The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Movie, 2015, The films, Set in Bikini Bottom and the surface
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water is #3 of 9 in release order and #4 of 9 in chronological order in the SpongeBob SquarePants.
The story
Evil pirate Burger Beard is in search of the final page of a magical book that makes any evil plan he writes in it come true, but the final page happens to be the Krabby Patty secret formula. When Burger Beard endangers Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Squidward, Sandy, and Plankton must embark on a quest to retrieve the recipe and save their city...a quest that takes them to the surface world and transforms them into superheroes.
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water recap
On land, the pirate Burger Beard finds a magic book on Bikini Atoll that makes whatever is written in it come true, and begins reading it aloud to a flock of seagulls. Down in Bikini Bottom, Plankton attacks the Krusty Krab and fights SpongeBob over the Krabby Patty formula, and the formula vanishes. Without Krabby Patties, the town falls into an apocalyptic panic and blames SpongeBob, who believes Plankton is innocent. The two team up, build a time machine and travel through time, meeting Bubbles, a cosmic dolphin who watches over the universe, whom they get fired. Back in the present, the town is about to sacrifice SpongeBob when everyone smells Krabby Patties coming from the surface, and Bubbles, now grateful, lets them breathe on land.
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water ending explained
On a beach, the gang finds Burger Beard selling Krabby Patties from his food truck ship, having written the formula into the book. He maroons them on Pelican Island, and SpongeBob uses a page of the book to turn himself and his friends into superheroes. They chase Burger Beard through town, and Plankton, now a muscle-bound hero, helps SpongeBob win back the formula. The last page returns everyone to Bikini Bottom, the Krusty Krab reopens, and Plankton goes back to being Mr. Krabs's rival.
Where to watch The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water is streaming on Paramount+ and YouTube (free) in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.0/10, Rotten Tomatoes 80%
Where it fits
- Release order: after The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, before The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run.
- Chronological order: after The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, before The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run.
What to watch before The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
In release order, the essentials before The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) are SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004).
Cast
- Tom Kenny as SpongeBob / Gary / Agreeable Mob Member / Waffle (voice)
- Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick / Male Fish / Eager Customer (voice)
- Rodger Bumpass as Doctor / Squidward / Angry Mob Member #2 / Doughnut / Squidasaurus Rex (voice)
- Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs (voice)
- Mr. Lawrence as Plankton / Plankton Robot / News Anchor Fish / Mob Member (voice)
- Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy (voice)
- Antonio Banderas as Burger Beard
- Eric Bauza as Seagull (voice)
- Tim Conway as Seagull (voice)
- Eddie Deezen as Seagull (voice)
- Rob Paulsen as Seagull (voice)
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Seagull (voice)
Directed by Paul Tibbitt, Mike Mitchell.