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Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987) · Cineora

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story poster

A TODD HAYNES FILM

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

198743mNRMovie

DramaHistoryMusic

IMDb7.7/ 10 · 3.6K votes

THE BRAND NEW… ALL NEW

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

Melancholic
Bittersweet
Disturbing
Music
The mind
True story

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Easy watch

Good for watching alone, talking about after and a quick watch. Contains self-harm or suicide.

DirectorTodd Haynes

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.0 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Merrill GruverKaren (voice)

Michael EdwardsRichard (voice)

Melissa BrownMother (voice)

Rob LaBelleDad / Mr. A&M (voice)

Cynthia SchneiderDionne Warwick (voice)

Todd HaynesTodd Donovan

Bruce TuthillNarrator (voice)

Gwen KrausNarrator (voice)

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