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Winnebago Man

Released Jul 9, 2010 1h 27m Documentary Biography Comedy List
90% Tomatometer 62 Reviews 80% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Filmmaker Ben Steinbauer interviews Jack Rebney, whose profanity-strewn outtakes from a 1988 industrial film about a line of recreational vehicles turned him into a cult hero.
Winnebago Man

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Though it doesn't quite answer all of the questions it raises, Winnebago Man is nevertheless a fascinating, hilarious, and surprisingly poignant look at a geniunely colorful internet celebrity.

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Greg Quill Toronto Star Perhaps the most disturbing issue raised in Ben Steinbauer's fascinating and often hilarious Winnebago Man has to do with the Internet's awesome ability to reduce complex and apparently dangerous behaviour to the level of banal spectacle. Rated: 3/4 Dec 10, 2010 Full Review Simon Abrams The L Magazine A surprisingly poignant and enduring film. Dec 8, 2010 Full Review Matt Singer IFC.com Absorbing and thought-provoking. Dec 8, 2010 Full Review Mattie Lucas The Dispatch (Lexington, NC) One of the funniest, most perceptive, humane and culturally relevant documentaries in ages. Rated: 3.5/4 Jun 7, 2019 Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Filmmaker Ben Steinbauer went searching for the man behind the rants. Against all odds, Rebney manages to emerge with his dignity intact. Dec 10, 2010 Full Review Steve Erickson Nashville Scene The director's true subject, however, is the great American love of subcultures. Dec 8, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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delysid d History Lesson for the UTube Generation Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/18/19 Full Review Audience Member "Tony, do me a favour, will you please? Would you do me a kindness?" This is a genuine, montage of obscure, discarded footage of a foul-mouthed salesman filming a Winnebago ad. Why is this funny? It is so uniquely honest, it's fascinating to watch this man blurb so many obscenities about a family product. This is important as one of the 1st videos to have gone viral during the early Internet age of popularity and social media. So much so, the producers sought out this individual to consolidate the footage and his story. I believe 25 minutes could have been edited out of the latter half to make it more potent, but it is fine as is. Not for children's viewing. A must see! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Charming and poignant little documentary about a guy who attains fame and notoriety as a foul-mouthed Winnebago actor in a sales ad. Funny and interesting little vignette. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review johannes j Jack Rebney: "I don't want any more bullshit anytime during the day, from anyone. That includes me!" Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This unconventional documentary is a testament to the angriest Winnebago salesman, Jack Rebney, who transcends the normal idea of a bootlegged '80s or '90s silly video being turned into an internet sensation years later. The reactions and interactions are some of the most real and down to Earth conversations you will ever see in a documentary, added together with beautiful rhythmic music and visuals. When viewing the video that made Jack Rebney famous, it is easy to see through the faded 1989 footage and see a frustrated and angry man, fed up with not only the torturous filming process but the world as a whole. Unable to release his fury in any other way, Rebney releases and creates something rarely ever seen: an imperfect commercial. In some ways it is sad that Jack has so much to offer the world, but most likely the world will only know him as The Winnebago Man, but perhaps there is still hope. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member There is only so much to know about people who aren't willing to share who they are, but Ben Steinbauer tried milking every bit of information he could about the reclusive, well-read curmudgeon Jack Rebney, who is reluctantly the star of his own Outtake reel on YouTube. The result is a film, very similar to Alan Berliner's classic "Nobody's Business". In that, a filmmaker tries to get through to a broken down man. Jack Rebney is about as broken down as an old Winnebago, minus the accoutrement. As evident in the clip online, and in this documentary, Rebney hates the 21st century, and stupid people, and Dick Cheney... but mostly Dick Cheney. Jack is an exceptional human being, despite his temperament, and about as wise any elder you know of. Against his will, perhaps, he unravels here with the help of introspective filmmaker. This is a hilarious, fascinating documentary. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmmaker Ben Steinbauer interviews Jack Rebney, whose profanity-strewn outtakes from a 1988 industrial film about a line of recreational vehicles turned him into a cult hero.
Director
Ben Steinbauer
Producer
Joel Heller, James D. Payne, Malcolm Pullinger, Ben Steinbauer
Screenwriter
Malcolm Pullinger, Ben Steinbauer
Distributor
Kino International
Production Co
Do Me a Kindness
Genre
Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Original Language
Englisch
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 9, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$178.2K
Runtime
1h 27m