Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly

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Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly
Directed by Jeffrey J. Varab
Woody Woodman
Written byMichael Mullin
Brian Crowder
John Gallacher
Jeffrey J Varab
Woody Woodman
Produced byRose Warner
Starring Jim Belushi
Carrot Top
Lance LeGault
Tom Kinney
Peter Renaday
Wendy Cutler
Jason Jackman
Edited byN. Eric Phillips
Brian Crowder
Eric Humiston
Chrissie Lavender
Music byGreg Sims
Production
company
Genesis Orlando
Distributed byAnimated Family Films
Eternal Pictures (South Africa)
Anchor Bay Entertainment (DVD)
Release date
March 15, 2005
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.4 million

Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly is a 2005 American direct-to-video movie produced by Genesis Orlando. It is about a Willys Jeep named Tugger (voiced by Jim Belushi) who during World War II is damaged during a battle and his motor fan is replaced by an airplane propeller, giving him a dream of one day flying.

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Plot

The film opens up to the narrator talking about a Willy 4x4 named Tugger who was badly damaged in battle during WWII, his engine fan was destroyed and replaced with an airplane propeller. After the war, Tugger was put up for sale and was sold to a small airport, where he is closer to his dream to fly like a real plane.

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Release

Tugger premiered at a few Carmike Theaters nationwide in 2005, however, Jeffery J. Varab, the director of the film, stated that the film was only test screened. [1] It was later released on DVD by Durand Group the same year and again by Anchor Bay Entertainment in 2008.

Reception

Tugger was not reviewed by many critics, but received mixed reviews from those who did review it. [1] Orlando Sentinel's Roger Moore gave it a 2.5 saying "Tugger: The Jeep Who Wanted to Fly never really takes flight. It's better designed than animated, better voiced than scripted." [2] Asheville, N.C., Mountain Xpress gave it 3 stars calling it boring but with a delightful, crisp, and clever visual. [1]

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