The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)

August 14, 2020 (Canada)
November 5, 2020 (International)
March 4, 2021 (United States)

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is a 2020 American live-action/computer-animated adventure comedy film based on the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Directed and written by series developer and former series writer Tim Hill, who co-wrote the story with Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, it is the first film in the franchise to be fully animated in stylized CGI rather than traditional 2D animation. The regular voice cast of the series reprise their respective roles from the series and the previous films, and the plot follows the origin of how SpongeBob met Gary the Snail, and SpongeBob's quest to rescue him after he is kidnapped. It is the third theatrical film based on the series, following the first in 2004 and second in 2015. The film is dedicated to creator Stephen Hillenburg, who died in 2018, and also served as an executive producer on the project.

The film was produced by Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon Movies, and United Plankton Pictures, with animation provided by Mikros Image. Originally slated for a worldwide theatrical release by Paramount Pictures, plans were changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was released theatrically in Canada on August 14, 2020, digitally on Netflix in other territories on November 5, 2020, and via a premium video-on-demand and Paramount+ in the United States on March 4, 2021. Sponge on the Run received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the animation and loyalty to the series.

Sound Effects Used

• Cartoon Splat Sound
• H-B TEETH, CARTOON - TEETH CHATTER
• Hollywoodedge, Boings For Impacts CRT016701
• Hollywoodedge, Bottle Rocket 2 Picco PE098501
• Hollywoodedge, Bounce Jews Harp CRT015806
• Hollywoodedge, Crowd Med Shock PE961301/Hollywoodedge, Crowd Reaction Shock PE142501
• Hollywoodedge, Lincoln Town Car In Sk PE073601
• Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE140501
• Hollywoodedge, Pottery Drop Break PE112401
• Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057503
• Hollywoodedge, Short Bass Honk WCow CRT032406
• Hollywoodedge, Slap 1 PE104201
• Hollywoodedge, Whistle Wbulb Horn CRT020801
• Hollywoodedge, Wooden Blck Hits Raz CRT019402 (Used for Mr. Krab's footsteps.)
• Sound Ideas, BIRD, ROOSTER - ROOSTER CROWS TWO TIMES, OUTDOORS, BIRD, DIGIFFECTS
• Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BIG CHOMP
• Sound Ideas, BLINK, CARTOON - XYLO EYE BLINKS
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - GOOD SPRONG 01
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUEAK - SHORT METAL HINGE SQUEAK
• Sound Ideas, CASH REGISTER - BELL RINGING
• Sound Ideas, COMEDY - LICKING
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - FLAT BONK 
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - FLBONK
• Sound Ideas, HIT, METAL - ANVIL FALL ON HEAD, CARTOON 01
• Sound Ideas, INDUSTRY, HYDRAULIC - ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC MACHINE: UP FULL, FACTORY/Sound Ideas, INDUSTRY, HYDRAULIC - ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC MACHINE BEING RAISED
• Sound Ideas, MUSIC, HARP - HARP GLISS UP, CARTOON
• Sound Ideas, PLUCK, CARTOON - VAROOP
• Sound Ideas, RECORD SCRATCH PHONOGRAPH, STYLUS SLIDES ACROSS RECORD, VERSION 1
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 01/Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - RICCO ZIP OUT 01
• Sound Ideas, SPURT, CARTOON - OIL SPURT 01 (Used for Squidward's footsteps.)
• Sound Ideas, THUMP, CARTOON - TUBE THUNK 01
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - KEEN ZIP OUT
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP OUT
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP OUT, HIGH

Image Gallery

• The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)/Image Gallery

Also See

• The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020) (Trailers)
• The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020) (TV Spots)
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
• The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)