The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

2004
PG
1h 27m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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Buddy Comedy Hand-Drawn Animation Sea Adventure Slapstick Adventure Animation Comedy Family Fantasy

SpongeBob takes leave from Bikini Bottom in order to track down, with Patrick, King Neptune's stolen crown.SpongeBob takes leave from Bikini Bottom in order to track down, with Patrick, King Neptune's stolen crown.SpongeBob takes leave from Bikini Bottom in order to track down, with Patrick, King Neptune's stolen crown.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

105K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,670

518

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 10 nominations

SpongeBob
(voice)
…

Jeffrey Tambor

King Neptune
(voice)

Rodger Bumpass

Squidward
(voice)
…

Carolyn Lawrence

Sandy
(voice)

Clancy Brown

Mr. Krabs
(voice)

Bill Fagerbakke

Patrick Star
(voice)
…

Mr. Lawrence

Plankton
(voice)
…

Jill Talley

Karen
(voice)
…

Mary Jo Catlett

Mrs. Puff
(voice)

Scarlett Johansson

Mindy
(voice)

Alec Baldwin

Dennis
(voice)

David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff

Kristopher Logan

Squinty the Pirate

D.P. FitzGerald

Bonesy the Pirate

Cole S. McKay

Scruffy the Pirate
(as Cole McKay)

Dylan Haggerty

Stitches the Pirate

Bart McCarthy

Captain Bart the Pirate

Henry Kingi

Inky the Pirate

Storyline

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Did you know

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Trivia
Intended to be the series finale of SpongeBob SquarePants (1999), the show was renewed for a fourth season due to the film's success and the show's popularity. Further episodes were told to take place before the events of this movie, but this was confirmed to be untrue by the show's cast and crew, who have claimed that the show has "never really been chronological".

Goofs
In the opening sequence, Mr. Krabs says to Spongebob that the customer "took a bite of the burger, and... No cheese!", but when Spongebob goes in to help the customer, there isn't a bite taken from the burger. The opening sequence is a dream and things in dreams aren't always as described.

Quotes
Crowd: [Regarding King Neptune] BALD! BALD BALD! BALD! BALD!
Fish: MY EYES!

Crazy credits
After the credits, the pirates are still in the movie theatre and an usher tells them that they have to leave. After the scene ends, the Paramount Pictures logo is shown.

Alternate versions
In the Hungarian version, much of the dialogue is rendered in rhymes and includes a lot more puns and wordplays than the original.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Closer/National Treasure/The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie/Bad Education (2004)

Soundtracks
SpongeBob SquarePants Theme
by Derek Drymon, Stephen Hillenburg, Mark Harrison & Blaise Smith
Performed by The Pirates featuring Jeremy Birchall, Dwayne Condon, Craig Copeland, Randy Crenshaw, Kevin Dorsey, Michael Geiger, Nick Jameson, Bob Joyce, Norman Large, Rick Logan & Gary Stockdale with The London Metropolitan Orchestra
Produced by Gregor Narholz

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7/10

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SpongeBob lives in Bikini Bottom with his pet Gary, best friend Patrick the starfish and Squidward. He expects that Mr. Krabs will make him the manager of Krusty Krab 2 but he chooses Squidward instead. Plankton is angry at the new restaurant opening. He uses plan Z to steal King Neptune's crown and frame Mr. Krabs for it. SpongeBob defends Mr. Krabs. Convinced by his daughter Mindy, King Neptune gives SpongeBob and Patrick 6 days to find his crown in dangerous Shell City.

This is basically an extended version of the TV show. It's as silly and irreverent as ever. Its stupidity is its charm. It's fun but it does run a bit long. It may be that SpongeBob is best as 30 minutes episodes. If you're a fan of the show, this is just as good except longer.