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Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

He was funny and we was always tryingto teach us stuff, too

[typewriter clacking] [Nanny Vonnegut]
He was funny and we was always trying
to teach us stuff, too

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[Nanny Vonnegut] He was funny
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and we was always trying to teach us stuff, too.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:02
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.
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
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,