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Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

Yeah, he died ofspinal meningitis during basic training. Had one fraternity brotherat...

Yeah, he died of
spinal meningitis during basic training.
[laughs] Had one fraternity brother
at Cornell… uh, who was so excited upon
hearing that Pearl Harbor
had been bombed, he was taking a bath
and he somehow banged his head on a faucet
and died

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Yeah, he died of spinal meningitis
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during basic training. [laughs]
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Had one fraternity brother at Cornell…
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uh, who was so excited upon hearing that
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Pearl Harbor had been bombed,
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he was taking a bath and he somehow
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banged his head on a faucet and died.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:09
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.
[laughing] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
[laughing]
[indistinct chatter] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:10
[indistinct chatter]
[Bob Weide] It was really interesting - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
[Bob Weide] It was really interesting
Many of them, I assume, hadn’t seen each other - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
Many of them, I assume, hadn’t seen each other
[laughing] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
[laughing]
I was in North Africa and they sent me to China, Burma, India, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
I was in North Africa and they sent me to China, Burma, Indi...
- Mustard gas? Where? - Yeah. Well, we were… - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
- Mustard gas? Where? - Yeah. Well, we were…
The movies give the impression that - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
The movies give the impression that
[school bell rings] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
[school bell rings]
[Kurt Vonnegut] Anybody who’s been in the ground forces - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
[Kurt Vonnegut] Anybody who’s been in the ground forces
[explosions, rockets firing] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:13
[explosions, rockets firing]
They were all dressed in white, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
They were all dressed in white,
[laughter] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
[laughter]
And after it was over, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:11
And after it was over,
[Kurt Vonnegut] So all the captured Americans, prisoners of war, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
[Kurt Vonnegut] So all the captured Americans, prisoners of ...
[Kurt Vonnegut] “The skyline was intricate - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
[Kurt Vonnegut] “The skyline was intricate
“It looked like a Sunday school picture of Heaven - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
“It looked like a Sunday school picture of Heaven
“Somebody behind him in the box car said Oz. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
“Somebody behind him in the box car said Oz.
The only other city I’d ever seen was Indianapolis, Indiana.” - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:12
The only other city I’d ever seen was Indianapolis, Indiana....
“The prisoners were taken to the fifth building - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
“The prisoners were taken to the fifth building