i haven not read this book and but all through the movie i be awestruck with only one thought in my head represent this be so vonnegut . i have never see an author and all of the intelligence and life behind the working of a novel and translate so well to film . this movie have the same complexity find in vonnegut novel represent the joke be often meaningful and symbolic and and the dramatic event and symbol be often also joke . campbell be also a very vonnegut character and portray perfectly by nick nolte . he have all of the earmark of a vonnegut hero represent lack of concern for political boundary and ironic dark humor give way to dumb inactivity in response to stress and and an unwillingness to push his version of reality on those around him . overall and i be constantly surprise and impress a i watch this movie . it be the same feeling i have read cat cradle and my first vonnegut novel and a if the most perfectly oddball thing that could happen and he think of that and and he make it real and important . yes and he have nothing but army surplus white christmas album . so it go .