Andy and Michael swap voice notes about Todd Haynes’ infamous underground short Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987).
Banned from official release due to copyright battles, this audacious film uses Barbie dolls to dramatize Karen Carpenter’s rise to fame and tragic death — and has since become a cult legend.
🎹 The conversation unpacks , whether a 43-minute banned short can feel more truthful than a studio biopic, and what this says about fame, art, and exploitation.
