Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
Seen it?2024 | 87 min | Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (53% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.1 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, adventure fans and families. If you loved Over the Hedge, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 27 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
When Bikini Bottom is scooped from the ocean, scientific squirrel Sandy Cheeks and her pal SpongeBob SquarePants saddle up for Texas to save their town.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
53% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$100 million worldwide on a $100 million budget; spent 3 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 100K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Liza Johnson
- Carolyn LawrenceSandy / Bottomite Crowd (voice)
- Tom KennySpongeBob / Gary / Sonny / Various (voice)
- Clancy BrownMr. Krabs / Clyde / Neighbor #1 / Bottomite #2 / Bottomite Crowd (voice)
- Bill FagerbakkePatrick / Bottomite #4 / Bottomite Crowd (voice)
- Mr. LawrenceFred / Larry / Plankton / Video Announcer / Plankton Lincoln / Snail Walker / Bottomite Crowd (voice)
- Rodger BumpassSquidward / Butch / Police Loudspeaker / Bottomite #1 / Bottomite Crowd (voice)
- Johnny KnoxvilleRandy Cheeks (voice)
- Craig RobinsonPa Cheeks (voice)
- Grey DeLisleMa Cheeks / Granny Cheeks / Rowdy Cheeks / Rosie Cheeks (voice)
- Ilia Isorelýs PaulinoPhoebe