Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
71 %|Jul 15, 1987|Drama, Music, Animation
The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.
Featured Crew
Todd Haynes
Screenplay
Todd Haynes
Director
Cynthia Schneider
Writer
Cynthia Schneider
Producer
Todd Haynes
Producer
Todd Haynes
Editor
Karen Carpenter
Music
Barry Ellsworth
Cinematography
Cast
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
Michelle Manenti
Michelle Hoyt, Musician
Moira McCarty
(voice)
Richard Nixon
(archive footage) as himself
Ronald Reagan
(archive footage) as himself