Plot Summary

Documentary about the first human to donate his body to science so that it could be studied in the form of a 3D database of the entire anatomy that is available to view online. Convicted killer Joseph Paul Jernigan donated his body to science shortly before he was executed in 1993 and this documentary examines what took place after his death by lethal injection.

Movie Details

Original Title
The Virtual Corpse
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Victor Spitzer as Himself

Victor Spitzer

Himself

Bob Jernigan as Himself

Bob Jernigan

Himself

Michael Ackerman as Himself

Michael Ackerman

Himself

Reverend Carroll L Pickett as Herself

Reverend Carroll L Pickett

Herself

Vicky Layfield as Herself

Vicky Layfield

Herself

Jody Tullos as Herself

Jody Tullos

Herself

Patrick Batchelor as Himself

Patrick Batchelor

Himself

Dawn Layfield as Herself

Dawn Layfield

Herself

Mark Ticer as Himself

Mark Ticer

Himself

Production Companies

Swiss Federal Office of Culture
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Schweizer Fernsehen (FS)
eXtra Film
HBO Documentary Films logoHBO Documentary Films
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