Both Mattel and the Carpenter family had their own disputes with Haynes' film, for different reasons.
“Todd bought all those dolls in garage sales,” Vachon said.
“They were Barbie rip-offs, so he was able to prove to Mattel that it was an off-brand.
Karen Carpenter in 1981, left, and Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’.Harry Langdon/Getty; Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Still, that hasn’t keptSuperstar: The Karen Carpenter Storyfrom obtaining cult status.
“It pops upon YouTube all the time.
It’s kind of like Whac-A-Mole.
It pops up and gets taken down.
“And now it’s been restored.
There’s a wonderful version that keeps popping up and it’s the true director’s cut.”
“There have been some legal opinions written about the film that seem favorable to a way through.
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