Landmark Sunshine
143 E Houston St
212.330.8182
This event has passed.
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- When
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July 9, 2010 – Aug 9, 2010
Daily
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$12.50
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“Viral video junkies and Found Film Festival fans: here's a documentary for you. Filmmaker Ben Steinhauer found an industrial video back in the '90s and became obsessed with its blusterous, fowl-mouthed star, a man who's come to be known as Winnebago Man. Curious to know what had become of him, Steinhauer sets out to find this failed car salesmen. What results is a bit of a twisted and comedic tale about the YouTube phenomenon and its unassuming superstars. To our surprise, the film is quite intriguing.”
Mindy Bond, Flavorpill
Landmark Sunshine says:
Jack Rebney is the most famous man you've never heard of—an RV salesman whose hilarious, foul-mouthed outbursts, recorded during the filming of an RV sales video, circulated underground on VHS tapes in the 1990s before turning into a full-blown internet phenomenon. Today, the 4-minute "Winnebago Man" video has been seen by more than 20 million people worldwide, and is regarded as one of the first and funniest viral videos. 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 poignant tale of one man's response to unintended celebrity.
