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Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly

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Wikipedia article




'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



"Work in Progress" The 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 heis closer to his dream to fly like a real plane.

Voices



*Jim Belushi as Tugger

*Carrot Top 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. 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. '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." Asheville, N.C., 'Mountain Xpress' gave it 3 stars calling it boring but with a delightful, crisp, and clever visual.

References



Category:2005 direct-to-video films

Category:2005 films

Category:2000s American animated films

Category:American children's animated films

Category:2000s English-language films

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