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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. Winnebago man video clip a documentary about jack rebney, who became infamous with his foulmouthed outtakes from an rv sales. Type the angriest man in the world into any search engine, and one name appearsjack rebney, a. A young filmmaker goes in search of the legendary winnebago man, and discovers the youtube star living alone on top of a mountain, as sharptongued as ever, but more intelligent and lovable than anyone could have imagined. An outrageously funny and unexpectedly redemptive tale of one mans response to unintended. Winnebago man trailer brings the fbombs after outtakes from an 80s video shoot went viral online, foulmouthed rv pitchman jack rebney became known as the angriest man on earth or simply. The official youtube channel of winnebago the most recognized name in motorhomes. Reddit has thousands of vibrant communities with people that share your interests. 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 received its world premiere at the 2009 south by southwest film festival. Alternatively, find out whats trending across all of reddit on rpopular. Lazydays, the rv authority, features a wide selection of rvs in tampa, fl, including winnebago adventurer. The only reason winnebago man doesnt consist of walltowall fwords is that he separates them with other fourletter words. Filmmaker ben steinbauer journeys to the top of a mountain to find the recluse who.
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Winnebago man tells the tale of jack rebney, an rv salesman whose expletiveladen sales pitch goes viral, and the man who tracks him down 20 years later. The winnebago man is the now infamous outtakes from a winnebago sales video featuring profane outbursts from the salesperson, jack rebney. But what were they laughing at really, and who was the real winnebago man. Filmmaker ben steinbauer decided to find out, and his search to locate rebney and uncover the true story behind his moment of internet infamy is chronicled in the documentary 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. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. The resulting featurelength film, winnebago man, catches the world uptodate on rebney, who has retired to northern california. Winnebago man 2009 letterboxd social film discovery. This is the complete original footage with the best.
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