Claim: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was directed by a person.
Evidence: The film was directed by series creator Stephen Hillenburg and starred the series ' cast of Tom Kenny , Bill Fagerbakke , Clancy Brown , Rodger Bumpass and Mr. Lawrence , with guest performances by Scarlett Johansson , Jeffrey Tambor , Alec Baldwin and David Hasselhoff.
Stephen McDannell Hillenburg -LRB- born August21 , 1961 -RRB- is an American cartoonist , animator , director , producer , and writer.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 American animated adventure comedy film based on the Nickelodeon television series SpongeBob SquarePants.