Dubbed Languages: Czech, Dolby Digital 5.1, English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Hungarian, Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian, Dolby Digital 5.1, Polish, Dolby Digital 5.1 Tangcay, Jazz (October 10, 2022). " 'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile': How VFX Team Used a Stand-In Actor to Bring the Singing Reptile to Life". Variety . Retrieved January 2, 2023. Mariska Hargitay & Chris Meloni Get Close on Today, Plus Julianne Moore, Cynthia Erivo and More". People. September 23, 2021. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021 . Retrieved September 28, 2021.

I could tell that these filmmakers were really trying to make this movie as good as it could be. Their effort shows and mostly pays off.Musical numbers are a surprisingly difficult thing to get right, and I thought this movie managed to pull off some pretty spectacular ones. There is a great deal of variety to the visual presentation of each musical sequence, with characters and camera moving around with some fun choreography. Shawn Mendes as the voice of Lyle, an anthropomorphic saltwater crocodile who can sing. [4] [5] Before the production, Peter Gabriel, Bryan Adams and Paul Williams auditioned to voice Lyle when Mendes was chosen. a b Fuster, Jeremy (October 8, 2022). " 'Smile' Blows Away 'Lyle Lyle Crocodile' to Stay No. 1 at Box Office". TheWrap . Retrieved October 8, 2022.

See Shawn Mendes voice a singing reptile in ' Lyle, Lyle Crocodile' movie | ABC Audio Digital Syndication". Pedersen, Erik (September 9, 2021). "Sony Sets Dates For Whitney Houston & George Foreman Biopics, Two Others; Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile On The Move". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021 . Retrieved September 10, 2021.Brett Gelman as Alistair Grumps, the Primms' downstairs neighbor who has a grudge against Lyle. [11] Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. Ryan Leston for IGN called the film "charming", praising the character of Hector writing: "Sure, it's not exactly original, essentially a mish-mash of similar films including Hop and Sing, and most of the laughs feel familiar. But Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile conjures up enough of the old showbiz charm to win you over. It's heart-warming, too – Lyle may be the singer, but he helps those around him find their voice, and sometimes that's exactly what we need: a singing crocodile to just be a good pal." [44]

Moore, Kasey (January 22, 2023). " 'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile' Coming to Netflix in Select Regions in February 2023". What's on Netflix . Retrieved January 24, 2023. 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, [15] but in September 2021, the film was postponed to November 18, 2022. [29] 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. [30] In March 2023, it was announced that film would be released in China on April 15, 2023. [31] This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen.Kroll, Justin (September 14, 2021). "Constance Wu Joins Javier Bardem In Sony's Lyle, Lyle Crocodile". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021 . Retrieved September 14, 2021.

The film was released on Netflix in the United States on February 4, 2023, where it will stream for 18 months due to a "pay 1 window" deal with Netflix and Sony and a "pay 2 window" deal with Sony and Disney+ or Hulu shortly after. [33] Reception [ edit ] Box office [ edit ] Abele, Robert (October 6, 2022). "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile Review: Musical Version of Beloved Kids' Book Is No Croc of Gold". The Wrap . Retrieved October 29, 2022. a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 4, 2022). "Will 'Smile' Outshine 'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile' & 'Amsterdam' At Weekend Box Office? – Preview". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 4, 2022. Kroll, Justin (February 10, 2022). "Shawn Mendes To Voice Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile In Sony's Adaptation Of The Classic Children's Book". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 10, 2022.Film and TV Projects Going Into Production – Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021 . Retrieved May 17, 2021. Robert Abele was less than positive with his review writing for The Wrap: "Did Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile look good in storyboards or sound fun in creative meetings? Because it's a certifiable mess on its webbed hind feet, teetering uncomfortably as both fanciful family comedy and live-action/animated musical, whether trying to make dumpster diving look whimsical (it isn't) or the tunes sound like anything but positivity-anthem-generator readouts." [45] The film was released on VOD on November 22, 2022, and on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K UHD on December 13, 2022. [32] Pedersen, Erik (June 29, 2023). "Golden Trailer Awards: Cocaine Bear, Only Murders In The Building& Oppenheimer Among Top Winners – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023 . Retrieved June 30, 2023.