Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly

Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly
Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly
Directed by	Jeffrey J. Varab; Woody Woodman
Written by	Michael Mullin; Brian Crowder; John Gallacher; Jeffrey J Varab; Woody Woodman
Produced by	Rose Warner
Starring	Jim Belushi; Carrot Top; Lance LeGault; Tom Kinney; Peter Renaday; Wendy Cutler; Jason Jackman
Edited by	N. Eric Phillips; Brian Crowder; Eric Humiston; Chrissie Lavender
Music by	Greg Sims
Production; company	Genesis Orlando
Distributed by	Animated Family Films; Eternal Pictures (South Africa); Anchor Bay Entertainment (DVD)
Release date	March 15, 2005
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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.

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.

Voices

Jim Belushi as Tugger
Scott "Carrot Top" Thompson as Shorty
Lance LeGault as The Chief
Peter Renaday as Pa Pump and the narrator
Wendy Cutler as Ma Pump
Jason Jackman as Bob
Bob Papenbrook as BD
Gary Bosko as Controller
Newell Alexander as Doc, Crewman 2
Michael Sorich as Frank
Bridget Hoffman as Lucy
Robert Clotworthy as Fatty and USAF Pilot
Steve Bulen as Towerman and Crewman 3
Doug Turkel as Stranger
Tom Kinney as Max

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "The Little Jeep That Couldn't". tribunedigital-orlandosentinel. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
^ Tugger: The Jeep Who Wanted to Fly (2005), retrieved 2018-12-29

[:0-1] "The Little Jeep That Couldn't". tribunedigital-orlandosentinel. Retrieved 2018-10-27.

[2] Tugger: The Jeep Who Wanted to Fly (2005), retrieved 2018-12-29

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