Brett Gelman Took Inspiration From Fran Lebowitz for ‘Lyle, Lyle Crocodile’ Villain Mr. Grumps

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“Lyle, Lyle Crocodile” star what film he was obsessed with as a kid.“Let me pick one. Well, let me pick a children’s movie.

I mean, the first Muppet movie really just is like everything to me,” he said. “It filled me with so much joy and I was really obsessed with Jim Henson as a kid as a lot of people who have grown up with his work are, but that first moment of Kermit being in the canoe with Dom DeLuise — It was just like this total joy that that came over with it.I really love the way in which the Muppets are with some of my favorite performers of all time, and the Muppets are some of my favorite performers of all time, but like to be coupled with Steve Martin and Mel Brooks, it’s just such a magical movie.”“Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile,” in which Gelman stars as the villanous neighbor Mr.

Grumps, falls into this category according to Gelman, who plays the role of the main antagonist in Lyle the singing crocodile’s path to greatness.

The film watches the vocally talented reptile get adopted by showman Hector P. Valenti (Javier Bardem) only to be left behind in the magician’s family brownstone when he gets stage fright and can’t perform the routine that Valenti choreographs for them to perform.“I think it’s a really elevated film.