A Mom for Christmas

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A Mom for Christmas is a 1990 comedy/family TV film directed by George Miller and starring Olivia Newton-John.

Plot

The story revolves around 11 year old Jessica without a mother because her mother died when she was younger. Her father is a workaholic with little time for his daughter. Just before the Christmas holiday season, she gets a wish from a department store employee, Jessica is granted a wish to have a mom until midnight Christmas Eve. Olivia Newton-John, stars a shop mannequin called Amy,who becomes Jessica's mother ONLY for the Christmas season. Amy lives in the guest house,and soon gets a job at the department store where she had been a mannequin. There are missing clothing items in the store,and the manager sees that Amy is wearing what he thinks is the missing clothes. The manager keeps a close eye on Amy. Jessica doesn't have a tree yet, so Amy and Jessica go to the Department store and have the mannequin sitting in the show car drive them to get a tree. The tree is a surprise for Jessica's father, and they soon decorate it. But one of the Christmas candles catches on fire, and damages the living room. The fire destroyed many pictures of Jessica's mother, which upsets Jessica and her father. Amy is still happy go lucky. After coming home from the shopping center after school, Jessica discovers that Amy invited her crush over. Jessica is too nervous to talk and is even more uspset when she learns that Amy read her diary. They soon patch things things up after Jessica gets scared, thinking Amy turned in to a mannequin. Jessica is in a play at school, and the Santa Claus prop never arrives. Amy and Jessica sneak into the backroom of the department store and get the old St.Nick mannequin, who like all the other mannequins turns alive at night. But while walking home, Nick gets hit by a car. Lawn decoration elves turn alive and help him into health. Nick is the Santa for the play!!Amy is suspected of theft,after the manager fins Amy's bracelet in the show car, but she is realesed.Christmas Eve comes and Amy, Jessica, and Jessica's father exchange gifts. They invite Amy to go on a New Year vaction with them. Amy declines, and after Jessica goes to bed, Jessica's father asks Amy to please come with them. They kiss!!! Amy prepares to leave. Jessica runs to the guest house, begging Amy to stay. Amy leaves. Jessica tells her father to go after Amy with her. They find Amy already a mannequin in the department store, but the store employee who granted Jessica's wish(played by Doris Roberts) lets Amy stay human. The walk out of the store, together.

At the end, a picture is shown of Amy, Jessica, and her father as a family.