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Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

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�And the Barnstable
Comedy Club of which
I was once president “and which inspired
‘Who Am I This Time?’ “And the Madonna in
St. Mary’s Church “which I gave to the church
in memory of my sister after our father died.” [Bob Weide]
Why don’t we start
by getting us oriented and just telling us
what is — what is the significance of
where we are?

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“And the Barnstable Comedy Club
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of which I was once president
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“and which inspired ‘Who Am I This Time?’
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“And the Madonna in St. Mary’s Church
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“which I gave to the church in memory of my sister
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after our father died.”
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[Bob Weide] Why don’t we start by getting us oriented
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and just telling us what is —
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what is the significance of where we are?
Duration
22 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:51:12
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.
[Edie Vonnegut] Barnstable was a great place to write - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
[Edie Vonnegut] Barnstable was a great place to write
He cut all his safety nets by quitting General Electric - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
He cut all his safety nets by quitting General Electric
To me, it was thrilling just to go and — and film these sites, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:09
To me, it was thrilling just to go and — and film these site...
If someone had told the high school me - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:10
If someone had told the high school me
I remember it being just a mess, papers everywhere, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
I remember it being just a mess, papers everywhere,
♪[Muzak] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:22
♪[Muzak]
Your posture’s too good, you know, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
Your posture’s too good, you know,
Also, he’d have his ankles crossed, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
Also, he’d have his ankles crossed,
[clacking] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:12
[clacking]
[typewriter clacking] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
[typewriter clacking]
He took a break once and wanted to sit me down - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
He took a break once and wanted to sit me down
And he said, “As soon as you think life is turning up roses, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
And he said, “As soon as you think life is turning up roses,...
The magazines got knocked out, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
The magazines got knocked out,
[Jerome Klinkowitz] TV is now controlling the entertainment industry, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
[Jerome Klinkowitz] TV is now controlling the entertainment ...
As he put it, television came - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
As he put it, television came
[Jerome Klinkowitz] Vonnegut realizes - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
[Jerome Klinkowitz] Vonnegut realizes
The problem was, he could get an advance for a novel, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:10
The problem was, he could get an advance for a novel,
It pretty quickly disappeared from the literary scene. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
It pretty quickly disappeared from the literary scene.
And then he spends 17 years writing every day - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:09
And then he spends 17 years writing every day
I think he wrote his best books here - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
I think he wrote his best books here