All rights reserved. Born in the age of vaudeville, the 25 folks profiled here have survived well into the age of Beavis and Butt-head. You be the judge. But Phenomenon tests even Travolta's amazing range, forcing him to be both a simpleton and a genius within the same film. He stars as a dim mechanic who suddenly becomes a chess master, a botanical whiz and a formidable linguist, all as a result of being struck by lightning.
Experts disagree on the proper method of dealing with a grizzly bear encounter.
And Flubber won't exactly jog your memory. Williams stars as a nutty professor who plays second banana to a hunk of naughty green goo. I considered driving down to St. Louis to visit my own mother today, but it turns out I'll be much too busy watching the Mother's Day programming on cable. Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry 7 p.m. It's all very interesting, although I'm much less interested in why dogs smile than in why my own pooch keeps clawing a hole in the couch.