Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

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About

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie refers to the leaked upcoming SpongeBob Squarepants spin-off movie starring Sandy Cheeks. The film, which did not have an official trailer published, was fully leaked onto X in late January 2024 and subsequently downloaded and spread across the internet.

History

On January 21st, 2024, the X user @DERRlCKWHITE^[1] uploaded the entirety of the film, captioning it as 'SAVING BIKINI BOTTOM: THE SANDY CHEEKS MOVIE LEAK' and earning over 790,000 views before the copyright owner, Nickelodeon, was able to get it taken down (shown below). The post was quickly QRT'd by others, and some were successful in downloading the movie leak off the platform before it was removed.

Online Presence

On January 22nd, 2024, memes about the film being leaked were quick to spread across the internet. The Redditor u/biggerppgfan^[2] uploaded a Mercy Offers A Hand meme to the r/Dankmemes Subreddit, with the caption showing that the leaker on Twitter is a lifeline helping the movie to finally get released sooner (shown below).

One stand-out moment from the movie received a lot of meme attention after the leak. Those who watched the film reported that in one scene SpongeBob can be seen going around a pool and tickling the feet of children, inciting comments related to Dan Schneider. On January 23rd, 2024, the X user @CBMovieFan^[3] uploaded this exact scene to the platform, captioning it as being directed by Quentin Tarantino due to the focus on feet (shown below).