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The Automat

TV-PG
Movie
2021
1h 19m
English
Documentary, History
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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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Cast

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Mel Brooks
Colin Powell
Carl Reiner
Elliott Gould
Wilson Goode
Howard Schultz
Directed By: Lisa Hurwitz
Written By: Michael Levine

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johnaccardo says...
11 months ago
80 adorable minutes of old people explaining their lunch orders from the 50s and 60s. Highlights include the moment where Mel Brooks speculates about what they -may- have served for breakfast (since he only went for lunch and dinner), the scene where the director has to adjust Colin Powell's tie to cover up his shirt button, and when Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is asked what made it so special and she shrugs and says ""It was a good place to eat..... the food was good.... The prices were right""ù. Then it suddenly shifts to ""also fuck unions and the reason it failed was because of yucky homeless people""ù
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miguelreina says...
2 years ago
A pleasant documentary about a chain of restaurants that shows the evolution of American society since the beginning of the 20th century, although it tends more towards nostalgic than towards the analysis of an era. With interviewees as diverse as Elliot Gould and Colin Powell, Mel Brooks' interventions are funny, even performing a song. It's less profound than it should be, but conveys warmth and honesty.
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TKPNPodcast says...
2 years ago
Great documentary about an often forgotten cultural phenomena of the last mid-century. Fans of old movies certainly know of it, but there is a huge gap with young people that will be shocked to hear such things existed. Highly recommended.
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TKPNPodcast says...
2 years ago
A double helping of nostalgia. Interesting and a subject I've always been fascinated in. I wish I understood more about the mechanics but that's a personal leaning for me.
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