

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. 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. SpongeBob and Patrick must retrieve the crown from Shell City to save Mr. Krabs by stealing King Neptune's crown and framing Mr. In the film, Plankton devises a plan to discredit his business rival Mr.

It is the first film in the SpongeBob SquarePants film series. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and produced by Hillenburg's production company United Plankton Pictures along with Nickelodeon Movies. Lawrence, while also starring Scarlett Johansson, Jeffrey Tambor, Alec Baldwin and David Hasselhoff. The film was co-written, directed, and produced by series creator Stephen Hillenburg and features the series' cast of Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass and Mr. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 American live-action/animated comedy film based on the Nickelodeon television series SpongeBob SquarePants. 88 minutes Cite error: Closing missing for tag name="BOM"
