Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16166 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-09-30
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 110 minutes

From the Back Cover
You'll never have more fun learning and exploring the wonders of science than with these delightful animated films from beloved, Academy Award- winning director Frank Capra (It's a Wonderful Life, It Happened One Night). First, Peabody Award-winning Dr. Frank Baxter shows the fascinating path taken by blood throughout the body in Hemo the Magnificent, a humorous tour of the body's amazing plumbing system filled with memorable characters and eye-popping microscopic photography. Then go from the inner body to the upper heights of our planet as the Unchained Goddess of weather joins Dr. Baxter for a colorful look at our atmosphere, complete with cartoon characters like Wind, Clouds and Rain.

Customer Reviews

Hemo
Excellent movie, although it's older than I am. I first saw it in elementary school and now show it to my college cardiopulmonary anatomy & physiology students.

Hemo Rocks!
I love the Bell Science Series, and Hemo the Magnificent is a classic!Directed by Frank Capra no less. It's very informative even in today's times. The animation featuring Mel Blanc voices is super. Dr. Frank Baxter as the personable narrator is excellent as always. This disck belongs in any collection!

Loved it Before and Still Do
Excellent on so many levels. Fun, nostalgic, engaging, illuminating.

One of my favorite aspects is on lessons learned today. The film is dated and reflects the limited understanding of its times. So did the writings of Copernicus, Lister, and Curie. What makes us today any different, thinking that we are so enlightened that we "now" understand it correctly? Prevent naturally occuring forest fires and you get Yellowstone 1988 - oops. MTBE as a gasoline additive to reduce air pollution, but leads to ground water pollution - ban MTBE. Environmentalists prevent removal of trees and vegitation around homes in Lake Tahoe - up in smoke (but let's not beat this horse anymore). FDA and food additives. FDA and drug approvals/recalls.

I am a career scientist and believe in science. These films inspired me in my youth to pursue science. Yet today I recognize how public policy abuses science for it's own agenda. As sometimes apparent in these Capra films, which I love and whole heartedly recommend, they are most instructive in teaching our youth to ask "Do we really know today what we purport to know?" "Can I trust, do I know, or would I even recognize, the true agenda?" "What bandwagon am I going to jump on today?" "Follow the money." Perhaps the most poignant lessons for society today.

Why are you even reading these reviews for the Bell Labs educational films? You probably have either nostalgic (childhood) or industry (Frank Frank Capra, Richard Carlson, Sterling Holloway, Mel Blanc, June Foray) motives. The clear majority of us reviewers today, presently 14 of 16, are pleased and without regrets. Thumbs up.