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Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

As my generation of criticssort of came up, I think Vonnegut began to betaken much more...

[applause] As my generation of critics
sort of came up, I think Vonnegut began to be
taken much more seriously, and I think that’s probably true
in academia as well, that, you know,
he began to be taught, he began to be
sort of regarded as a kind of touchstone
in a certain way because we all
grew up with him

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As my generation of critics sort of came up,
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I think Vonnegut began to be taken much more seriously,
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and I think that’s probably true in academia as well,
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that, you know, he began to be taught,
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he began to be sort of regarded as
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a kind of touchstone in a certain way
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because we all grew up with him.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
01:32:05
Uploaded
May 07, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
9.14 Pictures,Whyaduck Productions

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Movie Summary

Recounting the extraordinary life of author Kurt Vonnegut, and the 25-year friendship with the filmmaker who set out to document it.
[Kurt Vonnegut] As I told you, I studied anthropology, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
[Kurt Vonnegut] As I told you, I studied anthropology,
I just couldn’t stand primitive people, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
I just couldn’t stand primitive people,
[laughing] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:14
[laughing]
And then at the last minute, he said, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
And then at the last minute, he said,
[snapping] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
[snapping]
They had found each other as the subject and the filmmaker. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
They had found each other as the subject and the filmmaker.
[laughter] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
[laughter]
…and said, “There is Tralfamadore.” - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
…and said, “There is Tralfamadore.”
- Up your ass. What the — - [laughing] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:12
- Up your ass. What the — - [laughing]
- [Kurt Vonnegut] Oh, shut up. - [laughter] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:28
- [Kurt Vonnegut] Oh, shut up. - [laughter]
♪ Hold on tight to your dreams ♪ - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
♪ Hold on tight to your dreams ♪
[knocking] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
[knocking]
When I was in high school and making my way through - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:15
When I was in high school and making my way through
Kurt gave me the rights to the book on a handshake, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
Kurt gave me the rights to the book on a handshake,
The director of the film was my best friend, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
The director of the film was my best friend,
Coincidentally, Keith had his own connection with Vonnegut - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
Coincidentally, Keith had his own connection with Vonnegut
And Keith played Rodney Dangerfield’s son - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
And Keith played Rodney Dangerfield’s son
[Kurt Vonnegut] Congratulations, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
[Kurt Vonnegut] Congratulations,
I remember Kurt said to me, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:12
I remember Kurt said to me,
After the Marx Brothers film, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
After the Marx Brothers film,