Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987)


  • Genre: Drama, Music, Animation
  • Release Date: 1987-07-15
  • User Rating: 7.1/10 from 55 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 43min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Iced Tea Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Todd Haynes
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Trailer

Summary

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

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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 Self (archive footage)
  • Ronald Reagan

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