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Winnebago Man

Will you do me a kindness?

2010 · 1h 25m · N/A Comedy, Documentary
Directed by Ben Steinbauer

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Overview

Jack Rebney is the most famous man you've never heard of - after cursing his way through a Winnebago sales video, Rebney's outrageously funny outtakes became an underground sensation and made him an internet superstar. Filmmaker Ben Steinbauer journeys to the top of a mountain to find the recluse who unwittingly became the "Winnebago Man".

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All reviews
90%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Perhaps the most disturbing issue raised in Ben Steinbauer's fascinating and often hilarious Winnebago Man has to do with the Internet's awesome ability to reduce complex and apparently dangerous behaviour to the level of banal spectacle.

Greg Quill, Toronto Star
Rotten

When the director laments, "I feel like I've stepped into the Winnebago Man outtakes," we can only concur.

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh

Although we find out a lot about this virtual hermit and develop an admiration for his cantankerous principles, the movie leaves some questions unanswered.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh

The movie becomes oddly deep and even poignant.

Rob Nelson, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh

Winnebago Man becomes a much more interesting and troubling film when Rebney, a former journalist, demands to reclaim control of his messaging.

Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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