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Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

2021

Documentary

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 93% · 58 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 93% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.9/10 10 1530 1.5K

biography author social documentary

Plot summary

A documentary 33 years in the making. A director and friend of Kurt Vonnegut seeks through his archives to create the first film featuring the revolutionary late writer.

Director

Robert B. Weide Photo
Robert B. Weide

Top cast

Sam Waterston Photo
Sam Waterston as Self
Harpo Marx Photo
Harpo Marx as Self
Linda Bates Photo
Linda Bates as Self
Jon Stewart Photo
Jon Stewart as Self
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by thejdrage 7 / 10

Kurt Vonnegut, and Robert B. Weide: Unstuck in Time

There are two schools of thought on this documentary - that took decades to complete by Weide. My school is that Weide inserted himself far too comfortably in it. What pushed me waaaaaaaaaaaaay over the edge was during the credits when there were two sets of photographs, one in black and white (Vonnegut family) on top and one in color (Weide family). That was so to invasive to me.Also, (this is an edit, btw) Weide inserting his family problems into the documentary to the degree he did was not at all professional, in my opinion. I am very sorry about his wife's illness, but I chose to watch a documentary about a beloved writer, not about Robert B. Wieder's family. Maybe he needs to do another documentary that's strictly about them. Given what he has achieved in his professional life, I would actually like to watch that.But this was supposed to be about Kurt Vonnegut Jr.This is a smart documentary about Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. And a lot of his story that any fan can enjoy. I am glad it finally got made, and wish Vonnegut could have seen it - he would have been pleased, I'd like to think. I learned a lot about the author I've admired all my life. And wish I'd learned a bit more about his later life sans Weide inserting himself as flagrantly as he did. I looked it up and there was a lot of Vonnegut's life missing. How sad we were deprived of that later portion of his life.To clarify - I think Weide's presence and voice is important in this documentary, but could and should have been cut back by at least 90%. It is NOT the Vonnegut and Weide Unstuck in Time documentary. Or is it?I do know I know far too much about the Weide family than I ever should at this point in time and from the program I chose to watch.So it goes.
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Reviewed by scooob 10 / 10

A gift to all Vonnegut fans

An incredible labor of love that should delight and move any Vonnegut fan, and not a bad introduction for those who aren't familiar with him yet. It's a very human portrait of the man, warts and all, not a deep literary analysis of his books, but you will gain some great insights into how some of those came together, especially Slaughterhouse Five. The friendship of filmmaker Bob Weide with Kurt that is the centerpiece of the movie is crucial, a meta element fitting for a film about the guy who did meta (in Breakfast Of Champions particularly) before meta was cool! If any of this tweaks your interest, don't miss it.

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