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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is a 2022 American live-action/computer-animated musical comedy film directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon from a screenplay by William Davies. It is an adaptation of the children's story of the same name and its prequel The House on East 88th Street by Bernard Waber. The film stars Shawn Mendes as the titular character alongside Javier Bardem, Constance Wu, Winslow Fegley, Scoot McNairy, and Brett Gelman.

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Will Speck Josh Gordon
Screenplay by	William Davies
Based on	Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile by Bernard Waber
Produced by	Hutch Parker Will Speck Josh Gordon
Starring	Javier Bardem Constance Wu Winslow Fegley Scoot McNairy Brett Gelman Shawn Mendes
Cinematography	Javier Aguirresarobe
Edited by	Richard Pearson
Music by	Matthew Margeson
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Eagle Pictures Hutch Parker Entertainment TSG Entertainment II
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	October 7, 2022 (2022-10-07)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$50 million[1]
Box office	$11.5 million[2]

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile was theatrically released in the United States on October 7, 2022, by Columbia Pictures via Sony Pictures Releasing. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

Plot

In New York City, a charismatic magician named Hector P. Valenti wants to try out on a national talent show, but is constantly rejected. One day after a failed audition he wanders into an exotic pet store and finds a singing crocodile and names him Lyle. Seeing Lyle as an opportunity to strike it rich in the talent business, he places his 3-story Victorian brownstone home as collateral for their performance, but Lyle gets stage fright during the premiere and Valenti loses the home. Valenti is forced to move out and reluctantly leaves Lyle to fend for himself while he tries to make more money.

Eighteen months later, the Primm family moves into the house. Josh is initially terrified of moving into his new home and struggles to make friends at school. One night, he discovers Lyle living in the attic, and the two become friends when Lyle saves Josh from a mugger and demonstrates his singing talent. Josh's stepmother and father eventually find out about Lyle. Though they are initially terrified of him, they bond with Lyle over their favorite hobbies. One day, Valenti returns to the house to visit Lyle, as an agreement states he can live in the house fifteen days of the year. He makes another attempt to get Lyle to perform on stage, but it fails as Lyle still has stage fright.

Meanwhile, Mr. Grumps, the Primm family's unfriendly downstairs neighbor, becomes annoyed by the loud activity caused by Lyle, Valenti, and the Primms. Determined to put an end to it, he has cameras installed to find out what is going on, but manages to achieve his goal by bribing Valenti to sell out Lyle in exchange for money to pay his debts. Lyle is unable to convince the authorities of his benevolent nature because of his stage fright and is locked up at the zoo. Josh, who's scared about what the future means for Lyle, suffers a panic attack and faints. Feeling guilty for what he did to Lyle, Valenti goes to break him out of the zoo with Josh's help. Valenti and Lyle reconcile with each other before Lyle escapes with Josh to the talent show while Valenti distracts the authorities. On stage, Lyle manages to overcome his stage fright with help from Josh, and his singing talent is well-received by the audience and viewers.

One month later, a trial is held to determine whether or not Lyle may be free. The judge ultimately decides to rule over Mr. Grumps in favor of Lyle when Valenti reveals that the deed to his house was written out to his grandmother - who built the house and founded the New York City Zoo where Lyle was previously kept - allowing her to keep exotic animals as pets. After the trial, the Primm family celebrates Lyle's freedom by taking him on vacation, while Valenti becomes acquainted with a new talented animal: A beatboxing rattlesnake.

Cast

• Shawn Mendes as the voice of Lyle, an anthropomorphic saltwater crocodile who can't talk but can sing.[3]
• Javier Bardem as Hector P. Valenti, Lyle's charismatic owner.[4]
• Constance Wu as Mrs. Primm, Josh's stepmother and Mr. Primm’s wife.[5]
• Winslow Fegley as Josh Primm[6]
• Scoot McNairy as Mr. Primm, Josh's father and Mrs. Primm’s husband.[7]
• Brett Gelman as Mr. Grumps, the Primm's next door neighbor who has a grudge against Lyle.[8]
• Lyric Hurd as Kara Delany[9]

Production

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is a feature film adaptation of both the children's story of the same name and its prequel The House on East 88th Street, both of which were written by Bernard Waber.[10] [11] Both books were previously adapted as a 1987 animated HBO special titled Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street , which was also a musical. It was announced in May 2021 with filmmaking duo Will Speck and Josh Gordon attached to direct from a screenplay by William Davies for Sony Pictures.[12][13] Filming took place in New York City in September 2021.[14][15] Notable filming locations include 85th Street,[16] 86th Street,[17] Astor Place and Bowery station,[18] and Broadway, between 45th Street and 46th Street.[19] Visual effects were handled by Framestore, Method, OPSIS, and Day for Nite.[20]

Music

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Shawn Mendes
Released	October 7, 2022 (2022-10-07)
Genre	Pop[21]
Length	47:04
Label	Island
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"Heartbeat" Released: September 30, 2022

Original songs for the film were written by executive producers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul along with Ari Afsar, Emily Gardner Xu Hall, Mark Sonnenblick, and Joriah Kwamé. Matthew Margeson composed the musical score.[7] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the songwriters collaborated remotely using Google Docs and Zoom.[22] Shawn Mendes, who voices the titular crocodile, features on eight of the soundtrack album's tracks, which also contains songs by Elton John and Stevie Wonder.[23] "Heartbeat" was released as the soundtrack's first single on September 30, 2022.[24][25]

Release

The film was released in theaters in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on October 7, 2022. It was originally going to be released on July 22, 2022,[12] but in September 2021, the film was postponed to November 18, 2022.[27] In April 2022, the film was brought forward to its October 7 date, taking over the release date of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.[28]

Reception

Box office

In the United States and Canada, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile was released alongside Amsterdam, and was projected to gross $11–12 million from 4,350 theaters in its opening weekend.[1] The film made $3.5 million on its first day, including $575,000 from Thursday night previews.[29] It went on to debut to $11.5 million, finishing second behind holdover Smile.[30][31]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 70% of 46 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The website's consensus reads, "Parents may not be beguiled, but Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is bound to make most children smile."[32] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 49 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[33] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it an 80% overall positive score, with 62% saying they would definitely recommend it.[30][31]

References

External links

• Official website
• Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile at IMDb

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