The Automat (2021)
79 min
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.
- Release date
- September 2, 2021
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Mel Brooks as Self - Comedian
- John W. Romas as Self - VP of Engineering, H&H
- Carl Reiner as Self - Comedian
- Krystyna Romas as Self
- Alec Shuldiner as Self - Automat Historian
- Wilson Goode as Self - Philadelphia Mayor
- Elliott Gould as Self - Actor
- Howard Schultz as Self - Executive Chairman, Starbucks
- Norris Horn as Self - Great Nephew of H&H Founder
- Steve Stollman as Self - Architectural Dealer
Crew
- Lisa Hurwitz · Director
- Michael Levine · Writer
- Lisa Hurwitz · Producer
- Hummie Mann · Composer
- Adam Baron-Bloch · Cinematographer
- Sandra Chandler · Cinematographer
- Stephen Cocklin · Cinematographer
- Jonathan Deaver · Cinematographer
- Russell Greene · Editor
- Michael Levine · Editor