Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection

February. 10,2023      
Rating:
9.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Following Karen Carpenter's meteoric climb to stardom in the 1970s and the little-known anorexia nervosa diagnosis that resulted in her untimely death.

Karen Carpenter as  Self (archive footage)
Richard Carpenter as  Self (archive footage)
Olivia Newton-John as  Self
Cynthia Gibb as  Self
Suzanne Somers as  Self
Kristin Chenoweth as  Self
Belinda Carlisle as  Self
Carol Burnett as  Self
Cubby O'Brien as  Self
Carnie Wilson as  Self

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ThiefHott
2023/02/10

Too much of everything

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Stometer
2023/02/11

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

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Ensofter
2023/02/12

Overrated and overhyped

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UnowPriceless
2023/02/13

hyped garbage

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