The Automat
02/09/2021
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.
Movie Information
Mel Brooks
as Self
John W. Romas
as Self
Carl Reiner
as Self
Krystyna Romas
as Self
Alec Shuldiner
as Self
Wilson Goode
as Self
Elliott Gould
as Self
Howard Schultz
as Self
Norris Horn
as Self
Steve Stollman
as Self
Roy Rosenbaum
as Self
Marianne Hardart
as Self
Lorraine Diehl
as Self
Lisa Keller
as Self
Edwin K. Daly Jr.
as Self
Bill Romas
as Self
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
as Self
Colin Powell
as Self
Paul Hardart
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)
