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Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
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SUPERSTAR: THE KAREN CARPENTER STORY

"The brand new… All new"

19870h 43m7.0 TMDb

Directed by Todd Haynes

Spoiler-Free

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

Cast

Merrill Gruver

Merrill Gruver

Karen (voice)

Michael Edwards

Michael Edwards

Richard (voice)

Melissa Brown

Melissa Brown

Mother (voice)

Rob LaBelle

Rob LaBelle

Dad / Mr. A&M (voice)

Cynthia Schneider

Cynthia Schneider

Dionne Warwick (voice)

Todd Haynes

Todd Haynes

Todd Donovan

Bruce Tuthill

Bruce Tuthill

Narrator (voice)

Gwen Kraus

Gwen Kraus

Narrator (voice)

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion6.7
Complexity6.7
Humor5.8
Realism7.7
Action5
Darkness5

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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