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1 online resource (streaming video file) (1 hr. 24 min. 18 sec.) ; 507522034 bytes |
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*Frequent Coarse Language*Jack Rebney is the most famous man you've never heard of - an American RV salesman whose hilarious, foul-mouthed outbursts circulated underground on VHS tapes in the 90s before turning into a full-blown internet phenomenon seen by more than 20 million people worldwide.Following a gruelling two-week shoot in August 1988 for a Winnebago sales ad, some of the crew edited together outtakes of RV salesman Jack Rebney into a four-minute clip, which eventually became known as 'Winnebago Man'.While the finished sales ad went to Winnebago dealers to promote the 1989 Itasca Sunflyer RV, copies of the 'Winnebago Man' outtakes were being passed amongst the crew and their friends, eventually falling into the hands of VHS tape collectors sparking an underground phenomenon that turned Rebney into a cult hero.When the online video revolution took off in 2005, Rebney became one of the first internet superstars, and the outtakes clip is regarded as one of the original classics that helped launch the age of online video.Filmmaker Ben Steinbauer goes in search of Rebney - and finds him living alone on a mountain top, unaware of his fame. Winnebago Man is a laugh-out-loud look at viral culture and an unexpectedly touching tale of one man's response to unintended celebrity.PRODUCTION DETAILS:A Bear Media production in association with James Payne & FieldGuide Media. Director/Writer/Producer: Ben Steinbauer, Writer/Editor/Producer: Malcolm Pullinger |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2010-09-15 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: M |
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Internet videos.
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Outtakes.
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Popularity.
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Viral marketing.
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Streaming video
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Barnes, Cinco, cast
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Berliner, Alan, cast
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Gordon, Keith, cast
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Mitchell, Mike, cast
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Pickett, Joe, cast
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Prueher, Nick, cast
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Rebney, Jack, cast
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Rushkoff, Douglas, cast
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Sotelo, Charlie, cast
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Steinbauer, Ben, cast
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Steinbauer, Ben, director
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Vayner, Alexsey, cast
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