Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1988)

US:: NR Animation Drama Music

The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls. The first film from Todd Haynes (Velvet Goldmine, I'm Not There), Superstar is a hauntingly beautiful biopic that garnered immediate praise among the local film community but quickly received 2 cease-and-desist letters from Mattel, the maker of Barbie, and Karen Carpenter's family. To this day, this movie has not seen further release.

Updated May 9 2020

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US -

1988-04-30

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Keywords:

bulimia barbie the carpenters anorexia

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Runtime: 43 mins Rating: 7.2

Cast

Todd Haynes

Rob LaBelle

Dad / Mr. A&M (voice)

Michael Edwards

Richard (voice)

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Cast

Todd Haynes

Rob LaBelle

Dad / Mr. A&M (voice)

Michael Edwards

Richard (voice)

Cynthia Schneider

Dionne Warwick (voice)

Merrill Gruver

Karen (voice)

Melissa Brown

Mother (voice)

Crew

Todd Haynes

Director

Todd Haynes

Screenplay

Todd Haynes

Producer

Cynthia Schneider

Writer

Cynthia Schneider

Producer

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Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1988)

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FACTS

Cast

Todd Haynes

Rob LaBelle

Dad / Mr. A&M (voice)

Michael Edwards

Richard (voice)

Cynthia Schneider

Dionne Warwick (voice)

Merrill Gruver

Karen (voice)

Melissa Brown

Mother (voice)

Crew

Todd Haynes

Director

Todd Haynes

Screenplay

Todd Haynes

Producer

Cynthia Schneider

Writer

Cynthia Schneider

Producer

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