The Automat

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.

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  Mel Brooks

  Self
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  Carl Reiner

  Self
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  Elliott Gould

  Self
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  Howard Schultz

  Self
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  Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  Self
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  Colin Powell

  Self
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  Jack Benny

  Self (archive footage)
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  George Coe

  Self (archive footage) (uncredited)