00:21:41,767 --> 00:21:43,517
We got it all drawn.
361
00:21:43,603 --> 00:21:45,963
This is better.
362
00:21:46,039 --> 00:21:47,359
Is that alright?
363
00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:48,930
DICK: I think so.
364
00:21:49,008 --> 00:21:51,528
I guess... I guess... let's
assume our battle stations.
365
00:21:51,611 --> 00:21:54,301
MAC: Okay. Okay.
366
00:21:54,380 --> 00:21:57,640
Finally, after about
six hours of this,
367
00:21:57,717 --> 00:21:58,907
we get it just right.
368
00:21:58,985 --> 00:22:02,015
It's a symphony of efficiency.
Not a wasted motion.
369
00:22:14,032 --> 00:22:15,702
DICK: Good form, Jasper.
370
00:22:17,936 --> 00:22:19,956
You feel good
about those pickles!
371
00:22:20,039 --> 00:22:21,329
Ketchup!
372
00:22:21,407 --> 00:22:23,107
Use your lazy-Susan.
373
00:22:25,544 --> 00:22:27,574
Put your back into it, Seth!
374
00:22:27,647 --> 00:22:31,967
And pickle and
pickle and mustard!
375
00:22:32,051 --> 00:22:33,671
We take the layout to a builder,
376
00:22:33,753 --> 00:22:35,883
custom build the kitchen
to our exact specs.
377
00:22:35,955 --> 00:22:38,745
Tada!
The speedee system is born.
378
00:22:38,825 --> 00:22:41,475
The world's first-ever
system to deliver food fast.
379
00:22:41,561 --> 00:22:43,351
It's totally revolutionary.
380
00:22:43,429 --> 00:22:45,519
- And a complete disaster.
- Why?
381
00:22:45,598 --> 00:22:47,388
MAC: Opening day,
cars pull up onto the lot
382
00:22:47,467 --> 00:22:48,717
and they start honking
immediately
383
00:22:48,801 --> 00:22:49,991
because no carhop comes up.
384
00:22:50,069 --> 00:22:51,289
You place your order!
385
00:22:51,371 --> 00:22:53,291
We try to explain to them
the walk-up window.
386
00:22:53,371 --> 00:22:56,001
And they are bewildered.
Now they're furious.
387
00:22:56,075 --> 00:22:57,825
MAC: What do you mean
I gotta get out of my car?
388
00:22:57,910 --> 00:22:59,700
Most of them just cuss
us out and drive off.
389
00:22:59,779 --> 00:23:01,369
And the few that stay
are mad as heck
390
00:23:01,447 --> 00:23:02,467
because they're eating off paper
391
00:23:02,548 --> 00:23:03,868
and they gotta
discard their own trash.
392
00:23:03,948 --> 00:23:04,868
- Why?
- You're doing great.
393
00:23:04,948 --> 00:23:07,008
MAC: Yeah, we won't be
coming out to the car,
394
00:23:07,086 --> 00:23:08,066
but you can come on up.
395
00:23:08,154 --> 00:23:09,644
Welcome to McDonald's!
396
00:23:09,722 --> 00:23:11,842
DICK: We may have underestimated
the learning curve.
397
00:23:11,922 --> 00:23:14,452
So by five o'clock dick is
calculating how much it's going
398
00:23:14,527 --> 00:23:16,017
to cost to go back to drive-in.
399
00:23:16,095 --> 00:23:17,445
But I am not ready to
throw in the towel.
400
00:23:17,530 --> 00:23:19,520
I go back to our
old Hollywood days,
401
00:23:19,599 --> 00:23:21,719
I think to myself,
we gotta go big with this.
402
00:23:21,801 --> 00:23:22,801
We gotta put on a show.
403
00:23:23,435 --> 00:23:25,085
So I say, "dick, I wanna
throw a grand re-opening.
404
00:23:25,171 --> 00:23:27,361
A gala premiere that would put
Louis b. Mayer to shame."
405
00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:29,360
So we rent a bunch
of spotlights.
406
00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:31,730
Same ones we used to haul
around in the Columbia days.
407
00:23:31,811 --> 00:23:33,531
We get sparklers,
a juggler for the kiddies.
408
00:23:33,613 --> 00:23:36,573
It is an event,
people show up in droves.
409
00:23:36,649 --> 00:23:38,709
- And then...
- DICK: The flies.
410
00:23:38,785 --> 00:23:40,705
DICK: They must've been
drawn by all the lights.
411
00:23:40,787 --> 00:23:43,407
MAC: Millions of them. It was
like a scene outta exodus.
412
00:23:43,489 --> 00:23:46,819
The pharaoh would've
released the Israelites.
413
00:23:47,860 --> 00:23:49,580
MAC: Total disaster.
414
00:23:49,662 --> 00:23:51,052
Now it is towel time.
415
00:23:51,130 --> 00:23:52,790
The next day, dick and I meet up
416
00:23:52,865 --> 00:23:54,885
to discuss going back to
the old format.
417
00:23:54,967 --> 00:23:58,137
And as we're talking there's a
knock at the service window.
418
00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:03,560
I tell him we're closed.
419
00:24:03,643 --> 00:24:05,573
- We're closed.
- But he looks so cute.
420
00:24:05,645 --> 00:24:07,595
Hang on. Hang on.
What would you like, son?
421
00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:09,070
Can I buy a bag of
burgers from you?
422
00:24:09,148 --> 00:24:10,938
- Three?
- Yes, please.
423
00:24:11,017 --> 00:24:12,737
MAC: And I feel bad,
so I fire up the grill
424
00:24:12,819 --> 00:24:15,679
and I make him a batch.
425
00:24:15,755 --> 00:24:17,115
There you are.
426
00:24:20,992 --> 00:24:23,692
As he's walking away from the
service window a car pulls up.
427
00:24:28,166 --> 00:24:30,026
And then another.
428
00:24:33,171 --> 00:24:34,941
Dick?
429
00:24:36,007 --> 00:24:37,837
And then another.
430
00:24:45,517 --> 00:24:48,507
- Hello, welcome to McDonald's.
- MAN: Hello there.
431
00:24:48,588 --> 00:24:50,138
MAC: Pretty soon there's
a line around the block.
432
00:24:50,223 --> 00:24:52,653
- The word has spread.
- And it's off to the races.
433
00:24:52,725 --> 00:24:54,475
MAC: And we are
an overnight sensation
434
00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:56,490
30 years in the making.
435
00:25:03,268 --> 00:25:05,168
So that's our story.
436
00:25:48,780 --> 00:25:50,070
Franchise!
437
00:25:50,149 --> 00:25:51,539
- Beg your pardon?
- Franchise!
438
00:25:51,617 --> 00:25:52,937
Franchise the damn thing!
439
00:25:53,019 --> 00:25:54,869
It's too damn good
for just one location.
440
00:25:54,954 --> 00:25:56,084
There should be
McDonald's everywhere.
441
00:25:56,155 --> 00:25:58,535
Coast to coast.
Sea to shining sea.
442
00:25:58,624 --> 00:26:00,614
- Mr. Kroc...
- You know I...
443
00:26:00,693 --> 00:26:04,253
I got a confession I
want to make to you boys.
444
00:26:04,330 --> 00:26:05,890
I'm not out here in California
445
00:26:05,965 --> 00:26:07,045
for any kind of
business meetings.
446
00:26:07,133 --> 00:26:08,553
I came out here for you.
447
00:26:08,634 --> 00:26:11,264
A few days ago,
I got into St. Louis, Missouri.
448
00:26:11,337 --> 00:26:14,257
And I was doing some business,
and I broke out my map.
449
00:26:14,340 --> 00:26:18,930
And I followed my finger
on one single highway west.
450
00:26:19,011 --> 00:26:20,071
Route 66.
451
00:26:20,146 --> 00:26:21,626
- Mr. Kroc...
- And something told me.
452
00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:24,200
Something told me to get into
my car and drive that highway.
453
00:26:24,283 --> 00:26:26,143
And you know where it led me?
Right here.
454
00:26:26,218 --> 00:26:27,768
Right smack dab here.
455
00:26:27,853 --> 00:26:30,083
Right to this
unbelievable establishment.
456
00:26:30,156 --> 00:26:32,706
And when I saw these lines
and your whole operation,
457
00:26:32,792 --> 00:26:35,882
and tasted your product,
I knew what needed to happen.
458
00:26:35,962 --> 00:26:37,952
Franchise. Franchise!
459
00:26:38,030 --> 00:26:41,900
Franchise! Franchise! Franchise!
460
00:26:44,169 --> 00:26:45,639
We already tried.
461
00:26:50,642 --> 00:26:53,302
DICK: Five. Three in Southern
California. One in Sacramento.
462
00:26:53,379 --> 00:26:55,599
And one in Phoenix.
463
00:26:55,681 --> 00:26:57,571
And that's all
there will ever be.
464
00:26:57,650 --> 00:26:59,970
- Why?
- Two-words.
465
00:27:00,052 --> 00:27:01,772
Quality control.
466
00:27:01,854 --> 00:27:04,784
It's almost impossible to
enforce standards from afar.
467
00:27:04,857 --> 00:27:06,847
Places were a mess,
filthy kitchens,
468
00:27:06,926 --> 00:27:08,246
inconsistent menus.
469
00:27:08,327 --> 00:27:10,247
Sacramento was selling burritos.
470
00:27:10,329 --> 00:27:15,289
To watch your precious creation
be mismanaged like that.
471
00:27:15,368 --> 00:27:18,268
Your name...
Put Mac in the hospital.
472
00:27:20,205 --> 00:27:21,325
Well...
473
00:27:21,407 --> 00:27:23,327
So you put somebody in
charge to supervise them.
474
00:27:23,407 --> 00:27:25,327
- We did.
- So what happened?
475
00:27:25,411 --> 00:27:27,331
He obviously
didn't do a great job.
476
00:27:27,413 --> 00:27:30,173
So you hire somebody else,
get somebody better.
477
00:27:30,249 --> 00:27:32,939
Our energies are better spent
making this place
478
00:27:33,019 --> 00:27:34,639
the best it can possibly be.
479
00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:36,180
It's better to have
one great restaurant
480
00:27:36,255 --> 00:27:38,175
- than fifty mediocre ones.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
481
00:27:38,257 --> 00:27:39,877
I still think if you
hire the right guy...
482
00:27:39,959 --> 00:27:41,779
Ray, we're not interested.
483
00:27:41,861 --> 00:27:44,181
I think you boys are missing
something here that is...
484
00:27:44,263 --> 00:27:46,863
I tell ya,
you got something here.
485
00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:50,290
What is that?
486
00:27:50,369 --> 00:27:52,829
- A concept.
- Huh.
487
00:27:52,905 --> 00:27:54,285
What are those?
488
00:27:54,373 --> 00:27:56,233
It's a way to make
the place stand out
489
00:27:56,308 --> 00:27:57,898
when you're driving by.
490
00:27:57,977 --> 00:28:01,227
The "golden arches",
I call them.
491
00:28:01,313 --> 00:28:04,143
The golden arches.
492
00:28:04,216 --> 00:28:05,236
Who thought of that?
493
00:28:05,317 --> 00:28:09,007
Oh, that's some pure
dick magic right there.
494
00:28:09,088 --> 00:28:10,978
Did you ever
build one like that?
495
00:28:11,057 --> 00:28:13,077
Just one.
496
00:28:13,159 --> 00:28:14,759
Phoenix.
497
00:29:51,089 --> 00:29:52,309
RAY: Ethel!
498
00:29:52,391 --> 00:29:53,851
ETHEL: In here.
499
00:29:53,926 --> 00:29:55,816
Oh boy, I saw a restaurant,
500
00:29:55,895 --> 00:29:58,245
I've never seen a restaurant
like this in my life.
501
00:29:58,330 --> 00:30:01,290
They've got this
fully automated system.
502
00:30:01,367 --> 00:30:03,957
It's called the speedee system.
503
00:30:04,036 --> 00:30:07,286
Which is a good name for it,
cause man it is speedy.
504
00:30:07,373 --> 00:30:10,833
I'm telling you it's like
something sprung from the mind
505
00:30:10,910 --> 00:30:13,370
of Henry Ford or something.
506
00:30:13,445 --> 00:30:15,795
- It's revolutionary?
- It's revolutionary.
507
00:30:15,881 --> 00:30:18,171
Exactly what it is,
it's revolutionary.
508
00:30:18,250 --> 00:30:20,470
- And you want to invest in it?
- I don't know. I don't know.
509
00:30:20,553 --> 00:30:23,223
I'm not sure yet. But I just
know I want to be part of it.
510
00:30:25,256 --> 00:30:28,046
- Boy...
- So here we go.
511
00:30:28,127 --> 00:30:29,847
What do you mean by that?
512
00:30:29,929 --> 00:30:32,519
Wax cups,
fold-a-nooks, multi-mixers.
513
00:30:32,598 --> 00:30:34,188
A new idea to chase.
514
00:30:34,266 --> 00:30:36,456
Those things put a
roof over our heads.
515
00:30:36,535 --> 00:30:37,855
At least over mine.
516
00:30:37,937 --> 00:30:39,387
What do you mean over yours?
517
00:30:39,471 --> 00:30:41,231
Over "our" heads.
518
00:30:41,307 --> 00:30:44,427
It's a good roof, Ray.
It's a good house.
519
00:30:44,510 --> 00:30:48,330
It's a good life, if you
weren't too busy to live it.
520
00:30:48,414 --> 00:30:50,444
We could go to the club,
more than twice a year.
521
00:30:50,516 --> 00:30:52,966
Christ, just take a walk
around the block together.
522
00:30:53,052 --> 00:30:57,542
Isn't it time to enjoy a little
and stop chasing your tail?
523
00:30:57,623 --> 00:31:01,853
When's enough going
to be enough for you?
524
00:31:01,927 --> 00:31:04,047
Honestly?
525
00:31:04,129 --> 00:31:06,259
Probably never.
526
00:31:09,434 --> 00:31:11,464
Why should I settle
when other men won't?
527
00:31:11,537 --> 00:31:13,157
I don't know, Ray.
528
00:31:13,239 --> 00:31:15,529
Maybe if I had a wife
with an ounce of vision.
529
00:31:15,608 --> 00:31:18,558
Showed me an ounce of support.
530
00:31:18,644 --> 00:31:20,404
Sorry. Wrong word.
531
00:31:20,479 --> 00:31:22,199
I've done nothing
but support you!
532
00:31:22,281 --> 00:31:24,071
Look, I'm sorry.
533
00:31:24,149 --> 00:31:25,869
Ups, down.
534
00:31:25,951 --> 00:31:29,291
Dwindling savings, your schemes.
535
00:32:58,242 --> 00:32:59,602
Are you familiar with
the concept of the chicken
536
00:32:59,678 --> 00:33:01,628
and the egg, Mr. Johnson?
537
00:33:01,714 --> 00:33:04,514
Because I think
that's applicable here.
538
00:33:54,699 --> 00:33:56,699
Hey, dick.
539
00:33:59,804 --> 00:34:02,164
What is it with this guy?
540
00:34:02,241 --> 00:34:04,541
- Do it for your country!
- What?
541
00:34:07,311 --> 00:34:09,101
If you boys don't want to
franchise for yourselves,
542
00:34:09,181 --> 00:34:11,821
that's fine.
Do it for your country.
543
00:34:13,751 --> 00:34:16,251
Do it for America.
544
00:34:20,658 --> 00:34:22,578
RAY: You know I've drove
through a lot of towns.
545
00:34:22,661 --> 00:34:24,521
A lot of small towns.
546
00:34:24,596 --> 00:34:27,286
And they all had
two things in common.
547
00:34:27,366 --> 00:34:29,456
They had a courthouse
and they had a church.
548
00:34:29,535 --> 00:34:32,385
On top of the church
you got a cross,
549
00:34:32,471 --> 00:34:35,691
and on top of the courthouse,
they'd have a flag.
550
00:34:35,774 --> 00:34:37,564
Flags-crosses.
551
00:34:37,643 --> 00:34:40,703
Crosses-flags.
552
00:34:40,779 --> 00:34:42,599
Driving around, I just
cannot stop thinking about this
553
00:34:42,681 --> 00:34:44,671
tremendous restaurant.
554
00:34:44,750 --> 00:34:48,210
Now at the risk of
sounding blasphemous,
555
00:34:48,287 --> 00:34:51,437
forgive me, those arches
have a lot in common
556
00:34:51,523 --> 00:34:53,113
with those buildings.
557
00:34:53,192 --> 00:34:55,212
A building with a
cross on top of it.
558
00:34:55,294 --> 00:34:57,584
What is that? It's a gathering
place where decent wholesome
559
00:34:57,663 --> 00:35:01,293
people come together
and they share values
560
00:35:01,366 --> 00:35:04,216
protected by that American flag.
561
00:35:04,303 --> 00:35:09,503
It could be said that beautiful
building flanked by those arches
562
00:35:09,575 --> 00:35:12,055
signifies more or less
the same thing.
563
00:35:12,144 --> 00:35:16,474
It doesn't just say
delicious hamburgers inside.
564
00:35:16,548 --> 00:35:19,068
They signify family.
It signifies community.
565
00:35:19,151 --> 00:35:21,771
It's a place where American's
come together to break bread.
566
00:35:21,854 --> 00:35:25,714
I am telling you,
567
00:35:25,791 --> 00:35:30,631
McDonald's can be
the new American church.
568
00:35:32,396 --> 00:35:34,186
Feeding bodies and feeding souls
569
00:35:34,266 --> 00:35:37,816
and it ain't just open
on Sunday boys.
570
00:35:37,903 --> 00:35:40,803
It's open seven-days a week.
571
00:35:47,678 --> 00:35:49,468
Crosses.
572
00:35:49,548 --> 00:35:51,668
Flags.
573
00:35:51,750 --> 00:35:53,550
Arches.
574
00:36:01,359 --> 00:36:03,549
Give us a minute, Ray.
575
00:36:03,629 --> 00:36:05,459
Sure.
576
00:36:08,900 --> 00:36:10,760
I don't know.
577
00:36:10,836 --> 00:36:14,626
This is your dream,
it's bigger than your dream.
578
00:36:14,706 --> 00:36:18,726
Arches. Your arches.
Coast to coast.
579
00:36:18,810 --> 00:36:21,300
I can't put you
through that again.
580
00:36:21,380 --> 00:36:24,340
I know how bad you want this.
And you should have it.
581
00:36:24,416 --> 00:36:26,306
Your diabetes. Last time...
582
00:36:26,385 --> 00:36:28,405
We'll do things differently.
Learn from our mistakes.
583
00:36:28,487 --> 00:36:29,877
How so?
584
00:36:29,955 --> 00:36:32,405
Keep a tighter leash on
everything. Complete oversight.
585
00:36:32,491 --> 00:36:33,711
Every change goes through us.
586
00:36:33,792 --> 00:36:35,682
Who says he's going to listen.
587
00:36:35,761 --> 00:36:37,681
We'll make him listen.
588
00:36:37,763 --> 00:36:39,523
We'll draw up a contact.
589
00:36:39,598 --> 00:36:41,798
Clear as day, black and white.
590
00:37:02,987 --> 00:37:04,587
Fine.
591
00:37:07,959 --> 00:37:09,759
Fine.
592
00:37:13,464 --> 00:37:15,404
Fine.
593
00:37:19,770 --> 00:37:21,470
Fine.
594
00:37:39,724 --> 00:37:41,784
- Let's get to work, boys.
- What's the first step?
595
00:37:41,860 --> 00:37:43,880
Just leave that to me.
596
00:37:43,962 --> 00:37:45,752
We are a
dynamic-fast growing company.
597
00:37:45,831 --> 00:37:48,451
And we're poised to make
major inroads nationally.
598
00:37:48,533 --> 00:37:51,493
So in addition to giving us a
real strong foothold right here
599
00:37:51,570 --> 00:37:54,630
in the Midwest, the des plaines
location would serve as kind of
600
00:37:54,706 --> 00:37:58,256
a lure for other
franchises if you will.
601
00:37:58,343 --> 00:38:00,633
RYDER: What are those?
602
00:38:00,712 --> 00:38:03,482
- What are...
- Those?
603
00:38:06,651 --> 00:38:08,641
Let me see. Oh, those. Yeah.
604
00:38:08,720 --> 00:38:10,740
That's just my little way
of separating us
605
00:38:10,822 --> 00:38:12,642
from the rest of the pack.
606
00:38:12,724 --> 00:38:14,584
You like 'em?
607
00:38:14,660 --> 00:38:16,620
I call them the golden arches.
608
00:38:16,695 --> 00:38:19,815
You look familiar.
Have we met before?
609
00:38:19,898 --> 00:38:21,318
I don't think so.
610
00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:22,820
I think I would
have remembered that.
611
00:38:22,900 --> 00:38:24,960
Peruse the inside here
if you don't mind.
612
00:38:25,037 --> 00:38:27,527
Take a look at the, read that.
613
00:38:27,606 --> 00:38:29,656
The fold-a-nook.
614
00:38:29,741 --> 00:38:31,961
It's like a Murphy bed,
for your kitchen.
615
00:38:32,044 --> 00:38:33,684
Huh?
616
00:38:36,914 --> 00:38:40,444
Take a look at the
blueprints we got.
617
00:38:40,519 --> 00:38:41,809
We had those done locally.
618
00:38:41,887 --> 00:38:43,687
I never forget a face.
619
00:38:49,393 --> 00:38:51,983
Unique. Original.
Totally innovative.
620
00:38:52,064 --> 00:38:53,464
There's nothing like this.
621
00:38:53,597 --> 00:38:56,317
Nothing in the entire
food service sector.
622
00:38:56,401 --> 00:38:59,571
Nice brochure,
professionally done.
623
00:39:01,872 --> 00:39:03,112
BURRELL: Have we met?
624
00:39:04,775 --> 00:39:06,565
The paper cup guy.
625
00:39:06,645 --> 00:39:09,695
Yeah. That was a long time ago.
626
00:39:09,781 --> 00:39:11,651
That was a long time ago.
627
00:39:13,017 --> 00:39:14,667
What do you think?
628
00:39:14,753 --> 00:39:16,993
I don't know.
629
00:39:18,923 --> 00:39:19,963
There's...
630
00:39:22,126 --> 00:39:23,656
Look...
631
00:39:25,596 --> 00:39:27,426
I'm gonna level with ya.
632
00:39:30,634 --> 00:39:33,394
I need this one.
633
00:39:33,472 --> 00:39:34,992
You think ahh...
634
00:39:35,073 --> 00:39:36,833
Is there anything you
can do to help me out?
635
00:39:36,908 --> 00:39:39,358
I'll tell you what, let me refer
you to one of my colleagues.
636
00:39:39,444 --> 00:39:42,904
Somebody who may be better
suited to meet your needs.
637
00:39:42,981 --> 00:39:44,881
Thank you.
638
00:39:48,819 --> 00:39:50,519
Ray Kroc.
639
00:39:51,589 --> 00:39:52,609
Address...
640
00:39:52,691 --> 00:39:56,051
Fourteen Juniper road,
641
00:39:56,128 --> 00:39:59,028
Arlington heights, Illinois.
642
00:40:00,064 --> 00:40:01,564
Home telephone number?
643
00:40:03,100 --> 00:40:05,390
Ahh, use my office
telephone number,
644
00:40:05,470 --> 00:40:08,060
that's the best
place to reach me.
645
00:40:08,140 --> 00:40:09,630
Alright.
646
00:40:09,708 --> 00:40:11,698
Of course we'll need
an appraisal on your home
647
00:40:11,777 --> 00:40:13,907
before we can issue funds.
648
00:40:38,135 --> 00:40:39,665
Be right.
649
00:40:41,071 --> 00:40:42,771
Just be right one time.
650
00:40:57,922 --> 00:40:59,762
One time.
651
00:41:01,525 --> 00:41:02,975
RAY: June, did you schedule the
stakeout with the engineer?
652
00:41:03,061 --> 00:41:05,021
- JUNE: All set.
- What about the fire department?
653
00:41:05,096 --> 00:41:06,816
Did you get the approval
for the driveway design?
654
00:41:06,898 --> 00:41:08,048
Left a message
with them yesterday.
655
00:41:08,133 --> 00:41:09,763
Excavation permits?
656
00:41:09,835 --> 00:41:11,155
I'm meeting with them today.
657
00:41:11,236 --> 00:41:12,956
Alright.
658
00:41:13,038 --> 00:41:15,688
Hey, what's going on with
San Bernardino, by the way?
659
00:41:15,774 --> 00:41:20,534
I just spoke to dick,
he says they're working on it.
660
00:41:20,612 --> 00:41:22,032
They're working on it?
661
00:41:22,113 --> 00:41:23,183
That's what he said.
662
00:41:25,049 --> 00:41:27,649
Ray Kroc on the line.
663
00:41:30,588 --> 00:41:33,108
- Hiya, Ray.
- Boy, you boys are killing me.
664
00:41:33,191 --> 00:41:34,111
What's the hold up?
665
00:41:34,192 --> 00:41:35,852
I break ground in two weeks.
666
00:41:35,927 --> 00:41:37,977
These things take time.
667
00:41:38,063 --> 00:41:39,723
You're proposing
substantial alterations.
668
00:41:39,798 --> 00:41:42,188
I'm adding a basement
and a furnace, that's all.
669
00:41:42,267 --> 00:41:44,987
We need our architect to
thoroughly review it
670
00:41:45,070 --> 00:41:46,990
and make sure everything
is safe and up to code.
671
00:41:47,072 --> 00:41:50,202
Fine. Has he seen it yet,
has he taken a look at it?
672
00:41:50,275 --> 00:41:52,055
I'm not sure to be honest.
673
00:41:52,143 --> 00:41:54,673
I've got bulldozers
rolling up on the 23rd.
674
00:41:54,746 --> 00:41:56,966
I'm not the one
who scheduled that, Ray.
675
00:41:57,048 --> 00:41:58,998
- I need you to take a breath.
- Take a breath?
676
00:41:59,084 --> 00:42:02,474
Do you realize what it's going
to cost me if I have to push?
677
00:42:02,554 --> 00:42:04,144
Hopefully,
it won't come to that.
678
00:42:04,222 --> 00:42:07,712
Every restaurant in the Midwest
has a basement and a furnace.
679
00:42:07,792 --> 00:42:09,582
- This is standard stuff.
- I understand.
680
00:42:09,661 --> 00:42:11,751
But it's our name
on that building.
681
00:42:11,830 --> 00:42:15,150
God forbid the floor caves in
and people get hurt or worse
682
00:42:15,233 --> 00:42:17,093
because of some
design flaw we missed.
683
00:42:17,168 --> 00:42:20,028
Let's just slow down a minute
and make sure it's done right.
684
00:42:20,105 --> 00:42:22,135
So much for the
speedee system, huh?
685
00:42:28,112 --> 00:42:30,502
- Did he just hang up on you?
- Yes.
686
00:42:30,582 --> 00:42:32,842
Unless we got
violently disconnected.
687
00:42:32,918 --> 00:42:34,578
Okay.
688
00:42:36,120 --> 00:42:37,790
It'll be fine.
689
00:42:40,291 --> 00:42:43,011
Where's the...
Where's the front of the apron?
690
00:42:43,094 --> 00:42:45,054
- Show me.
- Alright.
691
00:42:45,130 --> 00:42:47,550
Just make sure the windows
are big enough so the customers
692
00:42:47,632 --> 00:42:49,222
can look into the restaurant.
All the way to the kitchen.
693
00:42:49,301 --> 00:42:51,121
Doesn't look right.
Let me see this.
694
00:42:51,202 --> 00:42:52,262
- Ray.
- What?
695
00:42:52,337 --> 00:42:54,127
We got a letter
from San Bernardino.
696
00:42:54,205 --> 00:42:56,055
Read it to me.
697
00:42:56,141 --> 00:42:59,131
Dear Ray. Thank you for your
letter sharing your idea
698
00:42:59,210 --> 00:43:02,770
to strike a deal with Coca-Cola
to sponsor menu boards
699
00:43:02,847 --> 00:43:04,937
at the new des plaines location.
700
00:43:05,016 --> 00:43:07,536
An intriguing notion, indeed.
701
00:43:07,619 --> 00:43:10,109
As you rightly point out, such
an arrangement would provide
702
00:43:10,188 --> 00:43:12,078
a steady source of revenue
to the store
703
00:43:12,157 --> 00:43:14,277
at no additional labor cost.
704
00:43:14,359 --> 00:43:18,579
- However...
- However? However, what?
705
00:43:18,663 --> 00:43:21,753
However, this is a concept that
goes beyond our core beliefs.
706
00:43:21,833 --> 00:43:25,663
McDonald's was founded
with the idea of families
707
00:43:25,737 --> 00:43:27,187
and not strict commerce.
708
00:43:27,272 --> 00:43:29,092
Sons of bitches,
they don't know what the hell...
709
00:43:29,174 --> 00:43:31,114
And so on and so on...
710
00:43:33,210 --> 00:43:35,900
Here you go, gentlemen.
Back to work.
711
00:43:35,981 --> 00:43:39,601
Let me explain. It'll be small,
along the bottom. Very discreet.
712
00:43:39,684 --> 00:43:42,074
We're just not comfortable with
the notion of turning our menu
713
00:43:42,153 --> 00:43:43,843
into an advertisement.
714
00:43:43,922 --> 00:43:46,652
See it's not an ad,
it's sponsorship.
715
00:43:46,725 --> 00:43:48,805
- It's distasteful.
- It's free money!
716
00:43:48,893 --> 00:43:50,923
There are plenty of things we
could do to make a quick buck,
717
00:43:50,996 --> 00:43:53,146
- that doesn't mean we should.
- Loads of restaurants do it!
718
00:43:53,231 --> 00:43:55,021
- Well, we don't.
- Why not?
719
00:43:55,100 --> 00:43:57,120
Cause I have no interest
in indulging
720
00:43:57,202 --> 00:43:58,662
in that sort of
crass commercialism.
721
00:43:58,737 --> 00:44:00,127
It's not McDonald's.
722
00:44:00,205 --> 00:44:02,085
I didn't realize I was
partnering with a beatnik.
723
00:44:02,173 --> 00:44:04,763
I'll have you know I'm a
card-carrying republican.
724
00:44:04,843 --> 00:44:07,773
Yeah, well you coulda fooled me.
725
00:44:07,846 --> 00:44:09,596
He hung up again.
726
00:44:09,681 --> 00:44:12,981
He's just... he's just a little
excitable, that's all.
727
00:44:16,286 --> 00:44:18,876
A hot head like that, you
don't know what he's capable of.
728
00:44:18,957 --> 00:44:23,107
It's all bluster, dick.
His bark is worse than his bite.
729
00:44:23,194 --> 00:44:24,324
That's what
Neville Chamberlain said.
730
00:44:24,396 --> 00:44:26,116
He'll relax.
731
00:44:26,197 --> 00:44:28,357
Give him some time.
732
00:44:34,405 --> 00:44:35,725
What are you doing? Come on.
733
00:44:35,807 --> 00:44:38,207
There's time to lean,
there's time to clean. Let's go.
734
00:44:40,210 --> 00:44:42,310
Put the hat on straight.
735
00:44:45,315 --> 00:44:46,365
Forty degrees, right?
736
00:44:46,451 --> 00:44:48,011
That'a boy, way to work.
737
00:44:48,086 --> 00:44:49,806
Nice.
738
00:44:49,888 --> 00:44:51,638
Hey, hey, hey.
There's one pickle on there.
739
00:44:51,723 --> 00:44:53,713
Two pickles on all the buns.
Two pickles on all of them.
740
00:44:53,792 --> 00:44:57,052
Don't... don't... look, watch.
Flip 'em like that.
741
00:44:57,128 --> 00:44:58,318
You already turned them over
and press them one time.
742
00:44:58,396 --> 00:45:00,356
And that one's too pink.
Alright.
743
00:45:01,932 --> 00:45:03,432
And you...
744
00:45:05,903 --> 00:45:08,103
Get... these...
745
00:45:09,473 --> 00:45:11,103
That's pretty damn good.
746
00:45:11,176 --> 00:45:14,266
- What's your name?
- Fred Turner, sir.
747
00:45:14,345 --> 00:45:16,865
Nice work. Fred Turner.
748
00:45:16,948 --> 00:45:18,718
Fred Turner.
749
00:46:03,794 --> 00:46:05,294
I'm sorry.
750
00:46:06,430 --> 00:46:08,430
I know I've been neglecting you.
751
00:46:16,974 --> 00:46:20,984
What do you say tomorrow
we go to supper at the club?
752
00:46:27,484 --> 00:46:29,414
Really?
753
00:46:29,487 --> 00:46:31,147
Really.
754
00:46:33,991 --> 00:46:35,381
JACK: Well, look what
the cat dragged in.
755
00:46:35,460 --> 00:46:36,920
ETHEL: Hello, everyone.
756
00:46:36,995 --> 00:46:38,415
Hi there. Hi. Hey...
How are ya?
757
00:46:38,496 --> 00:46:40,116
- JERRY: Evening, stranger.
- WIFE: Good to see you.
758
00:46:40,198 --> 00:46:42,818
Linda Ballen was just
there, she adored it.
759
00:46:42,901 --> 00:46:45,761
JERRY: This is on the left side
of the 14th fairway.
760
00:46:45,837 --> 00:46:47,037
Use your three-wood.
761
00:46:47,337 --> 00:46:48,857
- JERRY: Hmm, three-wood.
- JACK: Hit it clean.
762
00:46:48,940 --> 00:46:50,760
I hear Acapulco is divine.
763
00:46:50,842 --> 00:46:52,102
Where do you like, Ethel?
764
00:46:52,177 --> 00:46:54,367
Umm, Spain.
765
00:46:54,445 --> 00:46:56,425
WIFE: Spain? Wonderful.
766
00:46:56,514 --> 00:46:58,144
Wow. How was it?
767
00:46:58,216 --> 00:47:00,836
Oh no, I mean,
I'm thinking about it.
768
00:47:00,919 --> 00:47:02,219
Oh, you haven't been.
769
00:47:02,386 --> 00:47:05,976
Well, we're
dreaming of a trip, right?
770
00:47:06,057 --> 00:47:08,057
WIFE: Great, yeah.
771
00:47:11,361 --> 00:47:13,451
- How's your game, Ray?
- Lately?
772
00:47:13,531 --> 00:47:15,891
- Non-existent.
- I'm no Ben hogan myself.
773
00:47:15,967 --> 00:47:17,457
No kidding?
774
00:47:17,535 --> 00:47:20,525
Haha, yeah. I did hit
a hole-in-one of a sort,
775
00:47:20,605 --> 00:47:23,495
recently though.
776
00:47:23,575 --> 00:47:27,495
I came across an interesting
business opportunity.
777
00:47:27,579 --> 00:47:28,999
Really interesting.
778
00:47:29,080 --> 00:47:30,370
You boys are gonna
want a piece of this.
779
00:47:30,448 --> 00:47:32,398
- Here we go again.
- What is it this time, Ray?
780
00:47:32,483 --> 00:47:35,013
Restaurant.
781
00:47:35,086 --> 00:47:36,536
- New kind of restaurant.
- New how?
782
00:47:36,621 --> 00:47:39,321
Restaurant filled with
milkshakes and fold-a-nooks?
783
00:47:43,260 --> 00:47:45,430
Fold-a-nooks.
784
00:47:47,297 --> 00:47:49,817
- Ha-ha.
- I'm just joking with you, Ray.
785
00:47:49,901 --> 00:47:52,601
Hold on, Jack.
You should hear him out.
786
00:47:54,238 --> 00:47:55,498
This one's different.
787
00:47:59,610 --> 00:48:03,400
Well, do tell us more.
788
00:48:03,481 --> 00:48:05,401
I will.
789
00:48:05,483 --> 00:48:08,443
This is a thing of beauty.
790
00:48:08,519 --> 00:48:10,109
Fully automated kitchen.
791
00:48:10,188 --> 00:48:12,178
Likes of which I've never seen.
It's revolutionary.
792
00:48:12,257 --> 00:48:13,577
It's called the speedee system.
793
00:48:13,658 --> 00:48:15,348
The thing I like about this,
it's franchisable.
794
00:48:15,426 --> 00:48:16,946
The first one is
already up and running.
795
00:48:17,028 --> 00:48:18,348
Come on over and take a look.
796
00:48:18,429 --> 00:48:20,499
Might make you boys
a few dollars.
797
00:48:23,634 --> 00:48:25,894
RAY: You don't have to
worry about a thing.
798
00:48:25,970 --> 00:48:27,530
We're in charge of
everything after.
799
00:48:27,605 --> 00:48:29,555
And all these franchises
look exactly the same.
800
00:48:29,641 --> 00:48:32,561
I would have never thought
but younger workers are better.
801
00:48:32,644 --> 00:48:34,404
They're hustling,
they're ambitious.
802
00:48:34,479 --> 00:48:35,869
Easy as pie.
803
00:48:35,947 --> 00:48:38,367
You just pay the franchise fee,
we take care of everything else.
804
00:48:38,449 --> 00:48:40,079
I'll tell you the whole thing.
805
00:48:43,020 --> 00:48:44,480
Close enough, pick it up, drew.
806
00:48:44,555 --> 00:48:46,255
Alright, let's do this.
807
00:48:49,159 --> 00:48:50,449
Got her?
808
00:48:50,528 --> 00:48:52,158
Okay.
You'll be real happy there.
809
00:48:55,666 --> 00:48:57,596
- Congratulations.
- JERRY: Alright.
810
00:49:05,509 --> 00:49:07,599
Three new franchises
in the last month.
811
00:49:07,679 --> 00:49:10,069
Well, that's great.
812
00:49:10,148 --> 00:49:11,398
What?
813
00:49:11,482 --> 00:49:13,642
I don't know.
814
00:49:13,718 --> 00:49:14,718
What?
815
00:49:15,519 --> 00:49:17,639
Don't you think maybe,
given our experience,
816
00:49:17,720 --> 00:49:20,180
that this is all
happening a little too quickly?
817
00:49:20,258 --> 00:49:21,648
If they all pop up at once,
818
00:49:21,726 --> 00:49:24,126
how is he going to
maintain standards?
819
00:50:18,115 --> 00:50:20,175
Son of a bitch.
820
00:50:22,686 --> 00:50:24,186
Give it a whack, Jack.
821
00:50:27,491 --> 00:50:30,351
Hey! Look at this.
What is this?
822
00:50:30,428 --> 00:50:31,618
Huh? What is that?
823
00:50:31,696 --> 00:50:33,246
It appears to be a hamburger.
824
00:50:33,331 --> 00:50:34,691
Not a McDonald's
burger it's not.
825
00:50:34,766 --> 00:50:35,986
Look at all that ketchup.
826
00:50:36,067 --> 00:50:37,387
You've got three pickles
on there instead of two.
827
00:50:37,467 --> 00:50:39,617
Look at that.
Look at that, lettuce.
828
00:50:39,704 --> 00:50:41,234
Really, Jack? Lettuce?
829
00:50:41,305 --> 00:50:42,485
Can we talk about
this another time?
830
00:50:42,573 --> 00:50:44,633
Look at the Patty itself,
that is tragically overcooked.
831
00:50:44,709 --> 00:50:45,629
Tragically!
832
00:50:45,709 --> 00:50:47,299
I don't know, Ray,
it looks good to me.
833
00:50:47,378 --> 00:50:48,668
What the hell do you
know about quality?
834
00:50:48,746 --> 00:50:50,226
I was by your
restaurant today too.
835
00:50:50,314 --> 00:50:51,734
- Yeah, what about it?
- What about it?
836
00:50:51,814 --> 00:50:53,604
You got corn on the cob,
you got fried chicken!
837
00:50:53,684 --> 00:50:55,414
- People love fried chicken.
- Do they?
838
00:50:55,486 --> 00:50:57,506
Let them go somewhere where
they serve fried chicken.
839
00:50:57,588 --> 00:50:59,078
And your kitchen is filthy!
840
00:50:59,157 --> 00:51:00,707
What the hell is the
matter with you guys?
841
00:51:00,792 --> 00:51:02,352
I don't know about you,
Ray, but I'm retired.
842
00:51:02,427 --> 00:51:04,647
You said this would be a good
place for us to park our money.
843
00:51:04,727 --> 00:51:06,347
- No, no.
- It's an investment!
844
00:51:06,427 --> 00:51:08,247
If I wanted a job, I would have
applied for a cook position.
845
00:51:08,332 --> 00:51:10,612
You couldn't get a job as a
cook in one of my restaurants.
846
00:51:11,301 --> 00:51:12,291
Hey!
847
00:51:12,370 --> 00:51:13,620
What's his problem?
848
00:51:13,704 --> 00:51:16,194
He's a pain in the
ass is what he is.
849
00:51:16,274 --> 00:51:17,564
Right back at ya, Ray.
850
00:51:17,642 --> 00:51:19,632
- RAY: Ethel?
- ETHEL: In here.
851
00:51:19,710 --> 00:51:20,670
Hi.
852
00:51:20,745 --> 00:51:23,735
Ray, hurry and get changed.
Dinner is called for seven.
853
00:51:23,815 --> 00:51:27,705
Yeah, we're not going
to the club tonight.
854
00:51:27,785 --> 00:51:29,605
You canceled our dinner?
855
00:51:29,687 --> 00:51:32,737
I canceled our membership.
856
00:51:32,824 --> 00:51:33,784
What?
857
00:51:33,858 --> 00:51:37,378
Those Roland green people,
they're not really our kind.
858
00:51:37,462 --> 00:51:38,752
What are you talking about?
859
00:51:38,830 --> 00:51:42,790
I've lost interest
hobnobbing with the idle rich.
860
00:51:42,867 --> 00:51:44,587
The idle rich?
861
00:51:44,669 --> 00:51:47,129
Yeah, you know playing
golf, their rob Roys.
862
00:51:47,205 --> 00:51:50,595
They're so
complacent and content.
863
00:51:50,675 --> 00:51:53,425
Ray.
Please tell me you're joking.
864
00:51:53,511 --> 00:51:55,131
These are our friends.
865
00:51:55,213 --> 00:51:58,173
No, I know. I know.
You know what?
866
00:51:58,249 --> 00:52:01,309
You and I can make
a lot of new friends.
867
00:52:01,385 --> 00:52:02,735
It's alright,
we'll make new friends.
868
00:52:02,820 --> 00:52:06,740
Friends that are
more suitable, for us.
869
00:52:06,824 --> 00:52:08,414
You know?
870
00:52:08,493 --> 00:52:10,653
Don't you think?
871
00:52:10,728 --> 00:52:12,618
You know what?
Give me one second.
872
00:52:12,697 --> 00:52:14,317
The garage is driving me crazy.
873
00:52:14,398 --> 00:52:16,418
Can I just go sweep
it up and clean it up?
874
00:52:16,501 --> 00:52:17,761
And then put a nice dress on,
875
00:52:17,835 --> 00:52:19,865
I'll take you out
for something to eat.
876
00:52:30,380 --> 00:52:32,370
CUSTOMER: Yeah! Yeah!
877
00:52:32,450 --> 00:52:34,350
This is ridiculous!
878
00:52:35,719 --> 00:52:39,109
Might as well go, you're
not going to get anything!
879
00:52:39,190 --> 00:52:41,290
- Good job, guys!
- Good job!
880
00:52:42,859 --> 00:52:44,819
You look real busy!
881
00:52:44,896 --> 00:52:46,816
Fine, yeah dance, that's
a good dance there, buddy.
882
00:52:46,898 --> 00:52:49,618
Good job, do anything
but make a hamburger.
883
00:52:49,700 --> 00:52:51,870
Cancel! Cancel my order!
884
00:52:53,937 --> 00:52:57,757
Just take a gander at
this handsome gold inlay.
885
00:52:57,842 --> 00:52:59,702
You're telling me such
spectacular craftsmanship
886
00:52:59,777 --> 00:53:01,397
isn't worth $8.95?
887
00:53:01,479 --> 00:53:03,529
But I'm not interested.
888
00:53:03,614 --> 00:53:05,744
You're not interested in a Bible
sure to be the pride of your
889
00:53:05,816 --> 00:53:08,206
family's home library?
890
00:53:08,286 --> 00:53:12,676
As you no doubt know, June, envy
is one of the seven deadly sins.
891
00:53:12,757 --> 00:53:14,807
And that is what your friends
and neighbors will be guilty of
892
00:53:14,892 --> 00:53:17,422
when they see this leather-bound
beauty on your bookshelf.
893
00:53:17,495 --> 00:53:19,845
Sir, this is a
private place of business.
894
00:53:19,931 --> 00:53:23,651
I'm afraid I'm going to
have to ask you to leave.
895
00:53:23,734 --> 00:53:25,234
Thank you for your time.
896
00:53:26,771 --> 00:53:29,691
JUNE: Prince castle sales.
Oh, hold on.
897
00:53:29,774 --> 00:53:33,834
Ray. It's Mac.
Do you want to take this?
898
00:53:33,911 --> 00:53:37,701
Ahh yeah, tell him
I'll call him back.
899
00:53:37,782 --> 00:53:40,272
Hey, hey. Wait a minute.
900
00:53:40,351 --> 00:53:41,741
What's your name?
901
00:53:41,819 --> 00:53:44,709
Leonard. Leonard Rosenblatt.
902
00:53:44,789 --> 00:53:46,859
Rosenblatt? Really?
903
00:53:48,425 --> 00:53:50,875
What's a Jew doing
selling catholic bibles?
904
00:53:50,962 --> 00:53:52,462
Making a living.
905
00:53:59,536 --> 00:54:01,566
I believe in you.
906
00:54:28,965 --> 00:54:31,795
Tuck that pickle in. These
are ready to spin. Smooth...
907
00:54:33,536 --> 00:54:35,256
275...
908
00:54:35,339 --> 00:54:38,559
No salt for 30 seconds, okay?
Looking good, fellas!
909
00:54:38,643 --> 00:54:39,863
Looking good! Big smiles!
910
00:54:39,944 --> 00:54:42,584
If you've got time to lean,
you've got time to clean!
911
00:54:47,417 --> 00:54:51,437
It's normally ten and under, but
for you I'll make an exception.
912
00:54:51,522 --> 00:54:53,742
Haha!
913
00:54:53,824 --> 00:54:55,924
Love it. Nice.
914
00:54:59,663 --> 00:55:01,423
RAY: My new franchisees
are great.
915
00:55:01,499 --> 00:55:03,139
He's in the back
working in the kitchen.
916
00:55:03,333 --> 00:55:06,523
She's out front, handing
suckers out to the little kids.
917
00:55:06,604 --> 00:55:08,974
Husband and wife, side by side.
918
00:55:10,740 --> 00:55:12,310
Like a real team.
919
00:55:15,345 --> 00:55:18,335
It was really something to see.
920
00:55:18,416 --> 00:55:20,336
Wonderful, don't
you think, Ethel?
921
00:55:20,418 --> 00:55:22,548
- I suppose it is, yeah.
- Yeah.
922
00:55:23,586 --> 00:55:25,716
Like teammates.
923
00:55:32,896 --> 00:55:35,026
I made supper
plans for us, Friday.
924
00:55:37,534 --> 00:55:39,964
I'm guessing you
didn't rejoin Roland green?
925
00:55:40,037 --> 00:55:43,507
Well no... no.
Someplace far better.
926
00:55:55,985 --> 00:55:57,715
B-5!
927
00:55:58,655 --> 00:56:00,055
So salty.
928
00:56:00,957 --> 00:56:02,727
I love the salt.
929
00:56:07,030 --> 00:56:08,860
So what do you do, art?
930
00:56:09,099 --> 00:56:10,719
Had a little plumbing business
going for a while after getting
931
00:56:10,801 --> 00:56:12,501
out of the service.
932
00:56:12,669 --> 00:56:14,859
Now I sell vacuum cleaners and
give piano lessons on the side.
933
00:56:14,939 --> 00:56:16,559
Wow.
934
00:56:16,640 --> 00:56:18,530
Busy guy. Good for you.
935
00:56:18,609 --> 00:56:20,699
Vacuums,
plumping, piano lessons.
936
00:56:20,778 --> 00:56:22,768
You're a Jack of all trades.
937
00:56:22,847 --> 00:56:24,997
Yeah, whatever puts
food on the table, right?
938
00:56:25,082 --> 00:56:27,872
You must be so proud?
939
00:56:27,952 --> 00:56:29,672
How would you like to do
more than
940
00:56:29,754 --> 00:56:30,914
"put a little food
on the table"?
941
00:56:30,988 --> 00:56:32,878
WOMAN: Bingo!
942
00:56:32,957 --> 00:56:35,507
She's excited.
943
00:56:35,593 --> 00:56:37,093
What'd you have in mind?
944
00:56:56,980 --> 00:56:59,110
I'm going to give
you three words.
945
00:57:00,717 --> 00:57:03,737
I want you to take those three
words home with you tonight.
946
00:57:03,821 --> 00:57:07,691
McDonald's is family.
947
00:57:10,160 --> 00:57:12,720
Isn't that great?
948
00:57:12,797 --> 00:57:15,547
You know what I
say when I see that?
949
00:57:15,633 --> 00:57:19,563
Family. We're one big family.
950
00:57:19,637 --> 00:57:21,027
Aren't we?
951
00:57:21,105 --> 00:57:23,025
We've got mouths to feed.
952
00:57:23,107 --> 00:57:24,767
That's a family.
953
00:57:27,544 --> 00:57:30,434
I'm looking for a few good men.
954
00:57:30,514 --> 00:57:32,804
And women!
Who aren't afraid of hard work.
955
00:57:32,883 --> 00:57:34,473
Aren't afraid to
roll up their sleeves.
956
00:57:34,552 --> 00:57:37,442
Cliché, I know, but I'm looking
for scrappers, hustlers.
957
00:57:37,521 --> 00:57:38,781
Guys who are willing to
roll up their sleeves.
958
00:57:38,856 --> 00:57:39,976
People with drive.
959
00:57:40,057 --> 00:57:41,047
They got a little
fire in the belly.
960
00:57:41,125 --> 00:57:42,075
Got a little chutzpah!
961
00:57:42,159 --> 00:57:45,119
I stand right here before you
today and I'm going to offer you
962
00:57:45,196 --> 00:57:46,576
something as precious as gold.
963
00:57:46,664 --> 00:57:48,124
You know what that is?
Anybody?
964
00:57:48,199 --> 00:57:50,119
Anybody? Opportunity!
965
00:57:50,201 --> 00:57:52,591
It's opportunity! Opportunity.
966
00:57:52,670 --> 00:57:54,130
Opportunity to advance.
967
00:57:54,205 --> 00:57:56,525
To move forward.
To move up, to advance.
968
00:57:56,607 --> 00:57:57,997
To succeed.
969
00:57:58,075 --> 00:58:00,455
To win. To step up.
The sky's the limit.
970
00:58:00,544 --> 00:58:02,634
The sky's the limit.
Grab the brass ring!
971
00:58:02,713 --> 00:58:03,973
Give yourself a shot
at the American dream!
972
00:58:04,048 --> 00:58:05,848
Put your arms around
the American dream!
973
00:58:06,082 --> 00:58:08,072
Opportunity... 'Cause I'll tell
you something, at McDonald's...
974
00:58:08,152 --> 00:58:10,142
Just like this
great nation of ours,
975
00:58:10,221 --> 00:58:11,441
some of that elbow grease...
976
00:58:11,522 --> 00:58:12,942
I guarantee if
you've got the guts,
977
00:58:13,023 --> 00:58:14,043
got the gumption,
you've got the desire.
978
00:58:14,124 --> 00:58:15,954
I guarantee ya, you can succeed.
979
00:58:16,026 --> 00:58:18,676
There's gold to be had at the
end of those golden arches.
980
00:58:18,762 --> 00:58:21,692
Golden arches.
Golden arches.
981
00:58:21,765 --> 00:58:24,615
Now who's with me? Who wants to
jump on that ladder to success?
982
00:58:24,702 --> 00:58:26,792
Become part of the
McDonald's Mishpucha.
983
00:58:26,871 --> 00:58:28,161
Now who's with me?
984
00:58:28,239 --> 00:58:29,459
Come on, let me see some hands!
985
00:58:29,540 --> 00:58:31,030
- I'll join!
- Here!
986
00:58:31,108 --> 00:58:33,738
There you go. Who else?
987
00:58:50,093 --> 00:58:51,833
McDonald's!
988
00:58:55,231 --> 00:58:57,051
Good, art, good job!
989
00:58:57,134 --> 00:58:59,074
Thank you, sir.
990
00:59:06,809 --> 00:59:08,729
The nerve of this guy!
991
00:59:08,812 --> 00:59:10,032
What?
992
00:59:10,114 --> 00:59:12,874
Guess what he's calling
his des plaines store.
993
00:59:12,950 --> 00:59:15,050
McDonald's number one.
994
00:59:19,222 --> 00:59:21,892
Then... what are we, then?
995
00:59:23,593 --> 00:59:25,633
Could his head get any bigger?
996
00:59:30,099 --> 00:59:32,089
ATTENDANT: Ladies and gentlemen,
we are about to begin
997
00:59:32,169 --> 00:59:34,969
our initial descent into
Minneapolis-St. Paul.
998
00:59:51,020 --> 00:59:52,610
Mr. Kroc,
welcome to Minneapolis,
999
00:59:52,690 --> 00:59:54,780
wonderful to see ya!
Gimme an m!
1000
00:59:54,858 --> 00:59:55,978
M!
1001
00:59:56,060 --> 00:59:56,980
Give me a c!
1002
00:59:57,061 --> 00:59:58,551
C!
1003
00:59:58,629 --> 00:59:59,619
-Gimme a d!
1004
00:59:59,697 --> 01:00:01,257
-D!
1005
01:00:08,271 --> 01:00:10,241
McDonald's!
1006
01:00:35,098 --> 01:00:36,118
Ray, how is it?
1007
01:00:36,200 --> 01:00:37,960
You can't even top
that in Chicago.
1008
01:00:38,035 --> 01:00:39,785
Well, we don't
mess around up here.
1009
01:00:39,870 --> 01:00:42,160
Boy, my compliments to the chef.
That's wonderful.
1010
01:00:42,239 --> 01:00:43,989
I can do you one better.
1011
01:00:44,074 --> 01:00:46,334
- How about the owner?
- Sure, why the hell not.
1012
01:00:46,410 --> 01:00:48,030
Rollie?
1013
01:00:48,112 --> 01:00:50,012
Rollie.
1014
01:00:51,247 --> 01:00:52,697
Jimmy, great to see ya.
1015
01:00:52,783 --> 01:00:55,313
- Rollie, how are ya.
- Oh, wonderful.
1016
01:00:55,386 --> 01:00:56,236
Rollie Smith, Ray Kroc.
1017
01:00:56,320 --> 01:00:57,990
- Hey.
- Real pleasure.
1018
01:00:58,187 --> 01:00:59,777
Boy, I tell ya, you got
one helluva restaurant here.
1019
01:00:59,857 --> 01:01:01,607
Well, coming from you
that's quite a compliment.
1020
01:01:01,692 --> 01:01:04,152
My reputation precedes me.
1021
01:01:04,228 --> 01:01:07,018
- I-'m a great admirer.
- Well umm... sit down.
1022
01:01:07,097 --> 01:01:09,817
- I don't want to interrupt.
- Have a seat.
1023
01:01:09,900 --> 01:01:11,790
Well, maybe just a minute.
1024
01:01:11,869 --> 01:01:13,119
This is Fred Turner
my associate.
1025
01:01:13,203 --> 01:01:14,693
Welcome.
1026
01:01:14,772 --> 01:01:16,862
- Steaks cooked, okay?
- JIM: Excellent. Perfect.
1027
01:01:16,940 --> 01:01:18,300
RAY: Our intention is to ahh...
1028
01:01:18,375 --> 01:01:20,155
Expand pretty far
beyond the Midwest.
1029
01:01:20,244 --> 01:01:23,334
We're not going to settle here.
We're not gonna...
1030
01:01:23,414 --> 01:01:26,304
We're going to expand
far beyond the Midwest.
1031
01:01:26,383 --> 01:01:29,373
You've clearly got a warm and
loving home here in Minneapolis.
1032
01:01:29,453 --> 01:01:31,643
Yeah, so it seems.
1033
01:01:31,722 --> 01:01:34,012
Yeah, this town just can't
get enough of McDonald's.
1034
01:01:34,091 --> 01:01:35,211
WAITER: Here you go, sir.
1035
01:01:35,292 --> 01:01:36,712
Another Canadian club
for my friend.
1036
01:01:36,794 --> 01:01:37,654
WAITER: Yes, sir.
Coming right up.
1037
01:01:37,728 --> 01:01:38,748
Thank you.
1038
01:01:38,829 --> 01:01:40,849
In fact, I'd say there's
sufficient enthusiasm
1039
01:01:40,929 --> 01:01:43,049
to support another.
1040
01:01:43,133 --> 01:01:44,193
A second location?
1041
01:01:44,268 --> 01:01:45,258
You know, come to think of it,
1042
01:01:45,335 --> 01:01:47,185
I know the perfect person
to own and operate.
1043
01:01:47,271 --> 01:01:48,941
You don't say?
1044
01:01:49,105 --> 01:01:50,355
Somebody who knows what it takes
to build a great restaurant.
1045
01:01:50,441 --> 01:01:52,261
Someone with more than
20 years experience
1046
01:01:52,342 --> 01:01:54,332
in the food service industry.
1047
01:01:54,411 --> 01:01:56,071
Who?
1048
01:01:56,146 --> 01:01:58,336
- Me.
- You!
1049
01:01:58,415 --> 01:02:00,335
Oh! That's a shock.
1050
01:02:00,417 --> 01:02:02,267
He's funny.
1051
01:02:02,352 --> 01:02:04,212
I've got the know-how,
I've got the backers
1052
01:02:04,288 --> 01:02:06,208
and I've got
the perfect location.
1053
01:02:06,290 --> 01:02:08,780
Are you familiar
with Hennepin Avenue?
1054
01:02:08,859 --> 01:02:11,379
That's one of the busiest
commercial arteries
1055
01:02:11,462 --> 01:02:12,882
in the whole twin-cities.
1056
01:02:12,963 --> 01:02:15,383
There's a prime site that's
recently become available.
1057
01:02:15,463 --> 01:02:17,863
Full acre on the
corner of Hennepin and...
1058
01:02:17,935 --> 01:02:20,435
- Mr. Kroc?
- Yeah?
1059
01:02:26,309 --> 01:02:28,209
Would you like to meet her?
1060
01:02:30,446 --> 01:02:32,246
Yeah. Sure.
1061
01:02:34,517 --> 01:02:36,937
JIM: So Ray, how long are
you here with us for,
1062
01:02:37,020 --> 01:02:38,310
- in the twin-cities.
- Huh?
1063
01:02:38,388 --> 01:02:39,778
How long are you in town?
1064
01:02:39,857 --> 01:02:41,777
I... not sure yet.
1065
01:02:41,859 --> 01:02:43,349
If you gentlemen
could steal a second,
1066
01:02:43,427 --> 01:02:46,377
I would love to personally
give you a tour of this site on
1067
01:02:46,463 --> 01:02:47,923
Hennepin that
Rollie is talking about.
1068
01:02:47,998 --> 01:02:48,998
He knows how to pick 'em.
1069
01:02:49,499 --> 01:02:51,359
I mean this place has
enough room for the restaurant,
1070
01:02:51,435 --> 01:02:55,225
the parking, possibly a
playground for the little ones.
1071
01:02:55,305 --> 01:02:57,725
Ray Kroc meet Joan Smith.
1072
01:02:57,808 --> 01:03:00,958
My wife.
1073
01:03:01,044 --> 01:03:03,134
- Pleasure to meet you.
- Pleasure to meet you.
1074
01:03:03,213 --> 01:03:05,303
Well, join us.
Have a drink with us.
1075
01:03:05,382 --> 01:03:06,922
I'd love that.
1076
01:03:08,151 --> 01:03:10,441
- How are you guys?
- Good.
1077
01:03:10,521 --> 01:03:12,411
This is Fred Turner...
1078
01:03:12,489 --> 01:03:17,919
Madison, Milwaukee,
Kenosha, grand rapids.
1079
01:03:17,995 --> 01:03:20,315
Ahh, we've got the
three in the Chicago area.
1080
01:03:20,397 --> 01:03:22,447
Oh, Jim's here in Minneapolis.
1081
01:03:22,533 --> 01:03:23,793
St. Paul.
1082
01:03:23,867 --> 01:03:25,287
Got one in Dayton, Ohio.
1083
01:03:25,369 --> 01:03:26,989
That's right.
1084
01:03:27,070 --> 01:03:30,430
You must be
positively dizzy, Mr. Kroc.
1085
01:03:30,507 --> 01:03:32,457
Please, call me Ray.
1086
01:03:32,543 --> 01:03:34,433
Ray...
1087
01:03:34,511 --> 01:03:36,271
That's some growth.
1088
01:03:36,346 --> 01:03:38,396
Yeah.
We're doing good, right Fred?
1089
01:03:38,482 --> 01:03:39,502
Yes, sir.
1090
01:03:39,583 --> 01:03:41,343
Yeah, we're doing good.
1091
01:03:41,418 --> 01:03:42,948
When did you start it?
1092
01:03:45,521 --> 01:03:46,841
Hmm? Sorry?
1093
01:03:46,924 --> 01:03:48,284
What year did you
start McDonald's?
1094
01:03:49,959 --> 01:03:52,179
Year?
1095
01:03:52,262 --> 01:03:54,202
I started it in 1954.
1096
01:03:57,400 --> 01:03:58,360
Remarkable.
1097
01:03:58,435 --> 01:04:00,165
Yeah.
1098
01:04:02,572 --> 01:04:05,162
- Well, I should get back.
- Back?
1099
01:04:05,242 --> 01:04:07,412
- To my piano.
- Oh, of course.
1100
01:04:09,913 --> 01:04:11,343
What's your favorite song?
1101
01:04:11,415 --> 01:04:13,365
All-time favorite.
1102
01:04:13,450 --> 01:04:16,480
- Pennies from heaven.
- Pennies from heaven.
1103
01:04:19,388 --> 01:04:21,418
- Great gal.
- I know.
1104
01:04:36,172 --> 01:04:37,942
I sold pianos for a while.
1105
01:05:09,339 --> 01:05:12,339
Sounds pretty good.
1106
01:05:53,583 --> 01:05:55,153
Sorry.
1107
01:06:10,166 --> 01:06:11,556
Oh yes, yes.
1108
01:06:11,635 --> 01:06:13,985
Will you be expanding
beyond this or is this...?
1109
01:06:14,071 --> 01:06:16,191
Oh, no doubt.
We'll be everywhere.
1110
01:06:16,273 --> 01:06:18,333
Very exciting.
1111
01:06:18,408 --> 01:06:20,558
What is on the menu
beyond hamburgers?
1112
01:06:20,644 --> 01:06:23,554
Well, we've got French fries,
milkshakes and soft drinks.
1113
01:06:24,547 --> 01:06:27,217
- ETHEL: Ray?
- Down here!
1114
01:06:29,685 --> 01:06:32,135
I think I've got
some people for you.
1115
01:06:32,222 --> 01:06:35,352
I met this young couple.
Very committed.
1116
01:06:35,425 --> 01:06:36,575
They're from Glenview.
1117
01:06:36,660 --> 01:06:38,880
High school sweethearts,
married for five years and
1118
01:06:38,960 --> 01:06:41,220
they're looking for a business
they can operate together.
1119
01:06:41,298 --> 01:06:42,588
And they seem very excited.
1120
01:06:42,666 --> 01:06:45,516
Yeah, forget that.
Everything's changed.
1121
01:06:45,602 --> 01:06:49,192
- You want a drink?
- No... changed, how?
1122
01:06:49,272 --> 01:06:52,362
Forget the Chicago suburbs.
Think bigger.
1123
01:06:52,442 --> 01:06:54,602
- Bigger?
- I'm not chasing them anymore.
1124
01:06:54,678 --> 01:06:57,178
They're chasing me now.
1125
01:06:58,114 --> 01:07:00,404
- What is...?
- The trip! The trip I just took.
1126
01:07:00,484 --> 01:07:03,644
- The trip. How was it?
- Triumphant.
1127
01:07:03,720 --> 01:07:05,640
They rolled out the red carpet.
1128
01:07:05,722 --> 01:07:07,412
They're kissing this ring.
1129
01:07:07,491 --> 01:07:09,511
They're begging for McDonald's.
1130
01:07:09,593 --> 01:07:11,663
Here, have a drink.
1131
01:07:14,130 --> 01:07:17,370
- That's nice.
- Yeah, sure is.
1132
01:07:18,501 --> 01:07:20,241
I'm sure.
1133
01:07:22,671 --> 01:07:27,341
Well, then all hail
pope Raymond the first.
1134
01:07:30,179 --> 01:07:31,709
Damn right.
1135
01:07:33,649 --> 01:07:35,519
God damn right.
1136
01:07:39,655 --> 01:07:42,075
- Ray?
- Yeah?
1137
01:07:42,159 --> 01:07:44,679
- We have a small problem.
- Wait a minute.
1138
01:07:44,761 --> 01:07:46,581
How can we be
almost out of capital?
1139
01:07:46,663 --> 01:07:49,593
Well, your revenue,
the monthly cut of the stores.
1140
01:07:49,666 --> 01:07:51,556
1.4% of net.
1141
01:07:51,635 --> 01:07:53,015
- 1.4?
- Yeah.
1142
01:07:53,103 --> 01:07:55,803
1.9 minus dick and Mac's
half-percent.
1143
01:07:59,309 --> 01:08:01,279
Mr. McDonald,
Ray Kroc's on the line.
1144
01:08:04,213 --> 01:08:05,753
Good to see you.
1145
01:08:08,651 --> 01:08:10,641
- Hiya, Ray.
- I want to renegotiate.
1146
01:08:10,720 --> 01:08:11,780
Renegotiate what?
1147
01:08:11,855 --> 01:08:13,435
My deal. My lousy deal.
1148
01:08:13,523 --> 01:08:15,713
1.4 doesn't even
cover my monthly nut,
1149
01:08:15,792 --> 01:08:17,312
let alone drive expansion.
1150
01:08:17,394 --> 01:08:18,794
Ray, those are the terms.
1151
01:08:19,128 --> 01:08:20,618
- It's not good enough.
- It's almost triple our cut.
1152
01:08:20,697 --> 01:08:22,717
You should be getting more too
then, shouldn't you?
1153
01:08:22,799 --> 01:08:24,419
We are not greedy men.
1154
01:08:24,501 --> 01:08:25,691
Greed has nothing to do with it.
1155
01:08:25,769 --> 01:08:27,129
If I had more
money to work with,
1156
01:08:27,470 --> 01:08:29,060
I could be growing this
thing at twice the pace.
1157
01:08:29,139 --> 01:08:30,589
We have no beef with the
current rate of expansion.
1158
01:08:30,673 --> 01:08:32,733
I've got nothing, not one
location in Pennsylvania.
1159
01:08:32,809 --> 01:08:34,659
- Nothing in New York.
- All in good time.
1160
01:08:34,744 --> 01:08:36,604
- Nothing in Texas.
- I have no doubt it will come.
1161
01:08:36,680 --> 01:08:38,770
I'm out here breaking
my neck for you guys.
1162
01:08:38,849 --> 01:08:40,699
And you're doing a bang-up job.
1163
01:08:40,784 --> 01:08:42,344
Well, then I should be doing a
heck of a lot better than just
1164
01:08:42,419 --> 01:08:43,809
- breaking even.
- I don't know what to say.
1165
01:08:43,887 --> 01:08:45,607
- Say you'll renegotiate.
- I can't.
1166
01:08:45,689 --> 01:08:46,709
Can't or won't?
1167
01:08:46,790 --> 01:08:49,610
Upping your cut would be
unfair to the franchisees.
1168
01:08:49,693 --> 01:08:51,653
The franchisees
are doing just fine!
1169
01:08:51,728 --> 01:08:53,678
I'm the one
that's drowning here.
1170
01:08:53,763 --> 01:08:57,193
You freely and willingly agreed
to the terms of your deal, Ray.
1171
01:08:57,267 --> 01:08:59,517
Nobody put a gun to your head.
1172
01:08:59,603 --> 01:09:01,793
- Four percent?
- No.
1173
01:09:01,872 --> 01:09:03,162
- Three and a half percent?
- Ray...
1174
01:09:03,240 --> 01:09:04,330
- What?
- No!
1175
01:09:04,407 --> 01:09:06,207
Goddamn it!
1176
01:09:12,848 --> 01:09:14,438
Dick.
1177
01:09:14,518 --> 01:09:16,268
Is he a pain in the rear?
Yes.
1178
01:09:16,353 --> 01:09:17,813
Does he have a few screws loose?
You bet.
1179
01:09:17,888 --> 01:09:19,778
But that doesn't mean he's
going to do us any harm.
1180
01:09:19,856 --> 01:09:21,136
How long are you
going to keep this up, Mac?
1181
01:09:21,224 --> 01:09:22,364
Keep up what?
1182
01:09:22,625 --> 01:09:23,805
The whole
"everything is fine" act.
1183
01:09:23,894 --> 01:09:24,854
There's a wolf in the henhouse.
1184
01:09:24,928 --> 01:09:27,118
We let him in!
1185
01:09:27,197 --> 01:09:28,647
I never should have listened.
1186
01:09:28,732 --> 01:09:30,822
We have a contract for
just this sort of thing, dick!
1187
01:09:30,901 --> 01:09:33,661
I should have trusted my gut.
1188
01:09:33,737 --> 01:09:36,287
So it's my fault, huh?
1189
01:09:36,373 --> 01:09:37,763
Just like the movie theater?
1190
01:09:37,841 --> 01:09:41,511
Well, I'm sorry I wanted you
to have your dream.
1191
01:10:00,896 --> 01:10:02,726
Ninety-four dollars.
1192
01:10:06,402 --> 01:10:08,972
TURNER: It's unbelievable what
these suckers cost to run.
1193
01:10:10,940 --> 01:10:13,160
My pop used to own
an ice cream parlor.
1194
01:10:13,243 --> 01:10:16,173
He went belly-up from
the refrigeration costs.
1195
01:10:16,246 --> 01:10:17,706
Really?
1196
01:10:32,461 --> 01:10:34,401
A man called today.
1197
01:10:39,802 --> 01:10:41,772
Illinois first federal.
1198
01:10:46,842 --> 01:10:48,232
Did he say what he wanted?
1199
01:10:48,311 --> 01:10:49,401
Why don't you tell me?
1200
01:10:49,479 --> 01:10:50,879
What did he want?
1201
01:10:52,615 --> 01:10:53,895
Ray...
1202
01:10:53,984 --> 01:10:55,924
What?
1203
01:10:57,953 --> 01:11:00,893
Did you mortgage our home?
1204
01:11:02,458 --> 01:11:04,758
We could lose everything.
1205
01:11:31,687 --> 01:11:35,747
I specifically said the office
is the best place to reach me!
1206
01:11:35,825 --> 01:11:37,745
I tried there, Mr. Kroc.
Numerous times.
1207
01:11:37,827 --> 01:11:40,517
You have no right to
call me at my home.
1208
01:11:40,597 --> 01:11:42,887
It is a blatant
invasion of my privacy!
1209
01:11:42,966 --> 01:11:45,256
With all due respect, sir, when
you're three months behind on
1210
01:11:45,335 --> 01:11:47,255
your payments you don't get
to pick and choose
1211
01:11:47,337 --> 01:11:48,797
where we contact you.
1212
01:12:56,472 --> 01:12:57,692
Ray?
1213
01:12:57,774 --> 01:12:59,734
Surprise inspection.
1214
01:12:59,809 --> 01:13:02,009
What are you doing here?
1215
01:13:04,079 --> 01:13:06,579
I just came up to see
how things are going?
1216
01:13:11,019 --> 01:13:12,609
$12,400.
1217
01:13:12,689 --> 01:13:13,879
That's pretty good
haul for month one.
1218
01:13:13,957 --> 01:13:15,777
Could be bigger.
1219
01:13:15,859 --> 01:13:17,579
I hate to mix
business with pleasure.
1220
01:13:17,660 --> 01:13:19,680
I don't.
1221
01:13:19,763 --> 01:13:21,693
But my expenses.
1222
01:13:21,765 --> 01:13:22,985
What about them?
1223
01:13:23,066 --> 01:13:24,586
Well, they're a bit
higher than anticipated.
1224
01:13:24,667 --> 01:13:26,917
One thing in particular,
that dang walk-in.
1225
01:13:27,003 --> 01:13:29,033
That bill is a real whopper.
1226
01:13:29,105 --> 01:13:32,925
It's a problem,
all that ice cream.
1227
01:13:33,009 --> 01:13:34,929
I don't want to
overstep my bounds here.
1228
01:13:35,011 --> 01:13:36,901
But, we may have
found a solution.
1229
01:13:36,980 --> 01:13:38,480
Or Joan did, actually.
1230
01:13:41,550 --> 01:13:43,810
You don't say?
1231
01:13:43,887 --> 01:13:46,537
What if I told you there was a
way all of your owner-operators
1232
01:13:46,623 --> 01:13:49,083
can save literally hundreds
of dollars a year
1233
01:13:49,159 --> 01:13:50,549
in electrical costs?
1234
01:13:50,627 --> 01:13:52,917
And reduce the time that it
takes to make a milkshake,
1235
01:13:52,996 --> 01:13:55,086
by half.
1236
01:13:55,165 --> 01:13:57,125
I'll bite.
1237
01:14:07,142 --> 01:14:09,082
It's a powdered milkshake.
1238
01:14:10,813 --> 01:14:11,973
Costs a fraction of ice cream
1239
01:14:12,048 --> 01:14:13,938
and there's no refrigeration
necessary.
1240
01:14:14,017 --> 01:14:15,607
It contains powdered milk.
1241
01:14:15,685 --> 01:14:17,105
Thickening agents
and emulsifiers
1242
01:14:17,187 --> 01:14:19,407
simulate the texture
of ice cream.
1243
01:14:19,489 --> 01:14:20,779
Tastes just like the real thing.
1244
01:14:20,857 --> 01:14:22,507
It's easy as pie to make.
1245
01:14:22,592 --> 01:14:24,852
You put a packet into
a glass of water and stir it.
1246
01:14:24,928 --> 01:14:26,748
I know maybe a tad blasphemous,
1247
01:14:26,830 --> 01:14:28,080
what with your dairy background
and all.
1248
01:14:28,164 --> 01:14:31,534
Personally, I think
it's a marvelous idea.
1249
01:14:34,570 --> 01:14:37,660
Chocolate or vanilla?
1250
01:14:37,740 --> 01:14:39,140
Vanilla.
1251
01:15:01,129 --> 01:15:03,029
Good things come
to those who wait.
1252
01:15:27,122 --> 01:15:28,982
What do you think?
1253
01:15:29,058 --> 01:15:31,558
I think I'm drinking a
delicious vanilla milkshake.
1254
01:15:34,196 --> 01:15:35,926
May I?
1255
01:15:40,736 --> 01:15:42,136
Umm...
1256
01:15:44,239 --> 01:15:46,229
I can't resist.
1257
01:15:46,309 --> 01:15:48,029
So what do you say?
1258
01:15:48,111 --> 01:15:50,071
We try it out at our place
and then if it goes well...
1259
01:15:50,146 --> 01:15:52,696
You roll it out nationally.
1260
01:15:52,782 --> 01:15:55,722
I could. Yeah.
Let me think about it.
1261
01:15:58,287 --> 01:16:00,857
You're the boss.
1262
01:16:08,764 --> 01:16:10,034
McDonald's.
1263
01:16:10,299 --> 01:16:11,959
RAY: I just found a way
to save you, me,
1264
01:16:12,035 --> 01:16:14,255
and all the owner-operators
literally hundreds of dollars
1265
01:16:14,335 --> 01:16:15,685
a year a year
in electrical costs.
1266
01:16:15,772 --> 01:16:18,062
- And what would that be?
- Two words, powdered milkshake.
1267
01:16:18,141 --> 01:16:19,341
I'm telling you I came across
1268
01:16:19,641 --> 01:16:21,761
a remarkable product called
inst-a-mix.
1269
01:16:21,844 --> 01:16:23,974
Like I said, it's a
powdered milkshake.
1270
01:16:24,047 --> 01:16:26,197
It's a fraction of the cost
of ice cream
1271
01:16:26,282 --> 01:16:27,972
and requires no refrigeration.
1272
01:16:28,051 --> 01:16:29,071
Ray...
1273
01:16:29,152 --> 01:16:31,372
I tell ya, I tried it myself, it
tastes just like the real thing.
1274
01:16:31,452 --> 01:16:33,612
It's delicious. Comes in
chocolate, comes in vanilla.
1275
01:16:33,690 --> 01:16:34,840
Me, I'm a vanilla man.
1276
01:16:34,924 --> 01:16:38,114
Ray, we have no interest in a
milkshake that contains no milk.
1277
01:16:38,194 --> 01:16:40,784
Why don't we add sawdust to the
hamburgers while we're at it?
1278
01:16:40,863 --> 01:16:41,993
Frozen French fries!
1279
01:16:42,065 --> 01:16:43,545
You don't want to save a bundle?
1280
01:16:43,633 --> 01:16:44,993
Not like that.
1281
01:16:45,068 --> 01:16:46,718
We're talking about
the same great taste.
1282
01:16:46,803 --> 01:16:48,763
Same great taste while
boosting the bottom line.
1283
01:16:48,838 --> 01:16:50,928
It's called a milkshake, Ray!
1284
01:16:51,007 --> 01:16:53,897
Real milk, now and forever!
1285
01:16:53,977 --> 01:16:55,937
I understand.
1286
01:17:17,232 --> 01:17:19,762
RAY: I'm just asking you to
extend my line.
1287
01:17:19,836 --> 01:17:22,826
Until you build more equity in
your home or pay down the loan,
1288
01:17:22,905 --> 01:17:23,925
there's nothing I can do.
1289
01:17:24,007 --> 01:17:25,257
My business is booming.
1290
01:17:25,341 --> 01:17:26,861
Unfortunately,
that's immaterial.
1291
01:17:26,943 --> 01:17:29,103
Well, I've got thirteen
locations in nine states.
1292
01:17:29,178 --> 01:17:31,698
- It's a home-equity loan.
- Then give me a business loan.
1293
01:17:31,781 --> 01:17:33,201
These thirteen locations,
you own them?
1294
01:17:33,282 --> 01:17:35,142
- Me personally?
- It's your business, correct?
1295
01:17:35,218 --> 01:17:38,138
- You own it?
- I'm the head of franchising.
1296
01:17:38,221 --> 01:17:40,241
I'm the one behind this growth.
1297
01:17:40,323 --> 01:17:42,823
Well, that's all well and good,
but you need assets.
1298
01:17:44,326 --> 01:17:46,276
Have you been to a McDonald's?
1299
01:17:46,362 --> 01:17:48,152
Because we've got three right
here in the Chicago land area.
1300
01:17:48,231 --> 01:17:50,221
You should come by
and take a look.
1301
01:17:50,299 --> 01:17:52,019
No, I would love to give you a
tour to give you a better sense
1302
01:17:52,101 --> 01:17:53,731
- of what I'm talking about.
- Thank you.
1303
01:17:56,271 --> 01:17:58,231
Mr. Kroc?
1304
01:17:58,307 --> 01:17:59,697
Can I help you?
1305
01:17:59,776 --> 01:18:03,296
No, but perhaps I can help you.
1306
01:18:03,379 --> 01:18:05,999
Harry Sonneborn,
nice to meet you.
1307
01:18:06,082 --> 01:18:09,172
No, thanks, we're very happy
with our current supplier.
1308
01:18:09,252 --> 01:18:11,672
I'm not here to
sell you ice cream.
1309
01:18:11,754 --> 01:18:13,054
What the hell do you want?
1310
01:18:13,288 --> 01:18:14,308
I caught a bit of your
conversation back there,
1311
01:18:14,390 --> 01:18:16,110
sounds like you're
having financial troubles.
1312
01:18:16,190 --> 01:18:17,910
Why don't you
mind your own business?
1313
01:18:17,994 --> 01:18:19,764
I'm a great admirer
of your establishment.
1314
01:18:21,129 --> 01:18:22,289
Thank you.
1315
01:18:22,365 --> 01:18:24,485
I eat lunch at your Waukegan
location at least twice a week.
1316
01:18:24,565 --> 01:18:25,715
Always a fantastic crowd.
1317
01:18:25,802 --> 01:18:27,292
Your point being...
1318
01:18:27,370 --> 01:18:30,890
Mr. Kroc, if you're not
making money hand over fist,
1319
01:18:30,973 --> 01:18:32,873
something is terribly wrong.
1320
01:18:36,778 --> 01:18:39,268
June, grab the ledger,
would you?
1321
01:18:39,348 --> 01:18:41,348
Come on in the office, Harry.
1322
01:18:52,861 --> 01:18:54,681
So to summarize...
1323
01:18:54,764 --> 01:18:56,954
You have a
minuscule revenue stream.
1324
01:18:57,033 --> 01:18:58,773
No cash reserves.
1325
01:18:58,934 --> 01:19:01,094
And an albatross of a contract
that requires you to go through
1326
01:19:01,170 --> 01:19:02,790
a slow approval process
to enact changes
1327
01:19:02,872 --> 01:19:04,692
if they're approved at all.
1328
01:19:04,774 --> 01:19:07,234
Which they never are.
1329
01:19:07,310 --> 01:19:09,510
- Am I missing anything?
- That about sums it up.
1330
01:19:11,379 --> 01:19:12,239
Tell me about the land.
1331
01:19:12,315 --> 01:19:14,115
The... land?
1332
01:19:14,382 --> 01:19:17,312
The land, the buildings, how
that whole aspect of it works.
1333
01:19:17,386 --> 01:19:19,276
Oh, pretty simple really.
1334
01:19:19,355 --> 01:19:21,435
Franchisee finds a
piece of land he likes.
1335
01:19:21,524 --> 01:19:23,754
Gets a lease, usually 20 years.
1336
01:19:23,826 --> 01:19:26,316
Takes out a construction loan,
1337
01:19:26,395 --> 01:19:29,225
throws up a building
and off he goes.
1338
01:19:30,465 --> 01:19:32,415
So the operator
selects the site.
1339
01:19:32,502 --> 01:19:34,262
- Yeah.
- He picks the property?
1340
01:19:34,337 --> 01:19:35,537
Right.
1341
01:19:35,904 --> 01:19:37,234
You provide the
training, the system,
1342
01:19:37,306 --> 01:19:42,126
the operational know-how, and
he's responsible for the rest?
1343
01:19:42,211 --> 01:19:43,931
- Is there a problem?
- A big one.
1344
01:19:44,013 --> 01:19:46,453
You don't seem to realize
what business you're in.
1345
01:19:48,383 --> 01:19:51,173
You're not in the
burger business.
1346
01:19:51,254 --> 01:19:54,944
You're in the real
estate business.
1347
01:19:55,024 --> 01:19:58,984
You don't build an empire
off a 1.4 percent cut
1348
01:19:59,061 --> 01:20:01,951
of a 15-cent hamburger.
1349
01:20:02,031 --> 01:20:04,321
You build it by owning the land
1350
01:20:04,400 --> 01:20:07,860
upon which that burger
is cooked.
1351
01:20:07,937 --> 01:20:11,487
What you ought to be doing is
buying up plots of land then
1352
01:20:11,574 --> 01:20:14,764
turning around and leasing
said plots to franchisees
1353
01:20:14,844 --> 01:20:16,874
who as a condition
of their deal,
1354
01:20:16,946 --> 01:20:21,196
should be permitted to
lease from you and you alone.
1355
01:20:21,284 --> 01:20:22,944
This will provide you
with two things.
1356
01:20:23,019 --> 01:20:25,479
One, a steady,
up-front revenue stream.
1357
01:20:25,555 --> 01:20:28,405
Money flows in before the
first stake is in the ground.
1358
01:20:28,491 --> 01:20:31,351
Two, greater capital
for expansion.
1359
01:20:31,427 --> 01:20:34,377
Which in turn fuels
further land acquisition,
1360
01:20:34,463 --> 01:20:38,473
which in turn fuels further
expansion and so on and so on.
1361
01:20:42,971 --> 01:20:44,511
Land.
1362
01:20:46,908 --> 01:20:51,328
That's where the money is.
And more than that, control.
1363
01:20:51,414 --> 01:20:54,374
Control over the franchisee.
1364
01:20:54,450 --> 01:20:56,870
Fail to uphold
quality standards,
1365
01:20:56,953 --> 01:20:59,513
you cancel their lease.
1366
01:20:59,589 --> 01:21:02,879
Control over dick and Mac.
1367
01:21:02,959 --> 01:21:06,419
End result, you'll have the
banks and the franchisees
1368
01:21:06,495 --> 01:21:08,915
in the palm of your hand.
1369
01:21:08,998 --> 01:21:11,918
If I were to do this,
the brothers,
1370
01:21:12,001 --> 01:21:17,361
they'd effectively would be...
1371
01:21:17,440 --> 01:21:19,610
Yes.
1372
01:21:23,245 --> 01:21:27,615
So, whaddaya say, Ray?
1373
01:21:43,298 --> 01:21:45,288
HARRY: We'll need backing.
I've arranged meetings
1374
01:21:45,368 --> 01:21:47,488
with investors
and financial institutions.
1375
01:21:47,570 --> 01:21:49,190
We're in the center of the town
1376
01:21:49,272 --> 01:21:50,562
which is the only
over-saturated aspect.
1377
01:21:50,640 --> 01:21:53,500
We should do well in
this area because...
1378
01:21:53,576 --> 01:21:55,426
Has anyone here ever
eaten at McDonald's?
1379
01:21:55,511 --> 01:21:58,031
Operation growth is
going to enable us to expand.
1380
01:21:58,114 --> 01:22:00,544
JUNE: Franchise realty
corporation how may I...?
1381
01:22:00,616 --> 01:22:02,406
HARRY: They seem exaggerated
but they're fully supported
1382
01:22:02,485 --> 01:22:04,065
by the numericals.
1383
01:22:04,153 --> 01:22:05,943
In fact, we err on
the side of caution.
1384
01:22:06,022 --> 01:22:08,412
He's being conservative.
Mine, based on gut,
1385
01:22:08,491 --> 01:22:10,281
and my gut tells me
those numbers are low.
1386
01:22:10,359 --> 01:22:12,479
McDonald's is
growing quick as a hiccup.
1387
01:22:12,561 --> 01:22:13,951
I'm Harry Sonneborn this is...
1388
01:22:14,030 --> 01:22:15,550
RECORDING: Hurry on over
to McDonald's,
1389
01:22:15,631 --> 01:22:18,961
now serving family communities
from coast to coast.
1390
01:22:19,035 --> 01:22:20,585
You're probably only minutes
1391
01:22:20,670 --> 01:22:23,560
from America's
favorite restaurant.
1392
01:22:23,639 --> 01:22:27,399
McDonald's fast service is
the perfect answer for parties.
1393
01:22:27,476 --> 01:22:29,066
Birthday lunches!
1394
01:22:29,145 --> 01:22:31,265
And family meals anytime.
1395
01:22:31,347 --> 01:22:34,237
With no fuss or dishes to do.
1396
01:22:34,317 --> 01:22:37,137
It's America's
greatest food value.
1397
01:22:37,219 --> 01:22:39,479
No wonder you see so many
of your neighbors there.
1398
01:22:39,555 --> 01:22:43,105
If you want home quality
cooking without the home work,
1399
01:22:43,192 --> 01:22:44,612
try McDonald's.
1400
01:22:44,694 --> 01:22:47,284
Look for the golden arches
at McDonald's.
1401
01:22:47,363 --> 01:22:49,603
The closest thing to home.
1402
01:22:59,674 --> 01:23:02,634
Have you heard of the
franchise realty corporation?
1403
01:23:02,712 --> 01:23:04,472
What is it?
1404
01:23:04,547 --> 01:23:09,177
I have no clue, apparently
Ray Kroc is president and CEO.
1405
01:23:12,555 --> 01:23:13,905
Hiya, dick, how ya doing?
1406
01:23:13,990 --> 01:23:16,180
Well, if you really want
to know I'm a tad miffed.
1407
01:23:16,258 --> 01:23:17,608
Why? What seems
to be the problem?
1408
01:23:17,693 --> 01:23:19,623
Franchise realty corporation.
1409
01:23:19,695 --> 01:23:21,275
What about it?
1410
01:23:21,364 --> 01:23:23,594
For starters, would you
mind telling me what it is?
1411
01:23:23,666 --> 01:23:25,296
Oh, nothing really.
1412
01:23:25,633 --> 01:23:27,593
Just a little something I
created to help provide leasing
1413
01:23:27,670 --> 01:23:31,190
services, you know, lend
support to our new franchisees.
1414
01:23:31,273 --> 01:23:33,663
You know full well you can't
do something like that
1415
01:23:33,743 --> 01:23:35,483
without first clearing it.
1416
01:23:38,413 --> 01:23:40,243
Now, why would I
need to do that?
1417
01:23:40,316 --> 01:23:42,136
Because as your
deal plainly states,
1418
01:23:42,218 --> 01:23:44,708
any and all changes must
be agreed to in writing.
1419
01:23:44,787 --> 01:23:46,477
Except it's not a change.
1420
01:23:46,555 --> 01:23:48,405
Excuse me?
1421
01:23:48,491 --> 01:23:51,061
It's not a change.
It's a company.
1422
01:23:53,294 --> 01:23:54,724
It's its own separate company.
1423
01:23:54,797 --> 01:23:57,017
Which puts it
outside your purview.
1424
01:23:57,099 --> 01:24:00,769
Anything relating to McDonald's
is within our purview.
1425
01:24:02,504 --> 01:24:05,164
Let me explain
something to you, dick.
1426
01:24:05,241 --> 01:24:10,171
You boys have full say over what
goes on inside the restaurants.
1427
01:24:10,246 --> 01:24:14,096
But outside? Above? Below?
1428
01:24:14,183 --> 01:24:16,743
Your authority
stops at the door.
1429
01:24:16,819 --> 01:24:18,789
And at the floor.
1430
01:24:20,121 --> 01:24:21,791
Alright?
1431
01:24:30,131 --> 01:24:31,751
What's he saying?
1432
01:24:31,834 --> 01:24:34,264
He's buying the land...
1433
01:24:34,336 --> 01:24:36,436
Our land?
1434
01:24:37,305 --> 01:24:38,685
On the map.
1435
01:24:38,774 --> 01:24:41,644
Make sure to get this,
you wanna get all pins in.
1436
01:24:44,612 --> 01:24:46,742
Make sure you see the pins.
1437
01:24:46,816 --> 01:24:48,136
Oh that's great. Beautiful.
1438
01:24:48,217 --> 01:24:49,237
How about one at the desk?
1439
01:24:49,318 --> 01:24:51,088
Yeah. Do one at the desk.
1440
01:24:53,755 --> 01:24:55,215
On your throne.
1441
01:24:59,661 --> 01:25:02,621
Make sure you get that in focus.
1442
01:25:02,698 --> 01:25:04,468
Big smile. Good.
Good, good, good.
1443
01:25:09,204 --> 01:25:10,744
Delivery!
1444
01:25:12,874 --> 01:25:14,764
Where do you want these?
1445
01:25:14,844 --> 01:25:16,414
Ray!
1446
01:25:17,679 --> 01:25:19,799
I thought it over.
1447
01:25:19,882 --> 01:25:21,622
Approved.
1448
01:25:23,818 --> 01:25:25,308
Really?
1449
01:25:25,387 --> 01:25:27,677
- Thank you!
- No, thank you.
1450
01:25:27,756 --> 01:25:30,776
It's a wiz-bang idea and you're
the one who thought of it.
1451
01:25:30,860 --> 01:25:33,520
Well we're deeply honored to
serve as your test market.
1452
01:25:33,596 --> 01:25:36,246
The hell with that. I'm going
to roll this out nationally.
1453
01:25:36,332 --> 01:25:39,662
Hey, have you seen
the latest copy of RBM?
1454
01:25:39,735 --> 01:25:41,435
Hot off the press.
1455
01:25:44,172 --> 01:25:46,212
Oh, Ray, good for you.
1456
01:25:55,783 --> 01:25:57,713
JOAN: It's about ten miles
south of downtown.
1457
01:25:57,786 --> 01:25:59,636
They're building a
brand-new sports stadium there.
1458
01:25:59,722 --> 01:26:01,112
Yeah, Bloomington,
I read about it.
1459
01:26:01,190 --> 01:26:03,210
We're getting a professional
baseball and football team.
1460
01:26:03,290 --> 01:26:04,680
They'll both be playing there.
1461
01:26:04,760 --> 01:26:07,180
I think I know where
you're headed with this.
1462
01:26:07,263 --> 01:26:10,293
A 40,000 seat stadium,
just a stone's throw away.
1463
01:26:10,366 --> 01:26:12,146
Imagine the foot traffic.
1464
01:26:12,234 --> 01:26:14,394
Hungry families looking for
a bite to eat after the game.
1465
01:26:14,470 --> 01:26:15,790
Or before, whenever.
1466
01:26:15,871 --> 01:26:17,661
Exactly.
1467
01:26:17,740 --> 01:26:23,180
Yeah, you think big,
don't you Joan?
1468
01:26:25,747 --> 01:26:28,177
Is there any other way to?
1469
01:26:30,818 --> 01:26:32,818
Well you'd be surprised.
1470
01:26:35,490 --> 01:26:37,810
A lot of people are
afraid of taking a chance to,
1471
01:26:37,893 --> 01:26:40,893
you know, reach for greatness.
1472
01:26:42,730 --> 01:26:44,690
That's so sad.
1473
01:26:44,767 --> 01:26:46,517
Yeah, I agree.
1474
01:26:46,602 --> 01:26:50,692
Ambition,
that's the stuff of life.
1475
01:26:50,773 --> 01:26:52,843
What is that saying?
1476
01:26:54,909 --> 01:26:56,729
Fortune favors the bold.
1477
01:26:56,812 --> 01:26:58,412
Absolutely.
1478
01:27:03,785 --> 01:27:05,445
Just look at you.
1479
01:27:09,824 --> 01:27:12,284
You calling me bold, Joan?
1480
01:27:12,361 --> 01:27:14,281
You don't build
a restaurant empire
1481
01:27:14,363 --> 01:27:16,463
acting like a timid
little mouse.
1482
01:27:42,023 --> 01:27:43,763
Harry:
That's a fast growing area.
1483
01:27:43,925 --> 01:27:46,815
And cheaper, you're talking
fifteen percent less per acre.
1484
01:27:46,895 --> 01:27:48,745
Yeah, I still think
Houston's a better location.
1485
01:27:48,831 --> 01:27:49,891
- Ray.
- Yeah?
1486
01:27:49,965 --> 01:27:51,965
Dick's on line one.
1487
01:28:01,009 --> 01:28:02,399
Hiya, dick.
1488
01:28:02,478 --> 01:28:04,568
I just received a
very disconcerting call.
1489
01:28:04,647 --> 01:28:06,267
Oh?
1490
01:28:06,348 --> 01:28:09,908
From buddy Jepsen.
Our operator in Sacramento.
1491
01:28:09,985 --> 01:28:11,605
I'm very aware of
who buddy Jepsen is.
1492
01:28:11,687 --> 01:28:13,877
He told me he received
a shipment this morning.
1493
01:28:13,956 --> 01:28:15,276
Oh, it arrived.
1494
01:28:15,357 --> 01:28:17,447
You are way out of line, Ray.
1495
01:28:17,526 --> 01:28:18,686
Gee, I didn't expect that
1496
01:28:18,993 --> 01:28:20,753
to get there until Friday
at the earliest.
1497
01:28:20,829 --> 01:28:23,319
Do you mind telling me what
you're doing shipping four cases
1498
01:28:23,399 --> 01:28:27,589
of inst-a-mix to
one of our operators?
1499
01:28:27,670 --> 01:28:31,260
Look, if you don't want to make
a profit, that's fine.
1500
01:28:31,340 --> 01:28:32,600
But don't stop the rest of us.
1501
01:28:32,675 --> 01:28:34,595
- Us?
- Us.
1502
01:28:34,677 --> 01:28:36,467
As in everyone but you.
1503
01:28:36,545 --> 01:28:37,965
Who did you send them to?
1504
01:28:38,047 --> 01:28:40,337
Everyone but you.
1505
01:28:40,416 --> 01:28:42,906
You have no right,
you are to stop this instant.
1506
01:28:42,985 --> 01:28:45,465
Is that clear?
1507
01:28:45,554 --> 01:28:46,784
Nah.
1508
01:28:46,855 --> 01:28:48,605
What the hell does that mean!
Nah!
1509
01:28:48,691 --> 01:28:51,831
You will abide by the
terms of your deal!
1510
01:28:53,861 --> 01:28:56,651
I am through taking
marching orders from you.
1511
01:28:56,732 --> 01:28:58,992
You and your
endless parade of nos.
1512
01:28:59,068 --> 01:29:01,558
Constantly cowering
in the face of progress.
1513
01:29:01,637 --> 01:29:05,487
If phony powdered milkshakes
is your idea of progress,
1514
01:29:05,574 --> 01:29:07,364
you have a profound
misunderstanding of what
1515
01:29:07,443 --> 01:29:09,403
McDonald's is about!
1516
01:29:09,478 --> 01:29:11,028
I have a far greater
understanding of McDonald's
1517
01:29:11,113 --> 01:29:12,643
than you two yokels.
1518
01:29:12,715 --> 01:29:16,635
What? You will do as we say.
1519
01:29:16,719 --> 01:29:18,509
Nope.
1520
01:29:18,587 --> 01:29:20,487
You have a contract!
1521
01:29:26,961 --> 01:29:31,021
You know,
contracts are like hearts.
1522
01:29:31,100 --> 01:29:32,600
They're made to be broken.
1523
01:29:47,482 --> 01:29:49,122
Could you please pass the salt?
1524
01:29:51,953 --> 01:29:53,153
Thank you.
1525
01:30:06,667 --> 01:30:08,167
I want a divorce.
1526
01:30:34,562 --> 01:30:37,052
LAWYER: When quietly trying
to settle a divorce,
1527
01:30:37,132 --> 01:30:39,562
the first thing to ask is,
what will she want?
1528
01:30:39,635 --> 01:30:41,915
And is her request
reasonable and equitable,
1529
01:30:42,004 --> 01:30:43,894
in terms of marital property.
1530
01:30:43,972 --> 01:30:45,432
There's a house, a car,
1531
01:30:45,507 --> 01:30:47,497
savings and checking accounts,
insurance.
1532
01:30:47,576 --> 01:30:50,106
Just give it to her.
House, car, insurance.
1533
01:30:52,814 --> 01:30:54,514
What about the business?
1534
01:30:57,518 --> 01:30:58,788
Nope.
1535
01:31:00,021 --> 01:31:03,161
Ray, you have to
understand, she's...
1536
01:31:05,893 --> 01:31:07,693
Let me explain something to you.
1537
01:31:09,597 --> 01:31:11,227
That's never going to happen.
1538
01:31:14,068 --> 01:31:16,428
I would sooner die,
1539
01:31:16,505 --> 01:31:19,665
than give her one share of stock
in McDonald's.
1540
01:31:25,213 --> 01:31:26,803
It's not so simple.
1541
01:31:26,882 --> 01:31:28,072
The brothers are
your business partners.
1542
01:31:28,150 --> 01:31:29,940
You signed this contract.
1543
01:31:30,018 --> 01:31:31,938
Make it go away.
1544
01:31:32,020 --> 01:31:34,250
And I don't care what it takes.
1545
01:31:35,756 --> 01:31:37,986
It's going to cost you.
1546
01:32:12,960 --> 01:32:14,480
Dick:
I'm looking at a letterhead
1547
01:32:14,561 --> 01:32:15,981
with the name McDonald's on it.
1548
01:32:16,064 --> 01:32:17,594
You care to explain?
1549
01:32:17,666 --> 01:32:19,686
It was confusing, people didn't
even know it had anything to do
1550
01:32:19,768 --> 01:32:20,918
with McDonald's.
1551
01:32:21,003 --> 01:32:23,593
What's confusing is you
calling yourself
1552
01:32:23,672 --> 01:32:25,162
the McDonald's corporation.
1553
01:32:25,240 --> 01:32:27,160
People will think it's the
whole company,
1554
01:32:27,242 --> 01:32:28,702
not just the real estate arm
1555
01:32:28,777 --> 01:32:31,697
which we strongly
suspect is what you hope.
1556
01:32:31,780 --> 01:32:34,240
You put dick's arches
on your letterhead?
1557
01:32:34,316 --> 01:32:37,036
This is not your company, Ray!
1558
01:32:37,119 --> 01:32:38,909
- Mac...
- Do you understand that!
1559
01:32:38,987 --> 01:32:40,877
Mac, don't get upset.
1560
01:32:40,956 --> 01:32:43,846
We came up with
the speedee system, not you!
1561
01:32:43,926 --> 01:32:45,506
Us! What have you
ever come up with!
1562
01:32:45,594 --> 01:32:47,154
Can you name one thing?
You can't!
1563
01:32:47,229 --> 01:32:49,049
And you never have
and you never will.
1564
01:32:49,131 --> 01:32:51,521
Because you are a leech, Ray.
You are a professional leech!
1565
01:32:51,600 --> 01:32:54,220
You know what I came up with,
Mac? A concept.
1566
01:32:54,303 --> 01:32:56,733
I came up with the
concept of winning.
1567
01:32:56,805 --> 01:32:58,185
- Let me talk to him.
- While you two boys were content
1568
01:32:58,273 --> 01:33:00,903
to sit back and be
a couple of also-rans.
1569
01:33:00,976 --> 01:33:02,966
I'm going to take the future.
I wanna win.
1570
01:33:03,045 --> 01:33:06,235
And you don't get there by being
some aw-shucks, nice-guy sap.
1571
01:33:06,315 --> 01:33:07,895
There's no place in
business for people like that.
1572
01:33:07,983 --> 01:33:09,873
Business is war.
1573
01:33:09,952 --> 01:33:12,542
It's dog eat dog, rat eat rat.
1574
01:33:12,621 --> 01:33:14,241
If my competitor were drowning,
1575
01:33:14,323 --> 01:33:17,663
I'd walk over and I'd put a hose
right in his mouth.
1576
01:33:21,195 --> 01:33:22,955
Can you say the same?
1577
01:33:33,307 --> 01:33:37,567
I can't, nor would I want to.
1578
01:33:37,646 --> 01:33:40,296
Hence your single location.
1579
01:33:40,382 --> 01:33:42,022
We want you out of
this company, Ray!
1580
01:33:42,183 --> 01:33:43,913
Mac, how do you
propose you do that.
1581
01:33:43,986 --> 01:33:45,806
We will sue you,
whatever it takes!
1582
01:33:45,887 --> 01:33:48,677
And you'd probably win.
But you can't afford to sue me.
1583
01:33:48,757 --> 01:33:50,777
I'd bury you in
court costs alone.
1584
01:33:50,859 --> 01:33:52,749
Mac, I'm the president and CEO
1585
01:33:52,828 --> 01:33:56,588
of a major corporation
with land holdings in 17 states.
1586
01:33:56,665 --> 01:33:59,245
You run a burger stand
in the desert.
1587
01:33:59,334 --> 01:34:02,164
I'm national.
1588
01:34:02,237 --> 01:34:03,867
You're fucking local.
1589
01:34:10,778 --> 01:34:14,268
He's national...
1590
01:34:14,349 --> 01:34:16,719
Mac!
1591
01:34:21,188 --> 01:34:22,608
DOCTOR: Are you following
your eating plan?
1592
01:34:22,691 --> 01:34:24,111
Yes.
1593
01:34:24,192 --> 01:34:25,812
And you're checking
your glucose levels?
1594
01:34:25,894 --> 01:34:27,684
Are you taking your medication
on a consistent basis?
1595
01:34:27,763 --> 01:34:29,153
Yes.
1596
01:34:29,231 --> 01:34:30,791
Regular walks, Twenty minutes a day.
1597
01:34:30,866 --> 01:34:32,016
I'm on my feet all day.
1598
01:34:32,100 --> 01:34:33,870
Any stress?
1599
01:34:38,039 --> 01:34:39,629
Okay.
1600
01:34:39,708 --> 01:34:42,968
You need to watch that,
it's a big contributing factor.
1601
01:34:43,045 --> 01:34:44,365
So as I said,
your kidney function
1602
01:34:44,446 --> 01:34:46,636
is currently at 50 percent.
1603
01:34:46,715 --> 01:34:49,835
Eighteen months ago, it was 65.
1604
01:34:49,918 --> 01:34:54,178
Any lower, and you're at
serious risk for kidney failure.
1605
01:34:54,256 --> 01:34:56,216
Okay, I'm going to
check on you later.
1606
01:34:59,326 --> 01:35:01,226
- Thanks.
- Thank you.
1607
01:35:10,071 --> 01:35:13,001
William who rode with revere?
1608
01:35:13,075 --> 01:35:14,095
How many letters?
1609
01:35:14,176 --> 01:35:16,836
Five. Fourth letter, e.
1610
01:35:17,978 --> 01:35:19,408
Dawes.
1611
01:35:20,981 --> 01:35:22,381
Come in.
1612
01:35:26,087 --> 01:35:28,187
How ya feelin'?
1613
01:35:29,857 --> 01:35:32,387
That must've been some spill.
I felt it through the phone.
1614
01:35:33,427 --> 01:35:35,247
Here, I brought ya...
1615
01:35:35,330 --> 01:35:36,930
I brought ya some...
1616
01:35:39,033 --> 01:35:40,733
I'll set it right here.
1617
01:35:43,471 --> 01:35:46,271
Dick. There's a card in there.
1618
01:35:49,944 --> 01:35:51,304
Go ahead.
1619
01:35:51,379 --> 01:35:54,269
- That's okay.
- Here. Just...
1620
01:35:54,349 --> 01:35:55,979
I think you'll be happy.
1621
01:36:06,827 --> 01:36:09,047
What's this?
1622
01:36:09,131 --> 01:36:10,321
What's it look like?
1623
01:36:10,398 --> 01:36:11,768
A blank check.
1624
01:36:15,336 --> 01:36:17,226
Then that's ahh...
1625
01:36:17,305 --> 01:36:19,255
That's probably what it is.
1626
01:36:19,341 --> 01:36:21,441
What are you buying?
1627
01:36:29,049 --> 01:36:31,009
Okay.
1628
01:36:31,086 --> 01:36:33,436
You get better, you'll be
up on your feet in no time.
1629
01:36:33,522 --> 01:36:37,282
And we'll talk.
1630
01:36:37,359 --> 01:36:39,529
Alright. Dick.
1631
01:37:11,392 --> 01:37:13,362
We will never beat him.
1632
01:37:15,429 --> 01:37:17,999
We will never be rid of him.
1633
01:37:28,042 --> 01:37:29,982
Dick McDonald on the line.
1634
01:37:41,121 --> 01:37:42,841
Hello, dick.
1635
01:37:42,924 --> 01:37:44,854
DICK: 2.7 million.
1636
01:37:44,926 --> 01:37:48,556
It's a million for
each of us after taxes.
1637
01:37:50,264 --> 01:37:54,434
And one percent of the
company's profits in perpetuity.
1638
01:37:56,437 --> 01:37:58,357
That's outrageous!
That's borderline extortion!
1639
01:37:58,440 --> 01:38:00,000
That's a bunch of bull shit!
Bull shit!
1640
01:38:00,075 --> 01:38:01,525
I know it seems
like a lot now...
1641
01:38:01,610 --> 01:38:03,000
Yeah, that seems like
a lot of money anytime.
1642
01:38:03,078 --> 01:38:05,368
- And they want one other thing.
- What?
1643
01:38:05,447 --> 01:38:08,167
- San Bernardino.
- No way.
1644
01:38:08,250 --> 01:38:10,870
It's to give to their longtime
employees as a gift.
1645
01:38:10,952 --> 01:38:12,912
I need the profits
from San Bernardino
1646
01:38:12,988 --> 01:38:15,108
in order to pay off
the purchase loan.
1647
01:38:15,190 --> 01:38:16,880
I've spoken at length
about it with their lawyers.
1648
01:38:16,958 --> 01:38:21,118
It's unfortunately,
non-negotiable.
1649
01:38:21,196 --> 01:38:23,546
LAWYER: Our client agrees fully
with your conditions of sale,
1650
01:38:23,632 --> 01:38:25,152
with one exception.
1651
01:38:25,233 --> 01:38:27,653
Your one percent cut of future
corporate earnings will have to
1652
01:38:27,733 --> 01:38:30,073
be carried out on
a handshake basis.
1653
01:38:32,640 --> 01:38:34,210
It's my investor group.
1654
01:38:34,441 --> 01:38:37,101
The financing is contingent
on leaving that out of the
1655
01:38:37,178 --> 01:38:39,498
contract, and unfortunately,
this deal just doesn't happen,
1656
01:38:39,581 --> 01:38:41,341
it doesn't get financed
unless you leave that
1657
01:38:41,448 --> 01:38:43,868
out of the contract.
Because unfortunately, that's...
1658
01:38:43,952 --> 01:38:46,592
That's a deal breaker for them.
1659
01:38:50,691 --> 01:38:55,601
Look fellas, you'll get
your full royalties. Alright?
1660
01:38:59,533 --> 01:39:02,103
You've got my word on that.
Dick, Mac.
1661
01:39:05,039 --> 01:39:06,969
Let's make a deal.
1662
01:39:15,349 --> 01:39:17,139
Alright.
1663
01:39:17,218 --> 01:39:18,608
Alright gentlemen,
1664
01:39:18,687 --> 01:39:20,307
if you would turn to page four
of your contract.
1665
01:39:20,388 --> 01:39:23,118
That's the first set of
signatures to go over.
1666
01:40:09,136 --> 01:40:11,126
I just have to ask you
one thing.
1667
01:40:11,206 --> 01:40:13,026
Something I've never understood.
1668
01:40:13,108 --> 01:40:14,708
Alright.
1669
01:40:15,709 --> 01:40:18,499
That day we met,
we gave you the tour.
1670
01:40:18,580 --> 01:40:20,670
Uh-huh. What about it?
1671
01:40:20,749 --> 01:40:23,169
We showed you everything.
1672
01:40:23,251 --> 01:40:24,511
The whole system,
all our secrets.
1673
01:40:24,586 --> 01:40:27,006
We were an open book.
1674
01:40:27,088 --> 01:40:28,538
So why didn't you just...
1675
01:40:28,623 --> 01:40:31,013
Steal it?
1676
01:40:31,092 --> 01:40:33,182
Just grab your ideas, run off,
start my own business
1677
01:40:33,261 --> 01:40:35,621
using all those ideas of yours.
Would have failed.
1678
01:40:35,697 --> 01:40:37,197
How do you know?
1679
01:40:37,464 --> 01:40:39,054
Am I the only one who
got the kitchen tour?
1680
01:40:39,134 --> 01:40:41,994
You must've invited
lots of people back there.
1681
01:40:42,070 --> 01:40:43,560
And?
1682
01:40:43,638 --> 01:40:45,588
How many of them succeed?
1683
01:40:45,673 --> 01:40:47,263
Lots of people
started restaurants.
1684
01:40:47,342 --> 01:40:48,662
As big as McDonald's?
1685
01:40:48,743 --> 01:40:50,373
Of course not.
1686
01:40:50,445 --> 01:40:52,365
No one ever has
and no one ever will.
1687
01:40:52,447 --> 01:40:55,697
Because they all lack
that one thing
1688
01:40:55,784 --> 01:40:57,614
that makes McDonald's special.
1689
01:40:57,685 --> 01:40:59,285
Which is...?
1690
01:41:01,655 --> 01:41:03,205
Even you don't know what it is.
1691
01:41:03,291 --> 01:41:04,821
Enlighten me.
1692
01:41:06,427 --> 01:41:08,747
It's not just the system, dick.
1693
01:41:08,830 --> 01:41:10,720
It's the name.
1694
01:41:10,799 --> 01:41:13,719
That glorious name, McDonald's.
1695
01:41:13,802 --> 01:41:17,432
It can be anything
you want it to be.
1696
01:41:17,505 --> 01:41:19,355
It's limitless, it's wide open.
1697
01:41:19,441 --> 01:41:21,761
It sounds...
1698
01:41:21,843 --> 01:41:24,103
it sounds like...
1699
01:41:24,179 --> 01:41:26,769
It sounds like America.
1700
01:41:26,848 --> 01:41:29,668
As compared to "Kroc". What
a crock. What a load of crock.
1701
01:41:29,751 --> 01:41:31,671
Would you eat a
place named Kroc's?
1702
01:41:31,753 --> 01:41:35,483
Kroc's has that
blunt Slavic sound.
1703
01:41:35,557 --> 01:41:38,407
Kroc's.
But McDonald's, oh boy.
1704
01:41:38,493 --> 01:41:40,683
That's a beauty.
1705
01:41:40,762 --> 01:41:46,392
Yeah, a guy named McDonald.
1706
01:41:46,468 --> 01:41:50,128
He's never going to get
pushed around in life.
1707
01:41:50,205 --> 01:41:52,385
That's clearly not the case.
1708
01:41:52,474 --> 01:41:54,464
So, you don't have a check for
1709
01:41:54,542 --> 01:41:57,842
$1.35 million dollars
in your pocket?
1710
01:42:03,684 --> 01:42:05,744
Bye, dick.
1711
01:42:05,820 --> 01:42:08,490
So if you can't
beat 'em, buy 'em.
1712
01:42:10,858 --> 01:42:13,518
I remember the first time
I saw that name
1713
01:42:13,595 --> 01:42:17,145
stretched across your
stand out there.
1714
01:42:17,232 --> 01:42:18,792
It was love at first sight.
1715
01:42:18,867 --> 01:42:23,637
I knew right then and there,
I had to have it.
1716
01:42:26,373 --> 01:42:29,713
- And now I do.
- You don't "have" it.
1717
01:42:32,846 --> 01:42:34,776
You sure about that?
1718
01:42:37,384 --> 01:42:38,894
Bye, dick.
1719
01:42:46,693 --> 01:42:48,353
LAWYER: As per the terms
of your agreement,
1720
01:42:48,429 --> 01:42:50,619
while you are entitled to
maintain ownership of this
1721
01:42:50,698 --> 01:42:53,558
location, you no longer have
the right to call it McDonald's,
1722
01:42:53,635 --> 01:42:57,125
McDonald or any such variation
so as to confuse or infringe
1723
01:42:57,205 --> 01:43:00,325
upon the McDonald's trademark
which is now the exclusive
1724
01:43:00,408 --> 01:43:02,558
intellectual property of
Mr. Raymond a. Kroc.
1725
01:43:02,644 --> 01:43:04,244
Thank you, gentlemen.
1726
01:43:24,932 --> 01:43:26,702
MAC: It'll be alright.
1727
01:43:36,343 --> 01:43:39,503
Now, I know what
you're thinking.
1728
01:43:39,581 --> 01:43:42,871
How the heck does a
52-year-old, over the hill,
1729
01:43:42,951 --> 01:43:46,611
milkshake machine salesman,
build a fast food empire
1730
01:43:46,688 --> 01:43:50,908
with 1600 restaurants, in 50
states, five foreign countries,
1731
01:43:50,992 --> 01:43:53,922
with an annual revenue
of in the neighborhood
1732
01:43:53,995 --> 01:43:56,425
of 700 million dollars?
1733
01:43:57,898 --> 01:44:01,298
One word, persistence.
1734
01:44:06,540 --> 01:44:08,930
Nothing in this world
can take the place
1735
01:44:09,010 --> 01:44:11,400
of good ol' persistence.
1736
01:44:11,479 --> 01:44:12,829
Talent won't...
1737
01:44:12,914 --> 01:44:17,544
Nothing's more common than
unsuccessful men with talent.
1738
01:44:17,619 --> 01:44:19,639
Genius won't.
1739
01:44:19,721 --> 01:44:22,581
Unrecognized genius is
practically a cliché.
1740
01:44:22,657 --> 01:44:23,907
Education won't...
1741
01:44:23,992 --> 01:44:26,812
Why the world is
full of educated fools.
1742
01:44:26,894 --> 01:44:31,904
Persistence and determination
alone are all powerful.
1743
01:44:49,483 --> 01:44:51,613
Mr. Kroc? Will Davis.
1744
01:44:51,686 --> 01:44:53,906
I'd like to do a profile of you
pegged to the opening
1745
01:44:53,988 --> 01:44:55,608
of your hundredth location.
1746
01:44:55,690 --> 01:44:57,780
Sure. Call my office.
1747
01:44:57,859 --> 01:44:59,779
Sure thing.
1748
01:44:59,861 --> 01:45:01,361
Alright.
1749
01:45:11,571 --> 01:45:14,331
RAY: It's these core principles
that enabled me to
1750
01:45:14,409 --> 01:45:16,929
rise to the top of the heap
at a point in life
1751
01:45:17,011 --> 01:45:20,971
when most men would be thinking
about retirement.
1752
01:45:21,049 --> 01:45:23,709
Why, we appear to have that
in common, governor Reagan.
1753
01:45:23,785 --> 01:45:27,505
Why, you were what, 55
when you started in politics?
1754
01:45:27,588 --> 01:45:30,708
It's why you make me
look like a spring chicken.
1755
01:45:30,792 --> 01:45:32,852
Laugh, laugh, laugh.
1756
01:45:32,927 --> 01:45:36,917
Why look at us, a couple
of Illinois boys made good.
1757
01:45:36,998 --> 01:45:38,958
Only in America.
1758
01:45:41,401 --> 01:45:42,961
Only in America.
1759
01:45:43,037 --> 01:45:45,387
Only in America!
1760
01:45:45,473 --> 01:45:47,963
Now where was I?
1761
01:45:48,042 --> 01:45:52,372
Ah, yes. The beginning.
1762
01:45:52,447 --> 01:45:55,997
The year was 1954,
1763
01:45:56,084 --> 01:45:57,874
the place,
1764
01:45:57,952 --> 01:46:00,582
des plaines, Illinois.
1765
01:46:00,655 --> 01:46:02,035
Car is out front now.
1766
01:46:02,123 --> 01:46:03,993
Be right down.
1767
01:46:28,749 --> 01:46:31,079
That's where it all started.
1768
01:46:33,854 --> 01:46:36,164
Right there on Lee street.
1769
01:46:38,492 --> 01:46:40,392
McDonald's number one.
1770
01:47:10,724 --> 01:47:13,614
RAY: It was a typical
English-American word,
1771
01:47:13,694 --> 01:47:15,654
it flowed. McDonald's.
1772
01:47:15,730 --> 01:47:17,020
I liked the sound of it.
1773
01:47:17,098 --> 01:47:20,888
It sounded wholesome
and it sounded genuine.
1774
01:47:20,968 --> 01:47:25,588
You know?
Ahh, I don't like these umm...
1775
01:47:25,673 --> 01:47:27,833
Gimmick type names, you know?
1776
01:47:27,909 --> 01:47:29,629
Ahh...
1777
01:47:29,710 --> 01:47:33,800
Burger this and burger that
and all that kind of stuff.
1778
01:47:33,881 --> 01:47:36,881
McDonald's, it's got a
nice sounding name.
1779
01:49:19,586 --> 01:49:23,136
RAY: Nobody had eight
multi-mixers in one business.
1780
01:49:23,224 --> 01:49:25,184
So I went out there.
1781
01:49:25,259 --> 01:49:27,219
And I was amazed!
1782
01:49:27,295 --> 01:49:29,745
They were serving
hamburgers for fifteen cents.
1783
01:49:29,830 --> 01:49:33,190
French fries for ten cents and
milkshakes for twenty cents.
1784
01:49:33,267 --> 01:49:36,087
And basically that was
the menu, and I said,
1785
01:49:36,170 --> 01:49:37,590
that's for me.
1786
01:49:37,672 --> 01:49:39,232
Now I have ultimatums, you know.
1787
01:49:39,307 --> 01:49:43,197
Except that I'd like
to be able to say that.
1788
01:49:43,277 --> 01:49:46,727
I bought the agreement back
from them for two million,
1789
01:49:46,814 --> 01:49:49,204
seven hundred thousand dollars.
1790
01:49:49,283 --> 01:49:51,813
I got the name,
the golden arches,
1791
01:49:51,886 --> 01:49:57,876
basically it was a matter of me
working longer and harder than
1792
01:49:57,959 --> 01:49:59,709
anybody else.
1793
01:49:59,794 --> 01:50:03,284
I'll take every resource that I
have and I'll put it in
1794
01:50:03,364 --> 01:50:06,054
and I'll go for broke
if I believe in it.
1795
01:50:06,133 --> 01:50:08,593
The only thing I could do
besides play the piano,
1796
01:50:08,669 --> 01:50:11,059
was to talk.
What happened to my talk?
1797
01:50:11,138 --> 01:50:15,758
It's not dog eat dog out there
in that competitive world,
1798
01:50:15,843 --> 01:50:18,183
it's more like rat eat rat.