Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (film)
2022 film by Will Speck and Josh Gordon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is a 2022 American live-action animated musical fantasy comedy film directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon from a screenplay by William Davies. Produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Eagle Pictures and TSG Entertainment II, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is an adaptation of the children's story of the same name and its predecessor The House on East 88th Street by Bernard Waber. The plot focuses on a family who moves to New York City, where their struggling son befriends a crocodile, Lyle, who can communicate verbally only by singing. The son tries to protect Lyle from the rest of the world. The film stars Shawn Mendes as Lyle's singing voice, alongside Javier Bardem, Constance Wu, Winslow Fegley, Scoot McNairy, Brett Gelman, and Ego Nwodim.
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Directed by | Will Speck Josh Gordon |
Screenplay by | William Davies |
Based on | Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile by Bernard Waber |
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Cinematography | Javier Aguirresarobe |
Edited by | Richard Pearson |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $50 million[1] |
Box office | $111 million[2][3] |
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile was released in the United States on October 7, 2022, by Columbia Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics with praise for Bardem's performance, the visuals and Mendes' singing performance as Lyle, but were critical of the storyline. The film grossed $111 million worldwide against a $50 million budget.