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The Lebanese Burger Mafia

The meaty saga of a rogue fast-food chain with mysterious origins, a cult following, and a secret pathway to the immigrant dream.

Director

Omar Mouallem

Year

Genre

documentary, comedy

Box Office

N/A

Production

Back Road Productions,levelFILM,MAD Solutions

Awards

7 wins & 6 nominations

Homepage

https://burgerbaronmovie.com/

Self

Self

Saleh Kemaldean

Self

Self

Terry McDonnell

Self

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OMAR: Which might explain
how it became more of a meme - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

OMAR: Which might explain how it became more of a meme

-(FOIL RUSTLING)
-(DRUMS PLAYING) - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

-(FOIL RUSTLING) -(DRUMS PLAYING)

I invited them here
to help me understand - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

I invited them here to help me understand

The Mushroom Burger
with what I assume - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

The Mushroom Burger with what I assume

Could you describe Burger Baron - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

Could you describe Burger Baron

The broken down,
dirtiest... (LAUGHING) - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

The broken down, dirtiest... (LAUGHING)

You roll into town and you look - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

You roll into town and you look

What I've noticed
about Burger Barons - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

What I've noticed about Burger Barons

But they can still put out
that darn good Mushroom Burger. - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

But they can still put out that darn good Mushroom Burger.

It's like a classic
diner burger, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

It's like a classic diner burger,

They've always been very polite, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

They've always been very polite,

And this is the grand opening - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

And this is the grand opening

It moved us up
from the working class - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

It moved us up from the working class

It wasn't until I got older
that I realized - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

It wasn't until I got older that I realized

There were dozens of them - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

There were dozens of them

And other than that one
Mushroom Burger everyone loved, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

And other than that one Mushroom Burger everyone loved,

All of them, every single one, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

All of them, every single one,

ROCKY: The minute you say
you have a Burger Baron, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

ROCKY: The minute you say you have a Burger Baron,

The Lebanese people came, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

The Lebanese people came,

I don't know.
It doesn't say Burger Sheikh, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

I don't know. It doesn't say Burger Sheikh,

OMAR: It's one
of the most recognizable - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

OMAR: It's one of the most recognizable

"The Burger Baron restaurants - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

"The Burger Baron restaurants

There was people, I'm sure,
that thought maybe - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

There was people, I'm sure, that thought maybe

OMAR: Their penchants
for big houses and nice cars - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

OMAR: Their penchants for big houses and nice cars

Everybody's kind of doing
their own thing - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

Everybody's kind of doing their own thing

How did a loose network
of Arab immigrants - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

How did a loose network of Arab immigrants

OMAR: It was once an international brand

Even before the pandemic turned - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

Even before the pandemic turned

They need somebody
to take over the business - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

They need somebody to take over the business

Twenty years from now,
maybe we'll have one left. - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

Twenty years from now, maybe we'll have one left.

OMAR: With the rise
of big-box chains - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

OMAR: With the rise of big-box chains

(MUSICAL TONE SOUNDING) - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

(MUSICAL TONE SOUNDING)

I got this business around 2015. - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

I got this business around 2015.

We went through a rough road
due to the economy, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

We went through a rough road due to the economy,

And it wasn't in great shape - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

And it wasn't in great shape

I graduated in Beirut
in hospitality management, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

I graduated in Beirut in hospitality management,

(LOUD SHOT BANGING) - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

(LOUD SHOT BANGING)

REPORTER: After years of calm, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

REPORTER: After years of calm,

One of my cousins - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

One of my cousins

They got my number
and then they contacted me, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

They got my number and then they contacted me,

(SPEAKING ARABIC) - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

(SPEAKING ARABIC)

It was basically destiny
that one day - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

It was basically destiny that one day

Why do you think
it's Lebanese dominated? - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

Why do you think it's Lebanese dominated?

It was owned by maybe two,
three brothers - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

It was owned by maybe two, three brothers

And that's how
it's turned to be all Lebanese. - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

And that's how it's turned to be all Lebanese.

It did start with two
or three brothers, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

It did start with two or three brothers,

I'm the son of Jack McDonnell - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

I'm the son of Jack McDonnell

I've heard different stories
about "They've started it." - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

I've heard different stories about "They've s...

It's just an out-and-out lie,
and I don't like it. - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

It's just an out-and-out lie, and I don't like it.

That's not the case.
My dad started that. Period. - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

That's not the case. My dad started that. Period.

When I was very little, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

When I was very little,

There was a place
in Great Falls, Montana, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

There was a place in Great Falls, Montana,

It was my dad's inspiration. - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

It was my dad's inspiration.

"Would you guys show me
how to do this?" - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

"Would you guys show me how to do this?"

It was when the car
became important. - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

It was when the car became important.

Not just one car
in the family, either, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

Not just one car in the family, either,

That's what drove
the fast food era. - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

That's what drove the fast food era.

It was relatively inexpensive
to get burgers for everybody, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

It was relatively inexpensive to get burgers for everybody,

I mean, find me a child
that doesn't like French fries. - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

I mean, find me a child that doesn't like French fries.

We all love French fries.
And burgers. - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

We all love French fries. And burgers.

OMAR: By 1957,
a new McDonald's was opening - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

OMAR: By 1957, a new McDonald's was opening

On track to have
100 golden arches up - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

On track to have 100 golden arches up

There weren't a lot
of fast foods up there, then. - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

There weren't a lot of fast foods up there, then.

When he first built
the Burger Baron in Calgary, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

When he first built the Burger Baron in Calgary,

OMAR: Jack was so confident
that he had the next McDonald's - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

OMAR: Jack was so confident that he had the next McDonald�...

And then, past that, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

And then, past that,

It would have been two
or three-blocks-long, at least, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

It would have been two or three-blocks-long, at least,

It was neat to know - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

It was neat to know

OMAR: Jack invited
more relatives up - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

OMAR: Jack invited more relatives up

And when he ran out
of family members - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

And when he ran out of family members

TERRY: The financial statements
were so strong, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

TERRY: The financial statements were so strong,

-(STADIUM NOISES)
-OMAR: It was a phenomenon - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

-(STADIUM NOISES) -OMAR: It was a phenomenon

TERRY: The sauce,
that was one of the secrets. - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

TERRY: The sauce, that was one of the secrets.

He didn't give it out
to anybody, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

He didn't give it out to anybody,

They would supply
each of the restaurants - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

They would supply each of the restaurants

OMAR: With McDonald's
still a decade away - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

OMAR: With McDonald's still a decade away

In just over three years, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

In just over three years,

MAN 1: We'd hang around there - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

MAN 1: We'd hang around there

We had an opportunity
to meet The Who - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

We had an opportunity to meet The Who

And we wound up taking
Keith Moon - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

And we wound up taking Keith Moon

We were kind of
long-haired hippies - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

We were kind of long-haired hippies

"This is not a good idea."
(LAUGHING) - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

"This is not a good idea." (LAUGHING)

(LAUGHS) - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

The company introduced it
on Valentine's Day, 1961, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

The company introduced it on Valentine's Day, 1961,

JUDY: The first time I wrote
about Burger Baron, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

JUDY: The first time I wrote about Burger Baron,

I would have had
maybe a McDonald's burger, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

I would have had maybe a McDonald's burger,

So, whatever burger joint
I drive past, that's it. - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

So, whatever burger joint I drive past, that's it.

And I sailed in
and ordered the Mushroom Burger, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

And I sailed in and ordered the Mushroom Burger,

I have to say, it was the sauce. - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

I have to say, it was the sauce.

First time I tasted
that mushroom sauce, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia

First time I tasted that mushroom sauce,

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The meaty saga of a rogue fast-food chain with mysterious origins, a cult following, and a secret pathway to the immigrant dream.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Omar Mouallem

Writer: Omar Mouallem

Production: Back Road Productions,levelFILM,MAD Solutions

Genre: documentary, comedy

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 05 Dec 2023

Awards: 7 wins & 6 nominations

Homepage: https://burgerbaronmovie.com/