Superstar: the Karen Carpenter Story pt. 4

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

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

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

[margoogle]

This is a work of witty, wry, and imaginative genius. One hardly knows whether to laugh or cry. One simply applauds in giddy awe.

[nanniehall85]

i wish i would have thought of this. so goddamn creative

[archie977]

kaen will always be new

[jposh707]

I find it a little hard to believe that Karen's reference to Richard's "private life" was a reference to his quaaludes addiction. It just doesn't seem like that would be the word choice someone would make, especially at that time. I do wonder if it has something to do with his sexuality. I read that he's married to his first cousin, though. And that Karen was against them dating in the first place (they married after she died). So maybe that's the reference being made in this film?

[rabidrabbitshuggers]

@Tigerbos Oscar Wilde was married and had 3 kids.

So butch.

[rabidrabbitshuggers]

1:46 HA! So THAT'S why this movie got a "cease and desist" order from Richard Carpenter! Sonuvabitch...

[AvengingDudikoff]

@littlewing1975  Richard's secret was that he was banging his cousin...

[2degucitas]

I'm so glad I don't have an eating disorder. Poor Karen.

[JubalCalif]

@margoogle

Well said & well put! I second that emotion!

:-)

[arfies]

1:44 The background music here was from the score of "Bewitched"...

[romfivera]

The Carpenters can be seen as a gay band, the same for ABBA, even if they were not gay! Karen was showing herself as a too much perfect girl - like someone that can't be real.

[GoodWB]

I applaude the creativity...but it is just that. Creativity without any sense of integrity or accountability. Didn't even bother to use factual information, or get permission to use the music, like everyone else has to. And why a movie about Karen Carpenter Todd? When there are so many other singers that have had equally misfortunate lives. If Karen really were a victim of her family or circumstances like you portray, your "creative movie" has done even more to harm her after her death.