Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987)

NRApril 30, 1988 (US)Drama, Music, Animation43 minutes
71%
User score
Description

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

Todd Haynes
Screenplay, Director
Cynthia Schneider
Writer

Actors

Merrill Gruver
Merrill Gruver
Karen (voice)
Michael Edwards
Michael Edwards
Richard (voice)
Melissa Brown
Melissa Brown
Mother (voice)
Rob LaBelle
Rob LaBelle
Dad / Mr. A&M (voice)
Cynthia Schneider
Cynthia Schneider
Dionne Warwick (voice)
Todd Haynes
Todd Haynes
Todd Donovan
Bruce Tuthill
Bruce Tuthill
Narrator (voice)
Gwen Kraus
Gwen Kraus
Narrator (voice)
Nannie Doyle
Nannie Doyle
Cherry Boone
Larry Kole
Larry Kole
Announcer
Joanne Barrett
Joanne Barrett
Self-Singer
Michelle Manenti
Michelle Manenti
Michelle Hoyt, Musician
Moira McCarty
Moira McCarty
(voice)
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
(archive footage) as himself
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
(archive footage) as himself
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

—

Revenue

—

Keywords
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