The Automat

• 7.063 Documentary
• 2021-09-02
• 79 minutes 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.

Starring:

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Self) Mel Brooks (Self) Colin Powell (Self) Carl Reiner (Self) Elliott Gould (Self) Wilson Goode (Self) Howard Schultz (Self)

Director:

Lisa Hurwitz

Writer:

Michael Levine