National Geographic: Incredible Human Machine

October. 21,2007      
Rating:
7.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

National Geographic: Incredible Human Machine takes viewers on a two-hour journey through an ordinary, and extraordinary, day-in-the-life of the human machine. With stunning high-definition footage, radical scientific advances and powerful firsthand accounts, Incredible Human Machine plunges deep into the routine marvels of the human body. Through 10,000 blinks of an eye, 20,000 breaths of air and 100,000 beats of the heart, see the amazing and surprising, even phenomenal inner workings of our bodies on a typical day. And explore striking feats of medical advancement, from glimpses of an open-brain surgery to real-time measurement of rocker Steven Tyler's vocal chords.

Craig Sechler as  Narrator
Steven Tyler as  Himself
Chad Ridgely as  Guy Walker

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Reviews

Platicsco
2007/10/21

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

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Claysaba
2007/10/22

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

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Catangro
2007/10/23

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

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Curt
2007/10/24

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

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