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* TheSingingMute: In the second trailer, Josh states that Lyle can only produce words through singing. Indeed, when Lyle isn’t singing he is either heard to be grunting or screaming.



* TalkingAnimal: PlayedWith. In the second trailer, Josh states that Lyle can only produce words through singing. Indeed, when Lyle isn’t singing he is either heard to be grunting or screaming.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Lyle is supposed to be a crocodile, but his overlapping teeth and wide snout are more akin an alligator's.

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We were scared they'd say, That's all she wrote"\\

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->''♫ Though we had no way to stay afloat\\
We were scared they'd say, That's all she wrote"\\
We're ending on a sky-high note somehow\\
Buddy, you were all it took, so take a look at us now! ♫''
-->-- '''Hector P. Valenti''', "Take a Look at Us Now"
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* ReactiveContinuousScream: How Lyle and the mother first react to each other when the latter walks in on the former in the bathtub in the trailer.

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* ReactiveContinuousScream: How Lyle and the mother Mrs. Primm first react to each other when the latter walks in on the former in the bathtub in the trailer.



* TalkingAnimal: PlayedWith. Lyle is stated in the trailer to be able to sing but not talk. Indeed, when Lyle isn’t singing he is either heard to be grunting or screaming.

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* TalkingAnimal: PlayedWith. In the second trailer, Josh states that Lyle is stated in the trailer to be able to sing but not talk.can only produce words through singing. Indeed, when Lyle isn’t singing he is either heard to be grunting or screaming.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''At the top of the world tonight…'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''At the top of the [[caption-width-right:350:The world tonight…'']]
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* InformedSpecies: Some of the comments on the trailers have noted that Lyle's design more closely resembles an alligator than a crocodile, casting some confusion as to whether this would be a plot point in the movie. It’s not.

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* InformedSpecies: Some of the comments on the trailers viewers and reviewers have noted that Lyle's design more closely resembles an alligator than a crocodile, casting crocodile. This initially caused some confusion speculation as to whether this would be a plot point point, however, it is never addressed in the movie. It’s not.movie.
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* NobodyHereButUsStatues: When the Primms first move in, Lyle stands motionless inside a glass case and pretends to be crocodile taxidermy. It doesn't last very long.
-->'''Hector:''' If anyone asks, tell them you are... stuffed.
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The film follows the Primm family (Creator/ConstanceWu, Creator/ScootMcNairy, and Winslow Fegley) as they move into a new house in New York City, where they discover - and befriend - a friendly, music-loving salt-water Crocodile named Lyle (voiced by Music/ShawnMendes). Also starring is Creator/BrettGelman as the Primms’ misanthropic neighbor Mr. Grumps and Creator/JavierBardem as Hector P. Valenti, Lyle’s eccentric owner. The film released in theatres on October 7, 2022.

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The film follows the Primm family (Creator/ConstanceWu, Creator/ScootMcNairy, and Winslow Fegley) as they move into a new house in New York City, UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, where they discover - and befriend - a friendly, music-loving salt-water Crocodile named Lyle (voiced by Music/ShawnMendes). Also starring is Creator/BrettGelman as the Primms’ misanthropic neighbor Mr. Grumps and Creator/JavierBardem as Hector P. Valenti, Lyle’s eccentric owner. The film released in theatres on October 7, 2022.
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* ButtMonkey: Poor Loretta; even after [[spoiler:[[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal she turns against Mr. Grumps]]]], she still isn't ''quite'' able to catch a break.


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* SettingUpdate: The movie is set in a more contemporary time period compared to the original books' 60s setting, with smartphones, a [=TikTok=]-like app, and televised talent shows being featured.


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The books never really made a particularly big deal out of a crocodile, even an anthropomorphic one, being able to stay at the house on East 88th Street. The movie, conversely, does, and people are repeatedly startled or, in Mr. Grumps's case, outright adverse to living among a singing crocodile. [[spoiler:This leads to Lyle being taken away to the zoo, and even after he proves his talent to the masses, there is still no legal reason for Lyle to be allowed to stay at the house. It's only after Hector finds his old family deed that allows exotic animals to stay in the house that Lyle is able to remain on 88th Street.]]

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''Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile'' is an upcoming live action musical comedy film based on the ''Lyle the Crocodile'' children’s books by Bernard Waber. It is directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon (''Film/BladesOfGlory'', ''Film/OfficeChristmasParty'') and features songs written by Music/PasekAndPaul.

The film follows the Primm family (Creator/ConstanceWu, Creator/ScootMcNairy, and Winslow Fegley) as they move into a new house in New York City, where they discover - and befriend - a friendly, music-loving salt-water Crocodile named Lyle (voiced by Music/ShawnMendes). Also starring is Creator/BrettGelman as the Primms’ misanthropic neighbor Mr. Grumps and Creator/JavierBardem as Hector P. Valenti, Lyle’s eccentric owner. The film will release in theatres on October 7, 2022.

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''Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile'' is an upcoming a live action musical comedy film based on the ''Lyle the Crocodile'' children’s books by Bernard Waber. It is directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon (''Film/BladesOfGlory'', ''Film/OfficeChristmasParty'') and features songs written by Music/PasekAndPaul.

The film follows the Primm family (Creator/ConstanceWu, Creator/ScootMcNairy, and Winslow Fegley) as they move into a new house in New York City, where they discover - and befriend - a friendly, music-loving salt-water Crocodile named Lyle (voiced by Music/ShawnMendes). Also starring is Creator/BrettGelman as the Primms’ misanthropic neighbor Mr. Grumps and Creator/JavierBardem as Hector P. Valenti, Lyle’s eccentric owner. The film will release released in theatres on October 7, 2022.



* BrandX: Instead of an established show like ''Series/AmericasGotTalent'', there's a recurring televised talent show called ''Show Us What You Can Do'' which various characters are excited to be on.

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** The popular social media Website/TikTok-esque platform is called Sweep.
* ChekhovsGun: When talking with Josh regarding having an exotic pet, Kara Delany mentions that she had to keep her pet rattlesnake carefully hidden. [[spoiler:Once Lyle's freedom is secured, she introduces the snake to Hector, and it turns out that it likes to beatbox.]]



* DumpsterDive: It's how Lyle has been feeding himself in the eighteen months Hector left him alone. Once the Primms come into his life, he... [[SlippingIntoStink helpfully introduces]] them to a wide variety of foods via the same.
* GloryDays: Mr. Primm has his high school wrestling uniform prominently framed and hung in the bedroom. Once Lyle spots it, he becomes focused on getting Mr. Primm to break it back out and relive those days with him, which ultimately proves to be the boost of confidence he needed.



* NerdyInhaler: Josh Primm has to use an inhaler, and he doesn't appreciate following in his dad's footsteps by being on the school wrestling team, instead prefering to read and pursue more dramatic arts.
* ParentalBonus: After Lyle charms Mrs. Primm with his song about spontaneity and not adhering to rules and schedules, her following interactions around her husband (collapsing on the bed in breathless wonder, being much happier in general) are framed as if she just had some ''mind-blowing'' sex, with Mr. Primm even asking if there's [[DidYouJustHaveSex anybody else]] in her life. She even paints Lyle while he's reclined similarly to the famous ''Film/Titanic1997'' pose.

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* NerdyInhaler: Josh Primm has to use an inhaler, and he doesn't appreciate following in his dad's footsteps by being on the school wrestling team, instead prefering to read and pursue more dramatic arts.
arts. He's also highly concerned about dangerous trivia regarding his new home and his diet.
* ParentalBonus: After Lyle charms Mrs. Primm with his song about spontaneity and not adhering to rules and schedules, "Rip Up the Recipe", her following interactions around her husband (collapsing on the bed in breathless wonder, being much happier in general) are framed as if she just had some ''mind-blowing'' sex, with Mr. Primm even asking if there's [[DidYouJustHaveSex anybody else]] in her life. She even paints Lyle while he's reclined similarly to the famous ''Film/Titanic1997'' pose.



* SingingInTheShower: Lyle is introduced in the teaser trailer while singing in the bathtub.

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* SewerGator: Briefly parodied, as Lyle is shown to escape into an open manhole during a chase scene, freaking out a nearby city worker.
* SingingInTheShower: Lyle is introduced in the teaser trailer while singing in the bathtub. In the full movie, Hector also does so.
* StageMagician: Hector's profession, and he's pretty amateur at it, which is causing theater districts to reject him.


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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Hector starts out as this to the Primms, since they weren't informed that there's a clause in the homeowner's agreement which allows him to stay in the building for 15 days out of the year, and he makes himself overly at home with casual demands. They warm up to him after his relationship with Lyle improves.
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* InformedSpecies: Some of the comments on the trailers have noted that Lyle's design more closely resembles an alligator than a crocodile, casting some confusion as to whether this will be a plot point in the movie. It's not.

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* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: The trailers show Lyle wearing a University of Florida Gators baseball team blue shirt, but he is not wearing any pants.
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* BrandX: Instead of an established show like ''Series/AmericasGotTalent'', there's a recurring televised talent show called ''Show Us What You Can Do'' which various characters are excited to be on.
* CrankyNeighbor: The aptly named Mr. Grumps, who has very strict rules about how tenants can behave in the building.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: The trailers show Lyle wearing a University of Florida Gators baseball team blue shirt, but he is not wearing any pants.
pants. In the actual film, he's usually just an AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal, sporting nothing but his scarf.
* InformedSpecies: Some of the comments on the trailers have noted that Lyle's design more closely resembles an alligator than a crocodile, casting some confusion as to whether this will be a plot point in the movie. It's not.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Hector might have the best intentions when it comes to making himself and Lyle stars, but he never stops to consider what ''Lyle'' wants, and it causes friction between them, especially once he's bonded with the Primms.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Mr. Grumps may be the standard miserly, unpleasant neighbor, and he takes incorrect steps in addressing his issues, but Lyle and the Primms make a ''lot'' of noise and use up all the building's hot water which he has a right to complain about.
* LineOfSightName: Lyle's cage is labeled "CROCODILE", but the letters are worn down such that it looks like it says "LILE". Hector goes with it.
* LoopholeAbuse: In-universe. [[spoiler:There's a clause in the deed to Hector (and by proxy the Primms') home that says it can be used to house any exotic animals otherwise disallowed in New York City as pets.]]
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Or Animal, in this case. Lyle brings out the best in the Primms through their interactions and his songs, getting them out of their comfort zones.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Hector has a change of heart about selling out Lyle to the zoo, and he makes a plan to break him right back out.]]
* MythologyGag: The original book illustrations appear as various pieces of art done by Mrs. Primm.
* NerdyInhaler: Josh Primm has to use an inhaler, and he doesn't appreciate following in his dad's footsteps by being on the school wrestling team, instead prefering to read and pursue more dramatic arts.
* ParentalBonus: After Lyle charms Mrs. Primm with his song about spontaneity and not adhering to rules and schedules, her following interactions around her husband (collapsing on the bed in breathless wonder, being much happier in general) are framed as if she just had some ''mind-blowing'' sex, with Mr. Primm even asking if there's [[DidYouJustHaveSex anybody else]] in her life. She even paints Lyle while he's reclined similarly to the famous ''Film/Titanic1997'' pose.
* PerformanceAnxiety: Hector has huge dreams of dancing and singing with Lyle on stage as they do together in private, but when the moment actually comes, Lyle freezes up and can only emit shy little grunts.


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* WorkOffTheDebt: Hector is a struggling magician and performer who has taken out many loans to try and stay afloat, and they drive his absence from Lyle's life. [[spoiler:They're high enough that he accepts a bribe from Mr. Grumps to get Lyle sent to the zoo.]]
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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Averted. Lyle is shown in the trailers to be peaceful and non-violent. The one time he does eat another animal is an accident (a cat pouncing at him lands in his open mouth) and he spits it back out later.
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* AdaptationalSkill: In the original books Lyle was a good-natured, anthropomorphic and highly skilled performing animal but was not capable of singing. This skill seems to have been added for the movie.


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* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: The trailers show Lyle wearing a University of Florida Gators baseball team blue shirt, but he is not wearing any pants.
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* TalkingAnimal: PlayedWith. Lyle is stated in the trailer to be able to sing but not talk. Indeed, when Kyle isn’t singing he is either heard to be grunting or screaming.

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The film follows the Primm family (Creator/ConstanceWu, Creator/ScootMcNairy, and Winslow Fegley) as they move into a new house in New York City, where they discover - and befriend - a friendly, music-loving salt-water Crocodile named Lyle (voiced by Music/ShawnMendes). Also starring is Creator/BrettGelman as the Primms’ crabby neighbor Mr. Grumps and Creator/JavierBardem as Hector P. Valenti, Lyle’s eccentric owner. The film will release in theatres on October 7, 2022.

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The film follows the Primm family (Creator/ConstanceWu, Creator/ScootMcNairy, and Winslow Fegley) as they move into a new house in New York City, where they discover - and befriend - a friendly, music-loving salt-water Crocodile named Lyle (voiced by Music/ShawnMendes). Also starring is Creator/BrettGelman as the Primms’ crabby misanthropic neighbor Mr. Grumps and Creator/JavierBardem as Hector P. Valenti, Lyle’s eccentric owner. The film will release in theatres on October 7, 2022.
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The film follows the Primm family (Creator/ConstanceWu, Creator/ScootMcNairy, and Winslow Fegley) as they move into a new house in New York City, where they discover - and befriend - a friendly, music-loving salt-water Crocodile named Lyle (voiced by Music/ShawnMendes). Also starring is Creator/BrettGelman as the Primms’ crabby neighbor Mr. Grumps and Creator/JavierBardem as Hector P. Valentines, Lyle’s eccentric owner. The film will release in theatres on October 7, 2022.

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The film follows the Primm family (Creator/ConstanceWu, Creator/ScootMcNairy, and Winslow Fegley) as they move into a new house in New York City, where they discover - and befriend - a friendly, music-loving salt-water Crocodile named Lyle (voiced by Music/ShawnMendes). Also starring is Creator/BrettGelman as the Primms’ crabby neighbor Mr. Grumps and Creator/JavierBardem as Hector P. Valentines, Valenti, Lyle’s eccentric owner. The film will release in theatres on October 7, 2022.
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''Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile'' is an upcoming live action musical comedy film based on the children’s book of the same name by Bernard Waber. It is directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon (''Film/BladesOfGlory'', ''Film/OfficeChristmasParty'') and features songs written by Music/PasekAndPaul.

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''Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile'' is an upcoming live action musical comedy film based on the ''Lyle the Crocodile'' children’s book of the same name books by Bernard Waber. It is directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon (''Film/BladesOfGlory'', ''Film/OfficeChristmasParty'') and features songs written by Music/PasekAndPaul.
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* SingingInTheShower: Lyle is introduced in the teaser trailer while singing in the bathtub.
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* TalkingAnimal: PlayedWith. Lyle is stated in the trailer to be able to sing but not talk. Indeed, when Kyle isn’t singing he is either heard to be grunting or screaming.
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* AdvertisingByAssociation: The film’s marketing plays up the involvement of the songwriters for ''Film/TheGreatestShowman''.
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* ReactiveContinuousScream: How Lyle and the mother first react to each other when the latter walks in on the former in the bathtub in the trailer.

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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Averted. Lyle is shown in the trailers to be peaceful and non-violent. The one time he does eat another animal

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* BigApplesauce: The trailers show the film’s setting to be New York City, where the Primms have just relocated to. Shots of Central Park and Times Square are shown off in the main trailer.
* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Averted. Lyle is shown in the trailers to be peaceful and non-violent. The one time he does eat another animalanimal is an accident (a cat pouncing at him lands in his open mouth) and he spits it back out later.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''At the top of the world tonight…'']]

''Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile'' is an upcoming live action musical comedy film based on the children’s book of the same name by Bernard Waber. It is directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon (''Film/BladesOfGlory'', ''Film/OfficeChristmasParty'') and features songs written by Music/PasekAndPaul.

The film follows the Primm family (Creator/ConstanceWu, Creator/ScootMcNairy, and Winslow Fegley) as they move into a new house in New York City, where they discover - and befriend - a friendly, music-loving salt-water Crocodile named Lyle (voiced by Music/ShawnMendes). Also starring is Creator/BrettGelman as the Primms’ crabby neighbor Mr. Grumps and Creator/JavierBardem as Hector P. Valentines, Lyle’s eccentric owner. The film will release in theatres on October 7, 2022.

'''Previews:''' [[https://youtu.be/kSHecHtkXAc Teaser]], [[https://youtu.be/s0W6O7mSlaU Trailer]]
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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Averted. Lyle is shown in the trailers to be peaceful and non-violent. The one time he does eat another animal
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