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He was opening up about his experience in Dresden
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Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

He was opening up abouthis experience in Dresden, his childhood, seeing the place where...

He was opening up about
his experience in Dresden, his childhood, seeing the place where he
actually came up with the idea of Tralfamadore

Full Transcript

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He was opening up about his experience in Dresden,
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his childhood,
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seeing the place where he actually came up with
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the idea of Tralfamadore.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:56
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.
I had never read about it in any book, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:09
I had never read about it in any book,
This platform here is — - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
This platform here is —
And one night, cousin Richard - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:10
And one night, cousin Richard
[chuckles] And he would say, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
[chuckles] And he would say,
And so there was a lull in the conversation, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:16
And so there was a lull in the conversation,
“The saucer was 100 feet in diameter - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
“The saucer was 100 feet in diameter
“It came down to hover over Billy, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:11
“It came down to hover over Billy,
There is no “why.” - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
There is no “why.”
[Kurt Vonnegut] I experimented with the science fiction idea - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:17
[Kurt Vonnegut] I experimented with the science fiction idea
And it seemed to be amusing, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
And it seemed to be amusing,
[Kurt Vonnegut] “Later in life, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:23
[Kurt Vonnegut] “Later in life,
He’d ask me about what kind of girls I was meeting, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
He’d ask me about what kind of girls I was meeting,
I met Linda in ’94, which was the same year - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
I met Linda in ’94, which was the same year
[narrator] “Dear Romeo: and believe me that is some Juliet! - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
[narrator] “Dear Romeo: and believe me that is some Juliet!...
Go for it! That redhead is a keeper.” - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
Go for it! That redhead is a keeper.”
When are you gonna marry that girl?” - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
When are you gonna marry that girl?”
“I kind of feel I’m ready but, you know, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:09
“I kind of feel I’m ready but, you know,
And Kurt said, “Uh-huh.” - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
And Kurt said, “Uh-huh.”
Thought about if for a while and then he looked at me and he said, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:22
Thought about if for a while and then he looked at me and he...
[no audible dialog] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
[no audible dialog]