02 September 2021 History, Factual 79 mins
The 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee together at communal tables. From the perspective of former customers, we watch a business climb to its peak success and then grapple with fast food in a forever changed America.
Watch the official The Automat 2021 trailer in HD below.
Mel Brooks as Self
Carl Reiner as Self
Alec Shuldiner as Self
Wilson Goode as Self
Elliott Gould as Self
Howard Schultz as Self
Ruth Bader Ginsburg as Self
Colin Powell as Self
Apache Ramos as Self
Ron Barrett as Self
Jack Benny as Self (archive footage)
George Coe as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lisa Hurwitz as Self (uncredited)
Robert Kolodny Title Designer
Michael Levine Writer
Austin Freese Assistant Editor
Sandra Chandler Director of Photography
Jonathan Deaver Director of Photography
Hummie Mann Original Music Composer
Mel Brooks Songs
André Mascarenhas Assistant Editor
Philip Lucas Director of Photography
Stephen Cocklin Director of Photography
David Russell Associate Producer
David J. Cornfield Associate Producer
Russell Greene Editor
United States 20 September 2022
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