Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story(1987)NR07/15/1987 (US)Drama, Music0h 43m7.0ShareOverviewThe final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.Todd HaynesDirectorCynthia SchneiderWriterTodd HaynesScreenplayTop Billed CastMerrill GruverKaren (voice)Michael EdwardsRichard (voice)Melissa BrownMother (voice)Rob LaBelleDad / Mr. A&M (voice)Cynthia SchneiderDionne Warwick (voice)Todd HaynesTodd DonovanBruce TuthillNarrator (voice)Gwen KrausNarrator (voice)Nannie DoyleCherry BooneLarry KoleAnnouncerJoanne BarrettSelf-SingerMichele ManentiMichelle Hoyt, MusicianMoira McCarty(voice)Popularity TrendLast 30 DaysThis chart shows the popularity trend over the past 30 days.MediaVideos (1)Backdrops (1)Posters (3)Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story duexClipRecommendations63%Internal Affairs69%Safe70%Mad Love80%The Man Who Planted Trees56%Entertainment69%Velvet Goldmine59%Poison68%Secret Honor70%Rocky Horror Show Live54%The Flying Luna Clipper60%Caligula80%Oppenheimer71%Buffalo '6671%Contempt79%Cries and Whispers78%The Cameraman85%12 Angry Men85%Pulp Fiction73%Pierrot le Fou67%SocietyPrevious slideNext slideSimilar Movies64%The Man Who Fell to Earth49%Spice World64%Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom69%The Baby of Mâcon61%Beyond the Valley of the Dolls68%Nowhere56%Chelsea Girls69%Death at a Funeral82%Oldboy73%A Hard Day's Night0%First Day in the Grave72%Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas74%Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me73%The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert79%The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari71%Natural Born Killers83%The Silence of the Lambs76%Harold and Maude75%Eyes Wide Shut68%Tenacious D in The Pick of DestinyPrevious slideNext slide