Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

Genres

Drama

Music

Animation

Overview

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

Details

Budget

Revenue

Runtime

43 min

Release Date

1987-07-15

Status

Released

Vote Count

Vote Average

7.086

Cast

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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)

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