Indecline, the crew behind ‘Bumfights,’ would go on to create powerful anti-Trump art. But their first project was notorious. In the late 1990s, when Ryen McPherson was a teenager living in the idyllic San Diego suburb of La Mesa, California, he met two middle-aged homeless men named Donnie Brennan and Rufus Hannah.
What happened to the creators of Bumfights?
The man who turned his life around after being exploited as a homeless man in notorious “bumfights” passed away in a car accident. NBC 7’s Rory Devine speaks with those who remember the good he did while he was alive.
Who is Steve Urban Bum Hunter?
In one segment, a man who calls himself “Steve Urban: Bum Hunter” spoofs The Crocodile Hunter as he duct tapes the hands, legs and mouths of homeless people, measures and tags them and releases them back into their “natural habitat.” Rufus “The Stunt Bum” Hannah is the movie’s most prominent personality.
Is Rufus from Bumfights still alive?
Rufus Hannah (November 27, 1954 – October 4, 2017), also known as Rufus the Stunt Bum, was an American advocate for homeless rights who became known for his role in the early Bumfights videos: in 2000, while himself a homeless alcoholic, he was paid $5 to be filmed running headfirst into a stack of milk crates.
Was Bumfights legal?
1—It’s Worse Than You Think. Though controversial for its fight footage and acts of elaborate graffiti art, legal troubles did not hinder the sales of this video, although the website went offline in June 2008. The Indecline web site went back online in November 2008.
Did the Bumfights guy go to jail?
In 2005, McPherson and Zachary Bubek were sentenced to 180 days in jail for failing to complete their community service.
What happened Ryan McPherson?
Ryen McPherson, one of two fugitives who escaped to Cambodia in November after being caught trying to ship dead baby parts, human skin and a heart reported stolen from the museum, appears back in business in Las Vegas, Nevada and has restarted his original “Bumfights” production studio.
Where is Rufus from Bumfights now?
LOS ANGELES — Rufus Hannah, a formerly homeless alcoholic who was paid to fight other homeless men and perform dangerous stunts in the notorious “Bumfights” videos, has died. He was 63.
