Captain Sabertooth

Captain Sabertooth, a fictional pirate from a series of popular Norwegian theater plays for children

Captain Sabertooth (in Norwegian: Kaptein Sabeltann) is a long running series that centers on the eponymous pirate Captain Sabertooth, who was created and was originally portrayed by the Norwegian singer, composer, author and actor Terje Formoe.[1][2] The series comprises several stage plays, theatrical films, a television series,[3] cartoons, and books, all of which are aimed at small children.[4][5]

The series was first launched as a series of stage plays. The first play, Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure in Luna Bay, was first performed in Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park in Norway where Formoe was Director of Entertainment.[6] The play's success was so great that in 1994 it was followed up with another stage play, Captain Sabertooth and the Secret of Luna Bay, the music of which won Formoe a Spellemann prize,[6] the Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy Awards.[7] The plays have since been followed up with several theatrical films, which have proven to be very popular in Norway.[8]

In 2014 the film Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama was released. Its cost was 50 million Norwegian kroner (roughly US$6,600,000 or EUR 7,800,000 as of May 2015), making it the most expensive children's film to date in Norwegian history.[9]

  1. ^ "– Ikke sett maken de siste 20 åra". NRK. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Captain Sabertooth (Kaptein Sabeltann)". NFI. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Kaptein Sabeltann". NRK. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  4. ^ Rossing Jensen, Jorn (25 January 2013). "From animation to live action: Captain Sabertooth is back". Cineuropa. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  5. ^ Gunnar Furuly, Jan. "Barnevakten: - Tenk deg om før du lar de minste se Kaptein Sabeltann". Aftenposten. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Terje Formoe (Store norske leksikon)". Snl.no. 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  7. ^ Nelson, Michael (20 January 2014). "Watch Kvelertak Perform At Norway's Spellemann Awards". Stereogum. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  8. ^ Rossing Jensen, Jorn. "Sabertooth leads local box office boom in Norway". Screen Daily. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Norway pirate film sold in 100 countries". The Local. Retrieved 12 May 2015.