The Karen Carpenter Story

The Karen Carpenter Story (1989)

She'd only just begun... and suddenly it was over.

  • Genre: Drama, Music, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1989-01-01
  • User Rating: 7.2/10 from 21 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 32min
  • Language: English
  • Directors: Joseph Sargent, Richard Carpenter.
star 7.2/10
From 21 Ratings

Summary

Story of the meteoric rise and sudden fall of Karen Carpenter, who became a famous singer before battling anorexia and bulimia. This made-for-TV movie is the authorized version of the life of Karen Carpenter and was made with the approval of Richard Carpenter and the Carpenter family.

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  • Cynthia Gibb

    as Karen Carpenter
  • Mitchell Anderson

    as Richard Carpenter
  • Peter Michael Goetz

    as Harold Carpenter
  • Michael McGuire

    as Sherwin Bash
  • Lise Hilboldt

    as Lucy
  • Kip Gilman

    as David Lattimer
  • Richard Minchenberg

    as Joe Osborn
  • Scott Burkholder

    as Ted
  • Louise Fletcher

    as Agnes Carpenter
  • John Patrick Reger

    as Bob Knight
  • Doug MacHugh

    as Dr. Lazwell
  • William Tucker

    as Peter Howard
  • Henry Crowell Jr.

    as Denny
  • Josh Cruze

    as Herb Alpert
  • Carrie Mitchum

    as Randi Bash
  • James Hong

    as Dr. Dentworth
  • Stephanie Griffin

    as Dr. Brooks
  • Hartley Silver

    as Band Teacher
  • Robert Broyles

    as Bowl Emcee
  • Howard Dayton

    as Park Emcee
  • Grayce Spence

    as Nurse
Directing Joseph Sargent Director
Directing Richard Carpenter Director
Writing Barry Morrow Writer
Sound Richard Carpenter Music
Production Richard Carpenter Executive Producer
Production Hal Galli Producer
Production Robert Papazian Producer
Editing Richard Bracken Editor
Editing George Jay Nicholson Editor
Camera Kees Van Oostrum Director of Photography
Art Bill Ross Art Direction
Production Kathleen Letterie Casting
Costume & Make-Up Scott Readwine Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Alicia M. Tripi Hair Department Head
Directing Herb Adelman First Assistant Director
Directing Sandra M. Middleton Second Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Faye Sloan Costumer
Production Susan J. Spohr Associate Producer

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