Winnebago Man

Name: Winnebago Man
Genre: Comedy, Documentary
Released: July 9, 2010
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 71
Cast: Ben Steinbauer, Jack Rebney

2010

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Kino International | Release Date: July 9, 2010

Starring: Ben Steinbauer, Jack Rebney

Summary: Following a two-week shoot in August 1988 for a Winnebago sales ad, a 4-minute outtakes reel surfaced and eventually came to be known as "Winnebago Man." While the finished sales ad was sent to Winnebago dealers to promote the 1989 Itasca Sunflyer motorhome, copies of the "Winnebago Man" outtakes were being passed amongst the crew and theirFollowing a two-week shoot in August 1988 for a Winnebago sales ad, a 4-minute outtakes reel surfaced and eventually came to be known as "Winnebago Man." While the finished sales ad was sent to Winnebago dealers to promote the 1989 Itasca Sunflyer motorhome, copies of the "Winnebago Man" outtakes were being passed amongst the crew and their friends on VHS tape. Eventually the video fell in the hands of videotape collectors, who began copying and trading it, sparking an underground phenomenon that turned Jack Rebney into a cult hero. When the online video revolution took off on YouTube and other websites, Jack Rebney became one of the first viral video superstars. (Kino International)… Expand

Director: Ben Steinbauer

Genre(s): Comedy, Documentary

Runtime: 85 min

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Cast aside any preconceived expectations you might have regarding this documentary and remember simply this: Winnebago Man is one of the best films you're going to see all year. Read full review

Eddie Cockrell

A curious young helmer tracks down the profanity-spewing subject of a two-decade-old viral video with results at once scabrously funny and uncomfortably poignant. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

An intriguing look at the effects on one man's life; whether they're worth the cost is something Steinbauer leaves up to us. Read full review

Robert Abele

Whenever Rebney gets to be Rebney -- be it insulting, sweet or wearily perturbed -- "-Winnebago Man shows a full tank of irascible charm. Read full review

J. Hoberman

Rebney's good-natured calm and apparent indifference to his Internet notoriety initially foils the filmmaker. Hoping to re-create the original clip reel, Steinbauer is nonplussed and abashed. Was it all an act--or is this? Pay your money and find out. Read full review

Sam Adams

Tracking down Rebney proved to be no easy task. But Steinbauer found him, living on a mountain in California, and spends much of the film trying to get Rebney to reckon with his unsought celebrity, which Rebney had only recently become aware of. Read full review

Amy Biancolli

A little movie with a lot of hilarious swearing and an unexpectedly big heart. Read full review

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pitcherandy

Feb 24, 2012

This documentary is excellent not because of the internet portion of the film, but it demonstrates how the older generation just doesn't understand the younger generation and technology.

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