Rita and Runt (film)

Rita and Runt is an American buddy-adventure-comedy-drama film produced by Village Roadshow Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, based on the Rita and Runt characters in Tom Ruegger's Animaniacs. The film is directed by Michael Tiddes and written by Marlon Wayans and Rick Alvarez, and stars the voices of Amy Poehler as Rita and Dustin Hoffman as Runt.

Synopsis
Rita is a five-month old gray and white tabby cat who is driven away by her owner for her huge independence. Sad and homeless, she wanders around the city until she meets a sheepdog named Runt, who, thanks to his dumb brain, thinks she is also a dog. Together, the two stray animals begin their journey to find their new owner.

Live action
Background people include Dana Carvey, Danny McBride, Peter Dinklage, Sabrina Carpenter, Noah Schnapp, Mary Tyler Moore, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Josh Gad and Rebecca Black.
 * Jason Sudeikis as Rita's unnamed owner, who kicks his pet cat out for being too independent.
 * Betty White as herself, the new owner of Rita and Runt at the end of the film.

Voices

 * Amy Poehler as Rita, a singing five-month old tabby cat.
 * Jessica Chastain as Rita's singing voice.
 * Dustin Hoffman as Runt, a sheepdog who is also driven away by his owner for unknown reasons.
 * Troy Andrews as Kane, a red fox who tries to eat Rita at the park but is stopped by Runt.

Music

 * 1) Rita and Runt Theme Song (performed by Ariel Winter)
 * 2) Demons (Imagine Dragons)
 * 3) Wherever I Go (Miley Cyrus)
 * 4) Do You Love Me? (The Contours; performed by Chester See)
 * 5) Behind Blue Eyes (Limp Bizkit)
 * 6) Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Elton John and Kiki Dee; performed by Jessica Chastain and Dustin Hoffman)