Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure

Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure
GenreDrama
Written byDavid Eyre, Jr.
Directed byMel Damski
StarringBeau Bridges
Pat Hingle
Patty Duke
Music byMark Snow
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerPatricia Clifford
ProducerDiana Kerew
CinematographyShelly Johnson
EditorRon Binkowski
Running time100 min.
Production companiesCampbell Soup Company
Dick Berg-Stonehenge Productions
Interscope Productions
Stonehenge Entertainment
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseMay 21, 1989 (1989-05-21)

Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989) is a dramatic television film for ABC. It is based on the true story of the rescue of 18-month-old Jessica McClure who fell into an abandoned water well while playing in her aunt's backyard. It featured, as extras, many participants in the actual rescue and its coverage.