Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

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Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

2024

1h 58m

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Adventure

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The denizens of Bikini Bottom are thrown into jeopardy when their home is suddenly scooped out of the ocean and held hostage at a Texas laboratory. At the heart of this sea-nister plot is business tycoon Sue Nahmee (Wanda Sykes), who wants to transform the inhabitants of Bikini Bottom into Sea Pals -- a mass-manufactured product line of cuddly toys. It is up to intrepid squirrel/marine biologist Sandy Cheeks (Carolyn Lawrence) and happy-go-lucky sea sponge SpongeBob SquarePants (Tom Kenny) to find their way to Galveston to rescue their pals and return Bikini Bottom to its rightful place under the sea.

Adam Graham

Detroit News

08/03/2024

C

This isn't a cause for alarm: Bikini Bottom will live to see another day, and so will SpongeBob and his pals. But The Sandy Cheeks Movie is only a so-so day at the beach.

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Catherine Bray

Guardian

08/02/2024

3/5

For general viewers, it may not pack as much of an emotional punch, but like SpongeBob himself, it’s thoroughly absorbing.

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Peter Debruge

Variety

08/02/2024

It’s not as inspired as grown-ups might want, but innocuous enough for the kids.

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Brogan Luke Bouwhuis

InBetweenDrafts

Nov 26

4/10

This doesn’t bode well for what’s to come.

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Andrew Fukui

Geek Vibes Nation

Jul 17

6/10

There is not a lot here for long-time fans of the franchise beyond some hollow call-backs to iconic jokes such as “My-Leg!”, but it’s a serviceable adventure with a distinct visual style.

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Barry Levitt

The Daily Beast

Jun 5

SpongeBob has always been gleefully absurd, and to its credit, The Sandy Cheeks Movie is certainly out there. But there’s a trepidation to the script, which never fully commits to the gonzo madness a movie like this requires.

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Cole S.

@cole1313 Mar 29

I'm glad I don't watch this one i wouldn't liked it anyway if I did watched it I would of make fun of it

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Hayleigh P.

@haytay.shows22 Mar 25

This was honestly horrible but I love spongebob. I hate when they incorporate real people into cartoons, like breaking that third wall or whatever.

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Frederick S

@Sawickifr33 Feb 4

This is the worst SpongeBob movie ever. Nickelodeon, you failed. Search for Squarepants is better.

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Leah T

@Swickolini Feb 1

From an 8-year-old and mother perspective, we want more Spongebob and Patrick, our favorite characters. But this movie was a solid story, and the dog was hilarious on the parachute and swimming - it's worth watching alone for that. The filmmakers played up the silliness that the movie is and owned it. Overall, a good weekend pick.

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Noah S.

@ntfan2012 Jan 29

Not a good movie, the animation is terrible, SpongeBob is so annoying and doesn’t do anything, a not interesting villain, definitely my least favorite SpongeBob Movie. 1/10 and a E-

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vince paolo v

@Vince-Paolo Jan 9

The movie animation look horrible and the story is not good. The credit scene and the music is not good. I will give it very bad rating

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The denizens of Bikini Bottom are thrown into jeopardy when their home is suddenly scooped out of the ocean and held hostage at a Texas laboratory. At the heart of this sea-nister plot is business tycoon Sue Nahmee (Wanda Sykes), who wants to transform the inhabitants of Bikini Bottom into Sea Pals -- a mass-manufactured product line of cuddly toys. It is up to intrepid squirrel/marine biologist Sandy Cheeks (Carolyn Lawrence) and happy-go-lucky sea sponge SpongeBob SquarePants (Tom Kenny) to find their way to Galveston to rescue their pals and return Bikini Bottom to its rightful place under the sea.

Director: Liza Johnson
Producer: Jack Petrik
Screenwriter: Kaz, Tom Stern
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: BCD Travel, Nickelodeon Movies, Nickelodeon Animation Studios, United Plankton Pictures
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 2, 2024
Runtime: 1h 58m