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Movie poster: Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989)
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Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure

1989 · 100 min Drama Action Family TV Movie
5.9 / 10 · TMDB

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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📋 Film Details

Year 1989
Country United States of America
Genre Drama, Action, Family, TV Movie
Director Mel Damski
Runtime 100 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.9/10 (33 votes)

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The TV movie constructs its tension through documentary-like precision, avoiding overt sentimentality. It relies on the chronology of the true event, exploring not individual psychology but the collective drive of an entire community.

What lingers after the viewing is a quiet, powerful chronicle of human kindness and ingenuity, where the true protagonist is the miracle of the rescue itself. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Mel Damski

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