Winnebago Man

About The Film

Synopsis

WINNEBAGO MAN reveals the story of Jack Rebney (a.k.a. "the angriest man in the world"), who has delighted and fascinated millions of viewers with his hilariously foul-mouthed outtakes from an RV sales video--one of the first and most infamous underground videos to be passed hand-to-hand on VHS tapes, before YouTube turned it into a full-blown viral phenomenon. Filmmaker Ben Steinbauer takes on the seemingly impossible task of tracking down Rebney, who is more savvy, irascible, deep, weird, and cool than you could possibly imagine. In short, he is a star. The film is a hilarious, smart, and unexpectedly poignant look at one man's response to unintended Internet celebrity, and ultimately a story of how a so-called 'humiliation' can become a beacon of light to many.

The Original Outtakes Clip

Filmmaker Bios

Ben Steinbauer (Director/Writer/Producer) is making his feature directing debut with Winnebago Man. He is the recipient of the 2007 Princess Grace Foundation Award for filmmaking. Steinbauer's short films have played at South by Southwest and aired on PBS. He teaches film at the University of Texas, Austin.

Malcolm Pullinger (Writer/Editor/Producer) is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker based in San Francisco. He produced and edited the documentary Following Sean, which received worldwide theatrical distribution in 2006 and was nominated for a Gotham Award. His work includes the PBS doc The Key of G and collaborations with Wholphin and DJ Shadow.

Joel Heller (Producer) is an award-winning media producer and editor. His producing credits include the Primetime Emmy Awards Online and Random House's Must-See Movies Video Renter's Companion. He was the associate editor of the Fox Searchlight comedy, The Ringer, and has worked in the cutting rooms of Jim Jarmusch, Alan Pakula, Frank Oz, and John Waters. Heller has been spending way too much time online since 1982.

James Payne/FieldGuide Media (Production Company) has worked on the productions of award-winning documentaries including Hill Stomp Hollar, The Fearless Freaks and Okie Noodling, which he wrote and produced. He co-directed The Creek Runs Red. Payne is the co-founder of FieldGuide Media.

Bradley Beesley (Cinematographer) is a critically-acclaimed documentary filmmaker based in Austin. His films include Okie Noodling, Summercamp!, The Creek Runs Red, Hill Stomp Holler and The Fearless Freaks—a documentary about the Flaming Lips.

Berndt Mader (Cinematographer) has directed and photographed 11 films, including Road to Tlacotepec that won the Audience Award at the 2008 Austin Film Festival. In addition to his film work, Mader is co-founder of the commercial production house the Bear.