Documentary centers on the vending machine popularized in the 20th century that offered fresh cooked meals in a commissary-style eatery.Documentary centers on the vending machine popularized in the 20th century that offered fresh cooked meals in a commissary-style eatery.Documentary centers on the vending machine popularized in the 20th century that offered fresh cooked meals in a commissary-style eatery.
- Awards
- 10 wins & 9 nominations
- Self - Philadelphia Mayor
- (as W. Wilson Goode Sr.)
- Self - U.S. Secretary of State
- (as Gen. Colin L. Powell USA Ret)
- Director
- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThree of the film's most famous participants died either before or shortly after the documentary's festival premiere in September 2021. Comedy legend Carl Reiner and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg each passed away in 2020, and former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell passed away in October 2021. A message added to the dedications after the end credits reads, "The producers would like to remember Mr. Reiner, Justice Ginsburg and General Powell and thank their teams".
- GoofsWhen Horn and Hardart doubled the price of coffee from a nickel to 10 cents, it is stated that the number of cups of coffee sold "immediately" dropped from 70 million a year to 45 million. A year-long tally does not convey immediacy; stating it to be an immediate drop of 35% would have been clearer.
- Quotes
Self - Comedian: Of course, when you say "Automat" or "Horn & Hardart", very few people know what you're talking about. But, one of the greatest inventions in sane centers of paradise, where these places that had little glass windows, framed in brass, with knobs. And if you put two nickels into the slot next to the windows, the windows would open up, and you could take out a piece of lemon meringue pie for ten cents. And you could eat it. And that was called the Automat.
- Crazy creditsVideo of Mel Brooks singing his song dedication of the automat, the orchestra recording the music along with photo stills and video clips from the documentary accompany the ending credits.
- ConnectionsFeatures The Early Bird (1925)
- SoundtracksAt the Automat
Music & lyrics by Mel Brooks
Performed by Mel Brooks
Arranged and produced by Hummie Mann
Courtesy of Brooksmusic
[Played at the end of the movie leading into and during the end credits]
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Автомат
- Filming locations
- Napanoch, New York, USA(the white Colony Farm water tower in the beginning)
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $257,371
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,917
- Feb 20, 2022
- Gross worldwide
- $257,371
- Runtime1 hour 19 minutes
- Color