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Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

The problem was, he could getan advance for a novel, 2500 bucks, 3,000 tops, that would...

The problem was, he could get
an advance for a novel, 2500 bucks, 3,000 tops, that would take him
two years to write

Full Transcript

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The problem was, he could get an advance for a novel,
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2500 bucks, 3,000 tops,
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that would take him two years to write.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:42
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 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
You could tell. He was always talking about it, an idea. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
You could tell. He was always talking about it, an idea.
Just seeing what my — the chapters in his life, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:11
Just seeing what my — the chapters in his life,
[clicking] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:14
[clicking]
And I thought about it and realized - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
And I thought about it and realized
[Edie Vonnegut] The situation was - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
[Edie Vonnegut] The situation was
So a tragedy was coming, it was inevitable, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
So a tragedy was coming, it was inevitable,
She had four sons, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
She had four sons,
And the horrible thing that happened - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:09
And the horrible thing that happened
I think Allie’s death was the biggest loss of his life. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
I think Allie’s death was the biggest loss of his life.
And I can’t bear to look at photo albums, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
And I can’t bear to look at photo albums,
I — I think of all that’s gone and will never come back. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
I — I think of all that’s gone and will never come back.
I mean, that was just the purest type of love there is. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
I mean, that was just the purest type of love there is.
And she was able to say, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:10
And she was able to say,
The gesture that Kurt made to take all four of us, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
The gesture that Kurt made to take all four of us,
[Mark Vonnegut] He came back with the kids, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
[Mark Vonnegut] He came back with the kids,
And, uh, changed everybody’s life. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
And, uh, changed everybody’s life.
Over night, our house went from being - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:10
Over night, our house went from being