Following a twoweek shoot in august 1988 for a winnebago sales ad, a 4minute outtakes reel surfaced and eventually came to be known as winnebago man. Pay your money and find out, although its a foregone conclusion that had. Filmmaker ben steinbauer journeys to the top of a mountain to find the recluse who unwittingly became the winnebago man. Jack rebneys book jousting with the myth is now available at amazon. With jack rebney, ben steinbauer, keith gordon, nick prueher. Type the angriest man in the world into any search engine, and one name appearsjack rebney, a. Winnebago man by ben steinbauer ben steinbauer, jack rebney.
In 2006, the winnebago man became an internet sensation, with the video racking up over 800,000 views and inspiring a number of parodies and online tributes. Sniffing a potential movie in the wind, steinbauer tracked rebney down. The video shows the salesman, jack rebney, shouting obscenities about the script, the filming, and the production crew. A documentary maker named ben steinbauer decided to find out. Filmmaker ben steinbauer journeys to the top of a mountain to find. Rent winnebago man 2009 starring jack rebney and ben steinbauer on dvd and bluray. The tapes circulated underground for years, until the advent of youtube, which brought the video to a. Documentary puts star of rv videos in the hot seat, but is the guy known for tirades really angry. Winnebago man is a outrageously funny and unexpectedly moving tale of one man s response to unwanted celebrity, and proof that the truth is both stranger and funnier than fiction. Once it made it onto you tube, the video was found hilarious by countless viewers. In winnebago man, director ben steinbauer tracks rebney down to get to.
Rebney hired to assist in making a promotional video for marketing rvs. Winnebago man is an interesting enough documentary, in that we get to see the person behind the viral video. Austin filmmaker ben steinbauers investigative doc winnebago man sets. This is one of the first videos i viewed on youtube way back in the day. Jack rebney was born on december 17, 1929 in minnesota, usa as john mulford rebney. Winnebago man theatrical premiere featurette behind the scenes of the new york premiere of winnebago man at the landmark sunshine cinema. In the process, rebney frequently flubbed his lines, and became incredibly flustered to the point where he was swearing left, right and centre, with all the profanityladen outtakes caught on tape. University of texas film professor ben steinbauer, the documentarys director, made a project of tracking down jack rebney, a grimacing rv. Jack rebney is the most famous man youve never heard of after cursing his way through a winnebago sales video, rebneys outrageously funny.
The winnebago man an 80s rv salesman, whose hilarious, profanitystrewn, onthejob meltdown was captured on video and passed around on vhs tapes, before exploding into an internet. Ben steinbauer born july 28, 1977 is an american film, television, and commercial director, who is best known for the documentary feature, winnebago man 2009. J ames payne, producer of the popular oklahomacentric documentaries okie noodling and sweethearts of the prison rodeo not to mention the viralhitwritlarge, winnebago man is currently raising completion funds for his latest film as a director, far western. The film follows the internet phenomenon created by a series of. Jack rebney is the most famous man youve never heard of after cursing his way through a winnebago sales video, rebneys outrageously funny outtakes became an underground sensation and made him an internet superstar. Amusing but toothless, this documentary goes in search of jack rebney, aka the angriest man in the world, and star of one of the original viral videos. The film is cowritten and directed by documentary filmmaker ben steinbauer, in his feature film debut. The tension between idealistic director and irascible subject is a central theme of winnebago man, a little movie with a lot of hilarious. In the late 1980s, jack rebney recorded a series of rv sales videos for winnebago industries.
Rent winnebago man 2009 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Winnebago man full reel very funny pass it on youtube. How he got there, living an existence of rural solitude, from that fateful rv. The only reason winnebago man doesnt consist of walltowall fwords is that he separates them with other fourletter words. Though its structure is familiar and the object of its attention is a routine filmmaking choice, the places the film takes the viewer and its subject jack rebney, the socalled winnebago man. Google the angriest man in the world and youll find a compilation clip of rebney. Winnebago man reveals the story of jack rebney, an unlikely folk hero whose outrageously funny outbursts were caught on tape during the making of a winnebago sales video in 1988.
The 2008 national geographic film caught on safari. He orchestrates a twist for the films conclusion that demonstrates. Winnebago man is the result, a breezy stalking doc in which steinbauer locates the reluctant web icons hermitlike existence on a california mountaintop, coaxing him to face the cameras. The definitive winnebago man full reel very funny pass it on.
Ben steinbauers winnebago man is a film that starts out as a gimmick but winds up as a genuinely touching character study, though one does wonder whether that is what the filmmaker initially. But what were they laughing at really, and who was the real winnebago man. These are the outtakes and tirades pieced together by the video crew mr. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. University of texas film studies instructor steinbauer recognizes this. Michael moore, academy award winning filmmaker two thumbs up. Four stars out of five a documentary exploring viral stardom sudden internet fame by accident focusing on one man, jack rebney, and how its affected his life. A search for the legendary rv salesman whose hilarious, foulmouthed outbursts were caught on video and became an online phenomenon.
A quick youtube search yielded this trailer nsfw language. Jack rebney, aka winnebago man, is another victim of the internets. The documentary centers on the unlikely adoption of classic country and western music by the japanese in the wake of that. Winnebago man is definitely worth the trip, its funny, poignant, thoughtful, has as much profanity as scarface, and is sure to be as big an underground hit as the video that spawned it. In 1988, a man named jack rebney spent time with a camera crew making a.
Winnebago man is a 2009 american documentary film directed by ben steinbauer. Winnebago man is a compilation video consisting of outtakes from a winnebago sales video. Winnebago man tracking the angriest man in the world. Going viral is a term we hear all the time now, but it has never really been anything. Christine champ 07082010 first there was the winnebago ad outtakes reel starring a frustrated, tonguetied, flypestered rv salesman jack rebney. The outtakes reel mysteriously circulated on dubbed vhs tapes for years before turning into a fullblown internet phenomenon on youtube in 2005. Slim fit, order a size up if youd like it less fitting. Steinbauer has directed documentaries including brute force 2012 and heroes from the storm 2017, as well as episodic television for the pbs show stories of the mind, and the cbs show pink collar crimes.
The film follows the internet phenomenon created by a series of twentyyearold outtakes from a winnebago sales video featuring profane outbursts from the salesperson, jack rebney. Foulmouthed rv salesman jack rebney became a viralvideo sensation long before youtube when blooper aficionados circulated vhs footage of him cussing up a storm. The man in question is jack rebney, whose uproariously profane outtakes from a 1989 winnebago sales video have been making the rounds for almost two decades, first on copied vhs tapes and now on youtube. Winnebago man 2009 jack rebney may not be a household name, but to a small, fervent following hes a cultural icon, known as the angriest man in the world or simply winnebago man.
Winnebago man is a laughoutloud look at viral culture and an unexpectedly poignant tale of one man s response to unintended fame. Winnebago man posted in general tagged ben steinbauer, film fresh, grab bag, harry potter, iron man, jack rebney, morgan spurlock, movies, wb shop, winnebago man. Originally intended as an inside joke, the video spread across the globe first on vhs then via youtube and other online video sites. Type the angriest man in the world into any search engine, and one name appears jack rebney, a. If folks happen to love jack rebney for spitting with rage for letting it. Winnebago man tshirts on redbubble are expertly printed on ethically sourced, sweatshopfree apparel and available in a huge range of styles, colors and sizes. Filmmaker ben steinbauer decided to locate rebney and uncover the true story behind his moment of internet infamy. Extended interview with jack and ben on cbc radio q tv. The winnebago man an 80s rv salesman, whose hilarious, profanitystrewn, on. His unique fame is the result of the original viral video, a montage of invectivelaced outtakes from a winnebago sales video that corporate pitchman rebney wrote, produced and hosted. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Winnebago man reveals the story of jack rebney the most famous man youve never heard of an rv salesman whose hilarious, foulmouthed outbursts were caught on video in 1988, and circulated underground on vhs tapes in the 90s before turning. 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 following a twoweek shoot. The winnebago man an 80s rv salesman whose hilarious, profanitystrewn, onthejob meltdown was captured on video and passed around on vhs tapes, before exploding into an internet phenomenon seen by millions.
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