Superstar: the Karen Carpenter Story pt. 2

the real Karen Carpenter story told through the reenactment of events in Karen's life by Barbie Dolls and mixed media features insights into the affliction of anorexia Viet Nam War the 70's Richard Nixon this movie was never released due to its use of Carpenter music and honest portrayal of Karen's sad life

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Film & Animation

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• affliction
• anorexia
• barbie
• carpenter
• dolls
• karen
• media
• mixed
• music
• never
• real
• reenactment
• released
• sad
• story

[Tigerbos]

...why do I have a hard time believing Karen said "god damn?"

[layton59]

Those black titles are impossible to read. Anyone know where they can be read without going blind?

[improvguru]

@metronomic1 It's an inaccurate movie. So fuck you.

[TheCrazyEm]

I think Karen Carpenter should be remembered primarily for her fantastic talent and not as a case study of anorexia - however tragic her life. Having said that, this film is interesting!

[tbirdy]

@1Cheytown That makes good sense, although his suing probably just drew more attention to the movie.

[1Cheytown]

@tbirdy Richard's reason for suing Todd Haynes was because he ILLEGALLY used the Carpenter's music in the movie

[metronomic1]

@improvguru It's a fucking movie. Get over it.

[metronomic1]

@rabidrabbitshuggers I think it transcends gender. As a gay man, Todd Haynes could understand the need to try to conform to an unrealistic standard that society sets before all of us.

[thefoolofapril]

@rabidrabbitshuggers Yeah, it was, he was concerned about how the public would perceive him if this was released. Great film in my opinion though. 

[rabidrabbitshuggers]

It's amazing how Todd Haynes, obviously a man, was able to make a film with such tremendous sympathy for women, let alone women with eating disorders. It truly is a crime that this film is not available for the general public--more women and girls NEED to see this film and know they are not alone.

[rabidrabbitshuggers]

@diddymuck

I don't think Mattel was the problem…it was Richard Carpenter who protested the film.