Inhabitants from a distant planet crash into a lake by a quiet and picturesque mountain village near Los Angeles and cause havoc throughout. Amongst the characters who get entangled with the aliens are: 2 beautiful young couples, an oversexed Southern beauty, a nun, a soldier, a biologist, a handsome police officer, a savvy reporter and a cantankerous editor from a local newspaper.

Monica Wyatt is a totally '80s teenager on the brink of a bright future when her dreams are destroyed by a car wreck that leaves her in a coma for 19 years. After miraculously awakening at age 38, Monica finds her once-perfect life in shambles and an unrecognizable world around her. As she struggles to fit into a world of Starbucks and cell phones, she attempts to win back the love of her life. In the process, she experiences a true wake-up call.