(Winnebago Man- Jack Rebney)
Winnebago Man was produced and directed by Ben Steinbauer. I saw this documentary this summer at the Traverse City Film Festival, and Michael Moore called it the funniest documentary he had seen all year. The film is a follow up to a viral video sensation about out-takes to a Winnebago promotional video filmed in the 80's.
(View the original video here) Ben Steinbauer had been fascinated with the Winnebago Man, Jack Rebney, who was impossible to locate after the video became famous. The documentary follows Ben's obsession to find Mr. Rebney and what happens when he does. The film is humorous, as well as gives touching light into what happens to what we now call "youtube" stars after their 15 minutes of fame. Technically, the footage of Jack Rebney was all outtakes that the camera men on the shoot decided to put together and leak. Since it was the 1980's people used to pass the video around on a VHS, pre sending each other youtube links of viral videos. I think this movie is a must see for anyone who enjoys documentaries, especially if you are interested in internet phenomenon's. Currently the film doesn't have a distributor, but hopefully the filmmakers will make DVDs available on their website.
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