Elderly woman waving her cane in the air to transform into an alien in a made for TV movie from the 90s

Question

Film or TV movie involving an elderly lady who raises her cane into the air and transforms into an alien

I'm also looking for this movie.

I also remember an elderly woman waving a cane in the air and morphing into an alien to fight other aliens.

I also remember her using either the microwave or the dishwasher as some sort of alien device to activate something, maybe to protect her house when the aliens arrive.

I don't particularly remember children with green eyes, but there were definitely children. I have the feeling that the children thought the old woman was strange and maybe were scared of her until they saw her transform to save the day.

The movie would have been from the late 80s or early 90s. Probably early 90s. I watched the French translation on TV in Canada. I remember the movie coming on a few years in a row. I think it was over the Christmas holidays.

Does anyone remember this movie?

Answer 1

This sounds like Troll (1986.) The woman has a staff with a pointed end, rather like a pike. I think she transforms into a troll to battle the evil trolls. The staff is magic and works like a magic wand. There was a tentacle monster near the end of the film.

Answer 2

Could this be the Australian made-for-TV movie The Distant Home (1992)? It was identified in the linked question by user Rodimus.

The Harrison give birth to twins, Bobby and Sally Harrison. As time goes by and Sally suffers from a terrible accident, she is taken to a hospital where she discovers she is actually an alien. Bobby and Sally have to work together to escape and fight against the government agencies.

The scene where the old lady uses the oven to control the house shield is linked below