The Automat 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.

Cast

Mel Brooks

John W. Romas

Carl Reiner

Krystyna Romas

Alec Shuldiner

Wilson Goode

Elliott Gould

Howard Schultz

Norris Horn

Steve Stollman

Roy Rosenbaum

Marianne Hardart

Lorraine Diehl

Lisa Keller

Edwin K. Daly Jr.

Bill Romas

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Colin Powell

Paul Hardart

Apache Ramos

Ron Barrett