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Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

Most authors will say that,you know, laymen are so stupidto think that I’m talking aboutmy...

Most authors will say that,
you know, laymen are so stupid
to think that I’m talking about
my own life

Full Transcript

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Most authors will say that, you know,
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laymen are so stupid to think that
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I’m talking about my own life.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
01:07:32
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.
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,
For the first time, he met other writers, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
For the first time, he met other writers,
Nelson Algren, Richard Gates, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
Nelson Algren, Richard Gates,
He suddenly felt like, oh, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
He suddenly felt like, oh,
It led to the breakthrough of him discovering - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
It led to the breakthrough of him discovering
Hanging around these other creative people, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
Hanging around these other creative people,
I was working on my famous book about Dresden.” - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
I was working on my famous book about Dresden.”
“Listen: - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
“Listen:
[Bob Weide] When it came time to sit down - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
[Bob Weide] When it came time to sit down
“And I thought, too, that it would be a masterpiece - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
“And I thought, too, that it would be a masterpiece
“But not many words about Dresden came from my mind then. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
“But not many words about Dresden came from my mind then.
“And not many words come now, either, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:15
“And not many words come now, either,
[Kurt Vonnegut] “When I was somewhat younger - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:22
[Kurt Vonnegut] “When I was somewhat younger
The war in Vietnam is not like these other wars. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
The war in Vietnam is not like these other wars.