
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987)
Drama, Music
The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.
Director: Todd Haynes
Writer: Cynthia Schneider
The 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

Michele Manenti
Michelle Hoyt, Musician

Moira McCarty
(voice)

Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
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