The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

2004
PG
1h 27m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

105K

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POPULARITY

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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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Review

Featured review

7/10

Fans of the TV show should love it.

Although I'm sure there are many parents who would shudder at the thought of sitting down to watch The Spongebob Squarepants Movie, I was actually looking forward to it: it may be a far cry from the Disney and Hanna-Barbera fodder I was raised on, but I love the surreal and 'anything goes' vibe of the TV programme and was keen to see the feature length version.

The story centres around Spongebob's attempt to retrieve King Neptune's stolen crown, in order to save the life of his boss, Mr. Krabs, who has been framed for the crime. Together with his friend Patrick, Spongebob travels to Shell City to find the crown and save the day.

Spongebob is a well-meaning character who I find it impossible not to like, and although perhaps the format is stretched a tad too far for an hour-and-a-half long film, there is still plenty to enjoy about this fun packed feature (let's face itany film that sees a climactic fight take place on David Hasselhoff's butt, and a sponge defeat evil via the power of rock 'n' roll, has got to be worth seeing!).

The Spongebob Squarepants Movie may not win any new fans, but those who think that the TV show is genius should definitely give this one a whirl.