Rufus is a secondary character from Disney's 1977 classic animated film, The Rescuers. He was voiced by John McIntire.
Rufus is a cat and his home is at Morningside Orphanage, where little Penny used to live. Although his appearance in the film is rather small, Rufus represented all that the story was about.
The old cat was asleep the night the rescuers, Bernard and Miss Bianca came into Morningside Orphanage. They were here to find Penny or clue...
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Rufus is a secondary character from Disney's 1977 classic animated film, The Rescuers. He was voiced by John McIntire.
Rufus is a cat and his home is at Morningside Orphanage, where little Penny used to live. Although his appearance in the film is rather small, Rufus represented all that the story was about.
The old cat was asleep the night the rescuers, Bernard and Miss Bianca came into Morningside Orphanage. They were here to find Penny or clues as to where she might be, not knowning that their chattering squeaks had awakened the owners' pet cat, Rufus. The two mice are startled by Rufus' surprised greeting, naturally, they feared their lives were in danger, them being two little mice face to face with a large cat.
Still, Rufus immediately explains that he does not wish to harm them. He politely and indirectly asks them to leave, for his job will be at a risk if his owners find his letting mice run around the place. Bernard and Miss Bianca explain that they are only here on a visit,...
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