Lizard Music: Book vs. Movie

Benny Safdie's forthcoming film Lizard Music adapts Daniel Pinkwater's 1976 book. Dwayne Johnson plays the Chicken Man, who befriends a boy investigating lizard musicians seen on late-night television.

ComingIn theaters December 25, 2027
The bookLizard Music
The movieLizard Music
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About the book and the movie
Book
Lizard Music cover
Author
Daniel Pinkwater
Year
1976
Pages
160Buy book

Left largely to himself while his parents are away, Victor stays up late and sees a band of lizards performing on television. His search for an explanation leads through the odd corners of Hogboro to the Chicken Man and his hen, Claudia. Together they investigate a mystery involving a floating island.

Movie
Director
Benny Safdie
Year
2027
Cast
Dwayne Johnson, Theo Clark Leber, Rachel McAdams, Colman Domingo
Genre
adventure, family, fantasy
IMDb
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A boy watching television late at night discovers a broadcast featuring lizards playing music. Trying to understand what he has seen, he meets an eccentric older man accompanied by an elderly chicken. Their new friendship draws the boy further into the mystery behind the strange performance.

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