Stephen Hillenburg directed The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie .
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was directed by series creator Stephen Spielberg 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 .