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AnimationComedyFamily

Leo

- Breaking out this November.

Jaded 74-year-old lizard Leo has been stuck in the same Florida classroom for decades with his terrarium-mate turtle. When he learns he only has one year left to live, he plans to escape to experience life on the outside but instead gets caught up in the problems of his anxious students — including an impossibly mean substitute teacher.

Release Date : 2023-11-17

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Happy Madison ProductionsAnimal Logic

Production Country : AustraliaUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Untitled Animated Adam Sandler Project

Cast

Adam Sandler

Character Name : Leo (voice)

Original Name : Adam Sandler

Gender : Male

Bill Burr

Character Name : Squirtle (voice)

Original Name : Bill Burr

Gender : Male

Cecily Strong

Character Name : Mrs. Malkin (voice)

Original Name : Cecily Strong

Gender : Female

Jason Alexander

Character Name : Jayda's Dad (voice)

Original Name : Jason Alexander

Gender : Male

Rob Schneider

Character Name : Principal (voice)

Original Name : Rob Schneider

Gender : Male

Allison Strong

Character Name : Mrs. Salinas (voice)

Original Name : Allison Strong

Gender : Female

Jo Koy

Character Name : Coach Kimura (voice)

Original Name : Jo Koy

Gender : Male

Sadie Sandler

Character Name : Jayda (voice)

Original Name : Sadie Sandler

Gender : Female

Sunny Sandler

Character Name : Summer (voice)

Original Name : Sunny Sandler

Gender : Female

Coulter Ibanez

Character Name : Zane (voice)

Original Name : Coulter Ibanez

Gender : Male

Bryant Tardy

Character Name : Cole #1 Low Voice (voice)

Original Name : Bryant Tardy

Gender : Male

Corey J

Character Name : Cole #1 High Voice (voice)

Original Name : Corey J

Gender : Male

Ethan Smigel

Character Name : Anthony (voice)

Original Name : Ethan Smigel

Gender : Male

TienYa Safko

Character Name : Skyler (voice)

Original Name : TienYa Safko

Gender : Male

Gloria Manning

Character Name : Logan (voice)

Original Name : Gloria Manning

Gender : Female

Carson Minniear

Character Name : Cole #2 (voice)

Original Name : Carson Minniear

Gender : Male

Roey Smigel

Character Name : Eli / Benji (voice)

Original Name : Roey Smigel

Gender : Male

Reese Lores

Character Name : Mia (voice)

Original Name : Reese Lores

Gender : Female

Benjamin Bottani

Character Name : Kabir (voice)

Original Name : Benjamin Bottani

Gender : Male

Aldan Liam Philipson

Character Name : TJ (voice)

Original Name : Aldan Liam Philipson

Gender : Male

Jackie Sandler

Character Name : Jayda’s Mom (voice)

Original Name : Jackie Sandler

Gender : Female

Heidi Gardner

Character Name : Eli’s Mom (voice)

Original Name : Heidi Gardner

Gender : Female

Robert Smigel

Character Name : Miniature Horse / Drone / Old Lizards #1 & #3 (voice)

Original Name : Robert Smigel

Gender : Male

Nick Swardson

Character Name : Cinnabun (voice)

Original Name : Nick Swardson

Gender : Male

Lileina Joy

Character Name : Hamster Kids #1 & #3 / Featured Vocals (voice)

Original Name : Lileina Joy

Gender : Male

Elijah Kim

Character Name : Featured Vocals (voice)

Original Name : Elijah Kim

Gender : Male

Stephanie Hsu

Character Name : Skyler's Mom (voice)

Original Name : Stephanie Hsu

Gender : Female

Ryun Yu

Character Name : Skyler's Dad (voice)

Original Name : Ryun Yu

Gender : Male

Nicholas Turturro

Character Name : Anthony's Dad (voice)

Original Name : Nicholas Turturro

Gender : Male

Rebecca Vigil

Character Name : Anthony's Mom (voice)

Original Name : Rebecca Vigil

Gender : Female

Janie Haddad Tompkins

Character Name : Summer's Mom (voice)

Original Name : Janie Haddad Tompkins

Gender : Female

Chris Titone

Character Name : Summer's Dad / Alligator #2 / Stopwatch #1 (voice)

Original Name : Chris Titone

Gender : Male

Paul Brittain

Character Name : Eli's Dad / Stopwatches #2 & #3 (voice)

Original Name : Paul Brittain

Gender : Male

Tiffany Topol

Character Name : Cole #2's Mom / Zane's Mom (voice)

Original Name : Tiffany Topol

Gender : Male

Dan Reitz

Character Name : Cole #2's Dad (voice)

Original Name : Dan Reitz

Gender : Male

Sunita Param

Character Name : Kabir's Mom (voice)

Original Name : Sunita Param

Gender : Male

Sonya Leslie

Character Name : Logan's Mom (voice)

Original Name : Sonya Leslie

Gender : Female

Germar Terrell Gardner

Character Name : Logan's Dad (voice)

Original Name : Germar Terrell Gardner

Gender : Male

Rose Abdoo

Character Name : Mia's Mom / TJ's Mom (voice)

Original Name : Rose Abdoo

Gender : Female

Alex Quijano

Character Name : Mia's Dad (voice)

Original Name : Alex Quijano

Gender : Male

Christian Capozzoli

Character Name : TJ's Dad (voice)

Original Name : Christian Capozzoli

Gender : Male

Sheila Carrasco

Character Name : Mrs. Wingo (voice)

Original Name : Sheila Carrasco

Gender : Female

Doug Dale

Character Name : Bubble Guy / Goldfish / Possum (voice)

Original Name : Doug Dale

Gender : Male

David Wachtenheim

Character Name : Old Lizard #2 / Frog / Taunting Firefly (voice)

Original Name : David Wachtenheim

Gender : Male

Robert Marianetti

Character Name : Flamingo #1 (voice)

Original Name : Robert Marianetti

Gender : Male

Chris Kattan

Character Name : Alligator #1 (voice)

Original Name : Chris Kattan

Gender : Male

Nora Wyman

Character Name : Amazon Echo (voice)

Original Name : Nora Wyman

Gender : Female

Jonathan Loughran

Character Name : Animal Handler (voice)

Original Name : Jonathan Loughran

Gender : Male

Blake Clark

Character Name : Golfer #1 (voice)

Original Name : Blake Clark

Gender : Male

Joel Marsh Garland

Character Name : Camel / Golfer #2 (voice)

Original Name : Joel Marsh Garland

Gender : Male

John Farley

Character Name : Golfer #3 (voice)

Original Name : John Farley

Gender : Male

Noah Robbins

Character Name : Waiter / Kiosk Attendant (voice)

Original Name : Noah Robbins

Gender : Male

Frankie Figliozzi

Character Name : Kayla (voice)

Original Name : Frankie Figliozzi

Gender : Male

Kyra Wachtenheim

Character Name : Torture Montage Kid / Benji (voice)

Original Name : Kyra Wachtenheim

Gender : Male

Aliza Pelavin

Character Name : Mouse / Hamster Kid #2 (voice)

Original Name : Aliza Pelavin

Gender : Male

Katie Hartman

Character Name : Road Rage Driver (voice)

Original Name : Katie Hartman

Gender : Female

Jonny Solomon

Character Name : Snake (voice)

Original Name : Jonny Solomon

Gender : Male

Ava Acres

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Ava Acres

Gender : Female

Ryan Bartley

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Ryan Bartley

Gender : Female

Ranjani Brow

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Ranjani Brow

Gender : Female

Nikki Castillo

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Nikki Castillo

Gender : Female

Mary Deaton

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Mary Deaton

Gender : Male

Chase Fein

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Chase Fein

Gender : Male

Giselle Fernández

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Giselle Fernández

Gender : Male

Jason Griffith

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Jason Griffith

Gender : Male

Ashley Lambert

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Ashley Lambert

Gender : Female

Terence Mathews

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Terence Mathews

Gender : Male

Scott Menville

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Scott Menville

Gender : Male

David Michie

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : David Michie

Gender : Male

Andrew Morgado

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Andrew Morgado

Gender : Male

Andre Robinson

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Andre Robinson

Gender : Male

Warren Sroka

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Warren Sroka

Gender : Male

Kelly Stables

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Kelly Stables

Gender : Female

Jaquita Ta'le

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Jaquita Ta'le

Gender : Female

Shelby Young

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Shelby Young

Gender : Female

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-11-22

"Leo" is a lizard who has lived with his tortoise pal "Squirtle" in a school classroom watching the kids come and go over the years. They've actually become quite adept at on-the-spot evaluations of them - the spoiled ones, rich ones, lonely ones etc., and are a bit tired and cynical. A chance conversation gives "Leo" a bit of an headache - he may be about to die of old age! He is determined not to end his days in this glass cage, and when a disciplinarian supply teacher ("Ms. Malkin") decides that each child has to take a pet home for the weekend, he sees an opportunity to abscond! Needless to say, his escape attempts are the stuff of slapstick, but instead he begins to bond with each child. He can talk! They can talk! He only talks to them, though - they are special...! "Leo" is their secret friend who actually turns out to be quite the social worker/therapist/motivator soon becoming a firm favourite - even if he is no nearer freedom. Can he get to the Everglades before he hits the terminal 75? This actually reminded me a little of "Ron's Gone Wrong" (2021) in that it uses animation - and quite a sarcastically observant script - to again draw our attention to just how children are increasingly "un-parented". Left to their own devices - quite literally - and dependent on constant peer validation (or domination). The characterisations of the human beings here are a bit extreme, but it does serve to illustrate quite well how a broad gamut of parenting skills results in a broad gamut of increasingly flawed and vulnerable small people. The ending involves quite a fun bus chase and some menacing crocodiles - but are they as terrifying as a fed up "Ms. Malkin"? It's worth a watch to see...

R

r96sk

@r96sk

2024-02-17

Unexpectedly quite fun. Happy Madison Productions and Netflix teaming up for an animation flick hardly sets the pulse racing and as such I was, perhaps naively, anticipating 'Leo' to fall rather flat. Happily, I was wrong. It does a great job at merging meaning and humour, I laughed a fair bit. My negative predictions were almost confirmed as soon as Adam Sandler starts talking in this 2023 film, as the voice he puts on was one I thought was going to be very grating. However, again, that was not the case. He makes it work and then some. Bill Burr is also a pleasant cast member. The rest of the voice bunch are good too. The musicial elements aren't the most fitting, though in all honesty don't drag the film down all that much. Overall, a relatively exceptional movie.

D

dumasori

@dumasori

2024-06-07

Heartwarming and wholesome ❤️😊