The Automat
2021 | 79m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Lisa Hurwitz |
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| Writer: | Michael Levine |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Sep 02, 2021 |
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| Director: | Lisa Hurwitz |
| Writer: | Michael Levine |
| Genres: | Documentary, History |
| Keywords | new york city, food, food industry, vending machine, automat, food culture |
| Production Companies | A Slice of Pie Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mel Brooks | Self |
| John W. Romas | Self |
| Carl Reiner | Self |
| Krystyna Romas | Self |
| Alec Shuldiner | Self |
| Wilson Goode | Self |
| Elliott Gould | Self |
| Howard Schultz | Self |
| Norris Horn | Self |
| Steve Stollman | Self |
| Roy Rosenbaum | Self |
| Marianne Hardart | Self |
| Lorraine Diehl | Self |
| Lisa Keller | Self |
| Edwin K. Daly Jr. | Self |
| Bill Romas | Self |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Self |
| Colin Powell | Self |
| Paul Hardart | Self |
| Apache Ramos | Self |
| Ron Barrett | Self |
| Jack Benny | Self (archive footage) |
| George Coe | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Lisa Hurwitz | Self (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lisa Hurwitz | Makeup Artist, Director |
| Michael Levine | Writer, Supervising Editor, Editor |
| Austin Freese | Assistant Editor |
| Philip Lucas | Sound Recordist, Director of Photography |
| Stephen Cocklin | Director of Photography |
| Paul Mailman | Sound Recordist, Director of Photography |
| Russell Greene | Editor |
| André Mascarenhas | Sound Recordist, Director of Photography, Assistant Editor |
| Hummie Mann | Original Music Composer |
| Sandra Chandler | Director of Photography |
| Jonathan Deaver | Director of Photography |
| Mel Brooks | Songs |
| Robert Kolodny | Title Designer |
| Danielle Noe | Makeup Artist |
| Riley Gibson | Director of Photography |
| Daniel Vital | Director of Photography |
| Giovanni Di Simone | Sound Recordist |
| Steve Heinke | Sound Mixer, Sound Designer |
| Adam Gundersheimer | Additional Photography |
| Emma Beck | Still Photographer |
| Leon Benzakien | Grip |
| Edwin Pendleton Stevens | Additional Photography |
| Robin Cuevas | Animation |
| Milan Erceg | Animation |
| Paul L'Heureux | Animation |
| Jason Crump | Online Editor, Colorist |
| Bobby Brader | Orchestrator |
| John Carrington | Musician |
| Jarryd Elias | Orchestrator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lisa Hurwitz | Producer |
| David Russell | Associate Producer |
| Becki Chandler | Associate Producer |
| David J. Cornfield | Associate Producer |
| Alec Shuldiner | Co-Producer |
| Russell Greene | Co-Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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