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Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

He took his typewriterdown there and he wrote God Bless You, Mr. Rosewaterin that building

He took his typewriter
down there and he wrote God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
in that building

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He took his typewriter down there and he wrote
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God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater in that building.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:26
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.
It’s like if a book were written by a starving man, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:16
It’s like if a book were written by a starving man,
[narrator] “Trout, the author of 87 paperback books. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
[narrator] “Trout, the author of 87 paperback books.
“was a very poor man, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:09
“was a very poor man,
He does appear and reappear - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
He does appear and reappear
So he’s not a very consistent character - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
So he’s not a very consistent character
[Gregory Sumner] Trout was based on - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
[Gregory Sumner] Trout was based on
Vonnegut met him when he was down on his luck - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
Vonnegut met him when he was down on his luck
So he admired Sturgeon but he also saw — - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
So he admired Sturgeon but he also saw —
[Kurt Vonnegut] “Trout’s employer and co-workers - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
[Kurt Vonnegut] “Trout’s employer and co-workers
I think, psychologically, Kilgore Trout - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
I think, psychologically, Kilgore Trout
One woman said that Kilgore in the different books - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
One woman said that Kilgore in the different books
I think it’s pretty clear that he’s an alter ego of Kurt’s. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
I think it’s pretty clear that he’s an alter ego of Kurt’s....
Most authors will say that, you know, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
Most authors will say that, you know,
My position is it’s all I have to talk about, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:10
My position is it’s all I have to talk about,
[Jerome Klinkowitz] In 1965, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:10
[Jerome Klinkowitz] In 1965,
- [cow bells clanking] - [mooing] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:15
- [cow bells clanking] - [mooing]
Most of the other MFA students, they hadn’t read him. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
Most of the other MFA students, they hadn’t read him.
They had written him off on the basis of his reputation - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
They had written him off on the basis of his reputation
It was very compelling to me to be in the presence of - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:15
It was very compelling to me to be in the presence of
[Nanny Vonnegut] And we had a crummy little house we rented, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
[Nanny Vonnegut] And we had a crummy little house we rented,