Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989) is a dramatic television film for ABC, based on the true story of the rescue of 18-month-old Jessica McClure from a well. It featured, as extras, many participants in the actual rescue and its coverage. Plot Based on the true story of Jessica McClure, the child who fell into an abandoned water well while playing in her aunt's backyard in Midland, Texas. She was stuck in the well 22 feet down and it took rescuers 58 hours to get her out. There was fear that if they shook the ground too much with machinery they could cause her to fall further down and die. Rescuers managed to successfully excavate alongside the well shaft and bring her to safety. Cast Beau Bridges – Police Chief Richard Czech Pat Hingle – Fire Chief James Roberts Roxana Zal – Cissy McClure Will Oldham – Chip McClure Whip Hubley – Robert O'Donnell Robin Gammell – MSHA Investigator Thomas Kaye Walter Olkewicz – Police Officer Andy Glasscock Rudy Ramos – Police Officer Manny Beltran Jack Rader – Public Information Officer James White Guy Stockwell – Bill Jones Daryl Anderson – Richard Armstrong Mills Watson – Charles Boler Patty Duke – Carolyn Henry Laura and Jennifer Loesch – Jessica McClure Production Although it is supposed to be set in Midland, Texas, the entire filming took place in a suburban backyard of Los Angeles, California. External links Baby Jessica Rescue Web Page Everybody's Baby, movie trailer 1989 films 1989 crime drama films American television films Drama films based on actual events Films scored by Mark Snow Films directed by Mel Damski Films set in 1987 Films set in Texas Films shot in Los Angeles ABC Motion Pictures films 1980s English-language films