description Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Overview
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is a 2022 musical fantasy comedy based on Bernard Waber’s stories. The film depicts a boy who befriends an anthropomorphic crocodile living in New York City, where the crocodile communicates solely through song. It features a cast including Shawn Mendes as the singing voice of Lyle and other actors in supporting roles.
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info Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 2022 |
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Who voices Lyle the crocodile in Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile?
Shawn Mendes voices and sings for Lyle, who can only communicate through song. He's joined by Javier Bardem as showman Hector P. Valenti, with Constance Wu and Scoot McNairy as Lyle's neighbors, the Primm family.
Is Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile based on a book?
Yes — it adapts Bernard Waber's beloved picture book series, which began with The House on East 88th Street back in 1962. The 2022 film was Sony Pictures' theatrical adaptation of those stories.
Who wrote the songs for Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile?
The original songs come from Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning duo behind La La Land and The Greatest Showman. That pedigree is a big part of why the movie leans so hard into full musical numbers.
Did Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile do well at the box office, and where can I stream it?
It did — released theatrically by Sony in October 2022, it grossed over $100 million worldwide. It later became available to stream on Netflix in the U.S.
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