Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
1987 | 43m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Todd Haynes |
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| Writer: | Cynthia Schneider, Todd Haynes |
| Staring: |
| The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 15, 1987 |
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| Director: | Todd Haynes |
| Writer: | Cynthia Schneider, Todd Haynes |
| Genres: | Drama, Music |
| Keywords | bulimia, anorexia, lawsuit, puppetry |
| Production Companies | Iced Tea Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Merrill Gruver | Karen (voice) |
| Michael Edwards | Richard (voice) |
| Melissa Brown | Mother (voice) |
| Rob LaBelle | Dad / Mr. A&M (voice) |
| Cynthia Schneider | Dionne Warwick (voice) |
| Todd Haynes | Todd Donovan |
| Bruce Tuthill | Narrator (voice) |
| Gwen Kraus | Narrator (voice) |
| Nannie Doyle | Cherry Boone |
| Larry Kole | Announcer |
| Joanne Barrett | Self-Singer |
| Michele Manenti | Michelle Hoyt, Musician |
| Moira McCarty | (voice) |
| Richard Nixon | Self (archive footage) |
| Ronald Reagan | Self (archive footage) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Cynthia Schneider | Writer |
| Gina Garan | Costume Design |
| Barry Ellsworth | Director of Photography |
| Todd Haynes | Director, Screenplay, Editor |
| Richard Carpenter | Music |
| Karen Carpenter | Music |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Cynthia Schneider | Producer |
| Todd Haynes | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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