70% Critic Match

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

“The brand new… All new”

7.0 / 10• 1987• 43m•NR• English

DramaMusicHistory

Storyline

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

Cast & Crew

Merrill Gruver

Karen (voice)

Lead

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)

What People Are Saying

4.0

“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Todd Haynes's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”

— Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

4.0

“Every frame feels alive. Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”

— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

“The brand new… All new”

7.0 / 10• 1987• 43m•NR• English

DramaMusicHistory

Storyline

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

Cast & Crew

Merrill Gruver

Karen (voice)

Lead

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)

What People Are Saying

4.0

“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Todd Haynes's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”

— Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

4.0

“Every frame feels alive. Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”

— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

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