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
Cynthia Schneider
Writer
Todd Haynes
Director
Gina Garan
Costume Design
Cynthia Schneider
Producer
Todd Haynes
Producer
Barry Ellsworth
Director of Photography
Karen Carpenter
Music
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
Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)