I hold my hands up Ive never heard of Winnebago Man but he's a youtube/internet Phenomenom from 1980's Amercian free public access tv, so why is he famous? Jack Rebney made short sales videos selling Winnebago caravan motors which I would call a symbol of Middle class America and there key to explore the big country (especially 1980's). So when he made these short film ads he could not stop cursing and constantly they had to do re-takes, so when you watch the ads they are really funny .
The whole shebang started as a short ads and built up into a short 4 minute reel which was first on VHS tape passed around among the filmcrew and there family & friends and now its ended up online in youtube making hime a overnight viral video superstar.
Filmmaker Ben Steinbauer decided to search the four corners of the earth to seek out the internet legend we now call Winnebago Man aka Jack Rebney and this movie is his story .
The movie is getting a limited release in USA with Kino showing the movie at a cinema near you from July 9th and unless Winnebago man has any type of following in UK or Ireland I doubt we'll see this movie.
The trailer andthe 4 minute film reel that kicked off the legend can be watched after the break...
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