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Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

“Dear Robert, “I’ll be going to Englandfor two weeks, “to hustleDeadeye Dick.” “Dear Bob,...

[narrator]
“Dear Robert, “I’ll be going to England
for two weeks, “to hustle
Deadeye Dick.” [bell dings] “Dear Bob, “I hack away at a new novel
called Galápagos.” - [bell dings]
- “Dear Whyaduck, “Yes, I’ve finished
another book, “Hocus Pocus

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[narrator] “Dear Robert,
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“I’ll be going to England for two weeks,
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“to hustle Deadeye Dick.”
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[bell dings]
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“Dear Bob,
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“I hack away at a new novel called Galápagos.”
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- [bell dings] - “Dear Whyaduck,
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“Yes, I’ve finished another book,
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“Hocus Pocus.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:28:21
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.
“That’s an improvement.” - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:24
“That’s an improvement.”
I can see his latter novels as a reflection of - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
I can see his latter novels as a reflection of
He has this dream of extended family - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
He has this dream of extended family
When he sort of stumbled a bit in some of his ’70s work, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
When he sort of stumbled a bit in some of his ’70s work,
[Jerome Klinkowitz] Kurt Vonnegut said, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:09
[Jerome Klinkowitz] Kurt Vonnegut said,
They took that book as the occasion to attack - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
They took that book as the occasion to attack
He’s a bad writer from start to finish.” - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:09
He’s a bad writer from start to finish.”
We live decade by decade now, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:12
We live decade by decade now,
People dismissed him, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
People dismissed him,
As anyone who’s tried to write knows, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
As anyone who’s tried to write knows,
[Gregory Sumner] The accessibility of his style, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
[Gregory Sumner] The accessibility of his style,
Just because a junior in high school - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
Just because a junior in high school
Vonnegut was championed by the people, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
Vonnegut was championed by the people,
[cheering, applause] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:16
[cheering, applause]
The most sensible and constructive thought - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
The most sensible and constructive thought
We are all so close together in time - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
We are all so close together in time
Whenever my children complain about the planet to me, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:09
Whenever my children complain about the planet to me,
[Jerome Klinkowitz] He wanted to keep himself current - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
[Jerome Klinkowitz] He wanted to keep himself current
The two experiences that will try you most - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
The two experiences that will try you most
We are all so lonesome so much of the time - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:09
We are all so lonesome so much of the time