Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987)


  • Genre: Drama, Music, Animation
  • Release Date: 1987-07-15
  • User Rating: 7.151/10 from 53 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 43min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Iced Tea Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Todd Haynes
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Summary

The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.

Trailer

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  • Merrill Gruver

    as Karen (voice)
  • Michael Edwards

    as Richard (voice)
  • Melissa Brown

    as Mother (voice)
  • Rob LaBelle

    as Dad / Mr. A&M (voice)
  • Cynthia Schneider

    as Dionne Warwick (voice)
  • Todd Haynes

    as Todd Donovan
  • Bruce Tuthill

    as Narrator (voice)
  • Gwen Kraus

    as Narrator (voice)
  • Nannie Doyle

    as Cherry Boone
  • Larry Kole

    as Announcer
  • Joanne Barrett

    as Self-Singer
  • Michelle Manenti

    as Michelle Hoyt, Musician
  • Moira McCarty

    as (voice)
  • Richard Nixon

    as (archive footage) as himself
  • Ronald Reagan

    as (archive footage) as himself
Directing Todd Haynes Director
Writing Todd Haynes Screenplay
Writing Cynthia Schneider Writer
Production Todd Haynes Producer
Production Cynthia Schneider Producer
Sound Richard Carpenter Music
Sound Karen Carpenter Music
Editing Todd Haynes Editor
Costume & Make-Up Gina Garan Costume Design
Camera Barry Ellsworth Director of Photography

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