Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure
Released: May 21, 1989Runtime: 100 min
Based on the true story of baby Jessica McClure who fell into a drain pipe in her back yard while playing. She was stuck in the pipe about 20 to 30 feet down and it took rescuers 58 hours to get her out. There was fear that if they shook the earth too much with machinery they could cause Jessica to fall further down and die.
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Beau Bridges
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Pat Hingle
as Fire Chief James Roberts
Roxana Zal
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Will Oldham
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Whip Hubley
as Robert O'Donnell
Robin Gammell
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Walter Olkewicz
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Rudy Ramos
as Police Officer Manny Beltran
Jack Rader
as Public Information Officer James White
Guy Stockwell
as Bill Jones
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