The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)

November 19, 2004

​​​​​The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 American live-action/animated adventure comedy film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. The film was co-written, directed, and produced by series creator Stephen Hillenburg, with live-action sequences directed by Mark Osborne. It features the series' cast of Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass and Mr. Lawrence, and also has new actors which include Alec Baldwin, David Hasselhoff as himself), Scarlett Johansson and Jeffrey Tambor. It is the first film in the SpongeBob SquarePants film series. In this film, Plankton devises a plan to discredit his business nemesis Mr. Krabs, steal the Krabby Patty secret formula and take over the world by stealing King Neptune's crown and framing Mr. Krabs for the crime. SpongeBob and Patrick team up to retrieve the crown from Shell City to save Mr. Krabs from Neptune's wrath and the oceanic world from Plankton's rule.

Previous offers by Paramount Pictures for a film adaptation of SpongeBob SquarePants had been rejected by Stephen Hillenburg, but he eventually accepted one offer in 2002. A writing team consisting of Hillenburg, Paul Tibbitt, Derek Drymon, Aaron Springer, Kent Osborne and Tim Hill was assembled, conceiving the idea of a mythical hero's quest and the search for a stolen crown, which would bring SpongeBob and Patrick to the surface. The film was originally intended as the series finale, but Nickelodeon ordered more episodes of the series as it had become increasingly profitable, so Hillenburg resigned as showrunner with Tibbitt taking his place.

The film was widely promoted by Paramount and Nickelodeon, with tie-in promotions made by 7-Eleven, the Cayman Islands and Burger King, which decorated various of its franchises with 9-foot (2.7 m) SpongeBob inflatable figures. The film was released on November 19, 2004, grossing $140 million worldwide, and received generally positive reviews from critics. A second film titled The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water was released in 2015, and another titled The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is scheduled for release in 2021.

Storyline

There's trouble brewing in Bikini Bottom. Someone has stolen King Neptune's crown, and it looks like Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob's boss, is the culprit. Though he has just been passed over for the promotion of his dreams, SpongeBob stands by his boss, and along with his best pal Patrick, set out on a treacherous mission to Shell City to reclaim the crown and save Mr. Krabs' life.

Also See

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

Sound Effects Used

• APM Music
• Cartoon Boat Horn Sound
• CARTOON NETWORK CARTOON FALL SOUND/Hollywoodedge, Sky Rocket Loud High TE021701
• Cartoon Pluck Sound
• Cartoon Pluck Sound 2
• CROWD GASP
• Gary the Snail: Meow!
• Hacienda Post Ping
• H-B BOINK, CARTOON - BOINK 04
• H-B HIT, CARTOON - HORN BONK
• H-B TEETH, CARTOON - TEETH CHATTER
• H-B WINCH - WINCH PULLEY CRANKING
• H-B ZIP, CARTOON - ZIP DOWN
• H-B ZIP, CARTOON - ZIP UP
• HOMER'S BURP
• Hollywoodedge, Answering Machine Mo PE251902
• Hollywoodedge, Bang Whonk CRT032404
• Hollywoodedge, Big Single Gulps For CRT026802
• Hollywoodedge, Big Slow Boinkboing CRT015801
• Hollywoodedge, Bird Duck Quacks Clos PE020501
• Hollywoodedge, Bird Parrot VariousS PE021301
• Hollywoodedge, Bird Rooster 2 Crow PE021501
• Hollywoodedge, Bird Seagull Four Sin PE021601
• Hollywoodedge, Boings For Impacts CRT016701
• Hollywoodedge, Bonk Pseudo String Pl PE941201
• Hollywoodedge, Bounce Jews Harp CRT015806/Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - FLAT BONK
• Hollywoodedge, Cartoon Streaks 1 SS016501/Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP OUT
• Hollywoodedge, Comedy Body Fall Msx CRT017301
• Hollywoodedge, Crash Metal Shatter PE110201
• Hollywoodedge, Fast Exit Whistles CRT2013303
• Hollywoodedge, Fly Buzzes Against Wi TE016601
• Hollywoodedge, Gusts Heavy Cold Wind PE031601
• Hollywoodedge, Head Bonk 2 Types One CRT032402
• Hollywoodedge, Head Bonk Whorn 3 Typ CRT032401
• Hollywoodedge, Low Pitched Squeak CRT049301
• Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE141401
• Hollywoodedge, Metal Hinge Creak CRT053501
• Hollywoodedge, Police Whooper Siren CT062001
• Hollywoodedge, Quick Double Bell Di CRT015001
• Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057501
• Hollywoodedge, Seagulls No Surf BT022101
• Hollywoodedge, Several Rapid Swish CRT054101
• Hollywoodedge, Short Single Double CRT020902
• Hollywoodedge, Single Classic Wolf CRT012501/Sound Ideas, COYOTE - LONG HOWL, ANIMAL
• Hollywoodedge, Small Tight Timpani CRT030301
• Hollywoodedge, Swish 9 Single PE116801
• Hollywoodedge, Swish 12 Single PE117101
• Hollywoodedge, Toilet Flush 2 Old Typ PE167401
• Hollywoodedge, Wet Splats Various CRT052101
• Hollywoodedge, Whistle Pop CRT058004
• Hollywoodedge, Wood Crash Large PE113501
• Hollywoodedge, Wooden Blck Hits Raz CRT019402 (used for Mr. Krab's footsteps)
• MICROPHONE FEEDBACK (Heard twice.)
• Sonoton Music
• Sound Ideas, AIRPLANE, PROP - LONG DIVE 02 (High pitched.)
• Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, HORSE - WHINNY AND NEIGH OUTSIDE VERSION 1/Sound Ideas, HORSE - SINGLE HORSE WHINNY, ANIMAL HORSES 01
• Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, MONSTER - SEVERAL SCREAMS, CREATURE (Heard from a creature in trench)
• Sound Ideas, BELL, SHIP - LARGE BRASS SHIP'S BELL: CONTINUOUS FAST RINGING
• Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BONE BITE
• Sound Ideas, BLINK, CARTOON - XYLO EYE BLINKS
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - BIG, LONG BOING
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOING
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - HOYT'S LONG RISE
• Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - BOINK 01
• Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOINK
• Sound Ideas, BORK, CARTOON - LOW BORK
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, AIRPLANE - PROP PLANE DIVE AND SWOOP BY
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BIRD - HEAD BONK BIRDS CHIRPING
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HORN - SHORT HORN TOOT, LOW
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, POP - BIG POP 01
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, POP - BIG POP 02
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, POP - BIG POP 03
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, POP - BIG POP 04
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, POP - RAPID POPPING
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUAWK - DOUBLE HORN BONK
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUAWK - SMALL HORN BONK 01
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUEAK - RESIN SQUEAK, STRETCH 01
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUEAK - SEVERAL RUBBER SQUEAKS, STRETCH
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SWISH - LONG SWISH BY
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SWISH - SINGLE FAST WHIPPY SWISH BY
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: FAST SLIDE UP, ZIP 02
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, ZIP - QUICK ZIP IN 01
• Sound Ideas, CHIMES - MAGIC CHIMES RINGING
• Sound Ideas, CROWD, PANIC - TEEN PANIC CROWD
• Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - LARGE EXPLOSION 03 (H-B)
• Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - SHORT THIN RICOCHET, BULLET 02
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - HEAVY TIMP RISE
• Sound Ideas, HIT, HUMAN - BIG HEAVY FACE SLAP, CARTOON 01
• Sound Ideas, HIT, METAL - ANVIL FALL ON HEAD, CARTOON 02
• Sound Ideas, HIT, WHAP - BIG WHAP, CARTOON 01
• Sound Ideas, HORN, AIR - INTERIOR: SINGLE BLAST, SHORT 01
• Sound Ideas, HORN, CARTOON - OLD BULB HORN
• Sound Ideas, HORSE - SQUEAL, ANIMAL 02
• Sound Ideas, HUMAN, BABY - COOING 01
• Sound Ideas, LION - ROARING, ANIMAL, CAT
• Sound Ideas, PLINK, CARTOON - SOUR PLINK
• Sound Ideas, PLUCK, CARTOON - VAROOP
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - BOW STRING RICCO
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 01
• Sound Ideas, RUN, CARTOON - BLOP GALLOP, LONG
• Sound Ideas, SCI FI - FUTURE CHICK BURST
• Sound Ideas, SCI FI - SINGING SWORD
• Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - SHORT SPLING
• Sound Ideas, SPURT, CARTOON - OIL SPURT 01 (Used for Squidward's footsteps)
• Sound Ideas, SPURT, CARTOON - OIL SPURT 02 (Used for Squidward's footsteps)
• Sound Ideas, SQUAWK, CARTOON - BIG HORN SQUAWK
• Sound Ideas, SQUISH, CARTOON - LITTLE SQUISH
• Sound Ideas, SQUISH, BOTTLE - SQUEEZE BOTTLE SQUISH, CARTOON
• Sound Ideas, STEREO, TURNTABLE - NEEDLE SCRATCHING RECORD, RECORD PLAYER 02
• Sound Ideas, STRETCH, CARTOON - RUBBER STRETCH, LONG
• Sound Ideas, SWISH, CARTOON - THIN VOCAL SWISH 01
• Sound Ideas, THUNDER - BIG THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 02
• Sound Ideas, THUNDER - BIG THUNDER CRACK AND RUMBLE, WEATHER
• Sound Ideas, THUNDER - THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 01
• Sound Ideas, TIP TOE, CARTOON - XYLOPHONE TIP TOE, LONG
• Sound Ideas, TWANG, CARTOON - BOWANG
• Sound Ideas, TWANG, CARTOON - FAST TWANGS, LONG
• Sound Ideas, TWANG, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOW TWANG
• Sound Ideas, WHINE, CARTOON - SHELL SCREAMING WHINE DOWN
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - BIG WHISTLE ZING OUT
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP IN
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - ZURUP
• SpongeBob Sneaker Squeak 1
• SpongeBob Sneaker Squeak 2
• Taz Spin (Briefly heard.)
• WB CARTOON, SWISH - WHIPPY SWISH BY

Image Gallery

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