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The Lebanese Burger Mafia

But in the mid '60s, as McDonald's,Burger King and Wendy's prepared aggressiveexpansions...

But in the mid '60s, as McDonald's,
Burger King and Wendy's prepared aggressive
expansions into Canada, the writing was on the wall

Full Transcript

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But in the mid '60s,
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as McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's
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prepared aggressive expansions into Canada,
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the writing was on the wall.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:04
Uploaded
Mar 08, 2025
Genres
documentary, comedy
Production
Back Road Productions,levelFILM,MAD Solutions

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Movie Summary

The meaty saga of a rogue fast-food chain with mysterious origins, a cult following, and a secret pathway to the immigrant dream.
The chain couldn't survive - The Lebanese Burger Mafia 00:07
The chain couldn't survive
It needed a white knight in shining armor, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia 00:06
It needed a white knight in shining armor,
FILM NARRATOR: Six thousand feet above sea level, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia 00:11
FILM NARRATOR: Six thousand feet above sea level,
OMAR: The Middle East's Paris was starting to unravel - The Lebanese Burger Mafia 00:10
OMAR: The Middle East's Paris was starting to unravel
Rudy and his younger brother Sal - The Lebanese Burger Mafia 00:06
Rudy and his younger brother Sal
But most of all, they just wanted to go - The Lebanese Burger Mafia 00:06
But most of all, they just wanted to go
SAL: I thought the West - The Lebanese Burger Mafia 00:06
SAL: I thought the West
OMAR: The brothers' only connection to North America - The Lebanese Burger Mafia 00:18
OMAR: The brothers' only connection to North America
They had small carts drawn by horses. - The Lebanese Burger Mafia 00:06
They had small carts drawn by horses.
They were selling different kinds - The Lebanese Burger Mafia 00:10
They were selling different kinds
That Levantine ethic emphasizes independence. - The Lebanese Burger Mafia 00:06
That Levantine ethic emphasizes independence.
It's an ethic that emphasizes capitalistic enterprise. - The Lebanese Burger Mafia 00:08
It's an ethic that emphasizes capitalistic enterprise.
OMAR: For the Lebanese prairie peddlers, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia 00:07
OMAR: For the Lebanese prairie peddlers,
They worked until they saved enough to open - The Lebanese Burger Mafia 00:14
They worked until they saved enough to open
One of the things I found really interesting - The Lebanese Burger Mafia 00:11
One of the things I found really interesting
And it shows some of the challenges - The Lebanese Burger Mafia 00:13
And it shows some of the challenges
I mean, you look at the history of restaurants on the prairies, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia 00:14
I mean, you look at the history of restaurants on the prairi...
Starting with Chinese restaurants, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia 00:05
Starting with Chinese restaurants,
When I came to Saskatchewan, and I said to myself, - The Lebanese Burger Mafia 00:07
When I came to Saskatchewan, and I said to myself,
"There's nothing like what I saw in the movies." - The Lebanese Burger Mafia 00:07
"There's nothing like what I saw in the movies.&qu...