Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
"The brand new… All new"
The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.
"The brand new… All new"
The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.
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
The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.
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A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
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A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.