The Karen Carpenter Story (1989)

Name: The Karen Carpenter Story
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1989-01-01

1h 32m

Running Time

Plot.

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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This Movie Is About.

rise and fall ·

positive music ·

musical siblings

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Details.

Release Date
January 1, 1989

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 32m

Content Rating
NR

Genres
Drama Music

Wiki.

The Karen Carpenter Story is an American made-for-television biographical film about singer Karen Carpenter and the brother-and-sister pop music duo of which she was a part, The Carpenters. The film aired on CBS on January 1, 1989. Directed by Joseph Sargent, it starred Cynthia Gibb as Karen Carpenter, and Mitchell Anderson as her brother, Richard Carpenter, who served as a producer for the film as well as of the musical score.