My Stepmother Is an Alien story

movie: My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) · 1988-12-03

An extraterrestrial woman is sent on a secret mission to Earth, after her home planet's gravity is mistakenly disrupted by a widowed scientist raising his daughter as a single father.

18 total · 10 major · 8 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
accidental alien destruction of planetary civilization major Celeste's home world was going to be destroyed unless Steven succeeded in resending the radio transmission he sent to the planet in the first place. The idea, such as it was, is that the radar bean Steven inadvertently sent into the planet's atmosphere made the planet's gravity increase continuously, jeopardizing the civilization thereon; repeating the transmission would somehow reverse the process, and save Celeste's planet from destruction.
alien living secretly among us major The alien Celeste took human form on her secret mission to Earth.
extraterrestrial being major Celeste was an alien sent on a secret mission to Earth.
father and daughter major Steven was pointedly raising his 13-year-old daughter Jessie as a single father.
foreign point of view major Celeste, a beautiful alien undercover agent, repeatedly struggled with basic human interactions. For instance, she struggled with simple tasks such as trying to kiss for the first time and cooking.
husband and wife major Steven and the alien Celeste lived as husband and wife from about the mid point in the film.
romantic love major Steven fell passionately in love with the beautiful alien Celeste and the soon married.
scientist occupation major The radar astronomer Steven Mills was fired from his job at a government SETI institute after he nearly blew up the place by harnessing lightning from a passing thunderstorm to boost the power of the Klystron machine he was using. Aliens later got him rehired. [astronomy]
single fatherhood major Steven was pointedly raising his 13-year-old daughter Jessie as a single father.
stepmother and stepdaughter major The beautiful alien Celeste became Jessie's stepmother.