The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
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Directed by	Stephen Hillenburg
Produced by	Derek Drymon Albie Hecht Stephen Hillenburg Julia Pistor Gina Shay
Written by	Stephen Hillenburg Derek Drymon Tim Hill Kent Osborne Aaron Springer Paul Tibbitt
Starring	Tom Kenny Clancy Brown Rodger Bumpass Bill Fagerbakke Scarlett Johansson Doug Lawrence Jeffrey Tambor David Hasselhoff Alec Baldwin
Music by	Gregor Narholz
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies United International Pictures Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	November 19, 2004
Running time	87 minutes
Gross revenue	Domestic: $85,417,988 Worldwide: $140,161,792

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 feature film based on Nickelodeon's TV series SpongeBob SquarePants. The film was released to movie theaters in the United States on Friday, November 19, 2004. It was produced and distributed in the U.S. by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies. It was distributed in the U.K. by Universal Studios and was dedicated in memory of Jules Engel. The main protagonists, as in the TV series, are SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star.

Plot

Eugene H. Krabs is about to open his new restaurant, the Krusty Krab 2, to boost his business venture's popularity. At the opening ceremony, SpongeBob is denied the title of the general manager of the new restaurant, which is instead given to Squidward. Severely depressed, SpongeBob heads for the Goofy Goober shack to brood over his loss, where he obtains a hangover with Patrick. Meanwhile, Plankton, Mr. Krabs' rival, activates the dreaded Plan Z as a plot to steal the Krabby Patty formula and end Mr. Krabs' glory once and for all. As part of the scheme, Plankton robs King Neptune's beloved crown and points the finger of blame at Mr. Krabs via a handwritten note. The crown, however, ends up at Shell City, a hazardous location known to all marine life. Incensed, Neptune crashes into the Krusty Krab 2 and assaults the crustacean( and claims the note to be 'a damning piece of evidence'). SpongeBob, who is in a foul mood and is intending to straighten things out with his boss, arrives, but is horrified at the scene. He promises Neptune to retrieve the crown in six days; but should the time expire with no returning crown, Mr. Krabs will fry. For good measure, Neptune freezes Mr. Krabs with his trident. SpongeBob and Patrick head off for their adventure.

Plankton steals the formula with ease, since his rival is frozen solid. He also sends a hitman named Dennis to pursue SpongeBob and Patrick. Squidward meanwhile uncovers the truth about Plankton and Neptune's crown theft 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. Back on the road, SpongeBob and Patrick encounter many death-defying obstacles, but their overt goofiness saves them each time. Finally, after outrunning a frogfish, 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 without harming themselves, but they meet Dennis. Dennis nearly kills them, but he is stomped on by a human boot. The human is what marine life believes is the "Cyclops," but is actually the proprietor of a gift shop located at the beach. The Cyclops grab SpongeBob and Patrick and heads off for his store, 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, which revives them as well as the other hundreds of dried-out sea creatures (their bodies were being sold as souvenirs). While the sea creatures attack the Cyclops, SpongeBob and Patrick take the crown out to the beach. David Hasselhoff offers the two a ride to Bikini Bottom, which they gladly accept. Dennis appears and makes one final attempt to eliminate the two, but is struck by a catamaran. Back at the Krusty Krab 2, Neptune arrives to execute Mr. Krabs, while Plankton eagerly watches. In the nick of time, SpongeBob and Patrick return with the crown, saves Mr. Krabs, and then confronts Plankton. In turn Plankton activates the mind buckets, even brainwashing Neptune. But before Plankton thinks 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 by playing the Goofy Goober theme in the form of a rock song, 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, being sent to the Institution of the Criminally Tiny. King Neptune thanks Mindy for her braveness and unfreezes Mr. Krabs, who graciously gives the title of general manager of the Krusty Krab 2 to SpongeBob. SpongeBob declares, "This is the greatest day of my life!"

Cast

• Tom Kenny as Spongebob Squarepants, Gary the Snail, Clay, Tough Fish #2, Twin #2, Houston Voice (voice)
• Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star, Fish #2, Chum Customer, Local Fish (voice)
• Dee Bradley Baker as Man Cop, Phil, Perch Perkins, Waiter, Attendant #1, Thug #1, Coughing Fish, Twin #1, Frog Fish Monster, Freed Fish, Sandals (voice)
• Clancy Brown as Eugene H. Krabs (voice)
• Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles, Fish #4 (voice)
• Carlos Alazraqui as Squire, Goofy Goober and Voice Additional characters
• Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks (voice)
• Lori Alan as Pearl Krabs (voice)
• Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff (voice)
• Doug Lawrence as Sheldon J. Plankton, Fish #7, Attendant #2, Lloyd (voice)
• Jill Talley as Karen the Computer Wife (voice)
• Sirena Irwin as Old Lady (voice)
• Jeffrey Tambor as King Neptune (voice)
• Scarlett Johansson as Princess Mindy (voice)
• Alec Baldwin as Dennis the Hitman (voice)
• Thomas F. Wilson as Fish #3, Tough Fish, Victor (voice)
• David Hasselhoff as Himself

Reception

The film opened at #2 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 44% over the Thanksgiving weekend, then dropped 57% the next weekend. The film closed on Thursday 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^[1], while being produced on a modest $30 million budget.

Soundtrack

A soundtrack album for the film was produced by Stephen Hillenburg and Karyn Ratchman. Warner Sunset Records and Atlantic Records released it in North America on November 9, 2004.

1. "SpongeBob SquarePants Theme" – Avril Lavigne– 0:46
2. "SpongeBob & Patrick Confront the Psychic Wall of Energy" – The Flaming Lips – 3:37
3. "Just a Kid" – Wilco – 2:51
4. "The Goofy Goober Song" – EZ Mike, SpongeBob, Patrick – 2:41
5. "Prince Paul's Bubble Party" – Paul Hutson, Wordsworth
6. "Bikini Bottom" – Electrocute – 3:40
7. "The Best Day Ever" – SpongeBob – 3:02
8. "They'll Soon Discover" – The Shins – 3:25
9. "Ocean Man" – Ween – 2:07
10. "Under My Rock" – Patrick – 3:17
11. "Now That We're Men" – SpongeBob, Patrick, The Monsters – 1:50
12. "Goofy Goober Rock" – Tom Rothrock, Jim Wise – 2:54
13. "You Better Swim" – Motörhead – 5:12
14. "The Jellyfish Song By the Jellyfish Band" – Plus-Tech Squeeze Box – 1:15
15. "SpongeBob SquarePants Theme (Movie Version)" – The Pirates– 1:01

References

1. ↑ [1]

External links

• Official Nickelodeon film website
• Official Nickelodeon UK film website
• The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie at the Internet Movie Database
• The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie at Rotten Tomatoes
• The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie at the Big Cartoon DataBase