The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
| The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | |
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| Directed by | Stephen Hillenburg |
| Written by | Stephen Hillenburg Derek Drymon Tim Hill Kent Osborne Aaron Springer Paul Tibbitt |
| Produced by | Derek Drymon Albie Hecht Stephen Hillenburg Julia Pistor Gina Shay |
| Starring | Tom Kenny Bill Fagerbakke Rodger Bumpass Clancy Brown Doug Lawrence Jeffrey Tambor Scarlett Johansson Alec Baldwin Neil Ross David Hasselhoff |
| Cinematography | Jerzy Zielinski |
| Music by | Gregor Narholz |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film US |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $140,161,792 |
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 animated film based on the Nickelodeon television series SpongeBob SquarePants, released on November 19, 2004. The film stars the voices of Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Doug Lawrence, Clancy Brown, Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Tambor, Scarlett Johansson, Neil Ross, and David Hasselhoff. It was produced and distributed in the United States by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies, and was dedicated in memory of Jules Engel. The film received positive reviews from critics and had its own soundtrack released, as well as its own video game adaption.
Plot
The film starts with a pirate crew, led by Captain Pinty, eagerly awaiting their treasure: tickets to The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
SpongeBob SquarePants has a dream of being the Krusty Krab manager and that restaurant is in danger because a customer named Phil has no cheese on his krabby patty, but SpongeBob manages to save the day. SpongeBob wakes up, and happily gets ready for the Krusty Krab 2 opening ceremony, with the hope that Mr. Krabs will promote him to general manager of the new restaurant. At the opening ceremony, SpongeBob is denied the title, which is instead given to Squidward Tentacles, due to being "more mature" than SpongeBob and thinking that he's "just a kid" and is unable to handle the task.
Severely depressed, SpongeBob heads to his favorite restaurant, Goofy Goober. There, he eats numerous sundaes with his friend Patrick Star, and wakes up the next morning with a hangover. Meanwhile, Sheldon J. Plankton, Krabs' business rival, enactes a plot to steal the formula for Krabs' "Krabby Patty" burger; Plankton steals King Neptune's beloved crown and frames Krabs for the crime.
Incensed, Neptune crashes into the Krusty Krab 2 and assaults Krabs. SpongeBob later arrives bad-mouthing Krabs, but instead promises Neptune to retrieve the crown from Shell City, a hazardous location known to all marine life. Spongebob must bring the crown back in 6 days (it was originally 10 until Patrick and Neptune argued it down to 6) or Krabs will fry. So he won't run away, Neptune freezes Krabs with his trident. SpongeBob and Patrick then head off for Shell City.
His rival frozen solid, Plankton steals the Krabby Patty formula with ease. He also sends a hitman named Dennis to pursue SpongeBob and Patrick. Squidward uncovers the truth about Plankton stealing Neptune's crown and attempts to alert the authorities. However, Plankton uses mind-controlling buckets, disguised as souvenirs, to control the residents of Bikini Bottom, including Squidward, and renames the city Planktopolis.
On the way to Shell City, SpongeBob and Patrick encounter many death-defying obstacles, but their overt goofiness saves them each time. Finally, they approach a trench filled with carnivorous creatures. Before the two admit defeat, Neptune's daughter, Mindy, appears to give them encouragement by falsely claiming they are men, not boys. Singing a song, SpongeBob and Patrick dance their way across the trench with ease, only to meet Dennis on the other side. Before Dennis steps on them with his giant boot, he is stomped on by a human boot. The human grabs SpongeBob and Patrick and heads off for his store by the beach, which is in fact "Shell City" itself.
When they arrive, SpongeBob and Patrick find the crown, but encounter a lethal drying-out process which nearly kills them. However, their tears short-circuit the heat lamp, which releases smoke and activates the emergency sprinkler system, reviving them, as well as the other dried-out sea creatures being sold as souvenirs. While the sea creatures attack the human, SpongeBob and Patrick take the crown out to the beach. David Hasselhoff offers the two a ride to Bikini Bottom, which they gladly accept.
On the way, Dennis catches up to them, but is struck by a catamaran back into the sea. Back at the Krusty Krab 2, Neptune arrives to execute Krabs, while Plankton eagerly watches. In the nick of time, SpongeBob and Patrick return with the crown, save Krabs, and then confront Plankton. In turn, Plankton activates the mind buckets. Just as Plankton believes he is triumphant, SpongeBob, cherishing the fact he is just a kid and that he accomplished a lot in the past six days, uses his imagination to play the Goofy Goober theme in the form of a rock song (a parody of "I Wanna Rock" by Twisted Sister), using his guitar to free Plankton's slaves. Realizing defeat once again, Plankton tries to escape, but is trampled by Bikini Bottom's citizens.
Plankton is arrested and incarcerated. King Neptune thanks Mindy for her bravery and unfreezes Krabs, who graciously gives the title of general manager of the Krusty Krab 2 to SpongeBob. In the end credits, SpongeBob is seen doing jobs and chores for Mr. Krabs with an oversized Krusty Krab employee hat.
After the film's end credits, a theater usher forces the Captain Pinty and his pirate crew to leave.
Cast
- Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants. Kenny also voices SpongeBob's pet snail Gary along with other miscellaneous voices.
- Clancy Brown as Eugene H. Krabs, the founder and proprietor of the Krusty Krab restaurant.
- Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles, a neighbor of SpongeBob and the cashier of the Krusty Krab restaurant. Bumpass also provides one other miscellaneous voice in the film.
- Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star, SpongeBob's best friend. Fagerbakke also provides other miscellaneous voices in the film.
- Doug Lawrence as Sheldon J. Plankton the proprietor of the Chum Bucket restaurant and a business rival of Krabs.
- Jill Talley as Karen, Plankton's computer wife.
- Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks, SpongeBob's squirrel friend.
- Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff, SpongeBob's driving instructer.
- Lori Alan as Pearl, Mr. Krabs' teenage daughter.
- Jeffrey Tambor as King Neptune, the almighty ruler of the water and seas.
- Scarlett Johansson as Princess Mindy, the daughter of King Neptune.
- Carlos Alazraqui as King Neptune's squire.
- Alec Baldwin as Dennis the Hitman, an assassin hired by Plankton to do away with SpongeBob and Patrick in their quest to retrieve Neptune's crown.
- Neil Ross as the Cyclops,[1] a diver who captures SpongeBob and Patrick to make them into antiques.
- David Hasselhoff appears as himself.
Release
Home media
The DVD was released on March 1, 2005.
Reception
Box office
The film opened at number two behind Disney's National Treasure, earning $32,018,216 over the weekend on 4,300 screens at 3,212 theaters and averaging about $9,968 per venue or an average of $7,446 per screen, however the film then dropped a larger than expected 44% over the Thanksgiving weekend, then dropped 57% the next weekend. The opening weekend would end up making up 37.48% of the film's final gross. The film closed on March 24, 2005, having been unsuccessful at outgrossing its holiday animated competitors, The Incredibles from Disney/Pixar, and The Polar Express from Warner Bros. Pictures. It still made a huge profit for both distributor Paramount Pictures and producer Nickelodeon Movies, having earned $85,417,988 in the United States and $140,161,792 worldwide, while being produced on a modest $30 million budget.[2]
Critical response
The film was well received by critics and fans. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a "Fresh" rating of 68% based on 120 reviews.[3] Selected top critics gave the film and a 70% "Fresh" rating based on 33 reviews.[4] Metacritic gave the film a score of 66% based on 32 reviews, indicating "Generally favorable reviews".[5]
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Soundtrack
See also
References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0345950/fullcredits#cast
- ^ "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ "The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (2004)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ "The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (2004)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ "SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, The". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
External links
- Official website
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie at IMDb
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie at Rotten Tomatoes
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