Global warming and Jerry Lewis too

The Day After Tomorrow

Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal

Fox, $30

Director Roland Emmerich has destroyed most of America and the rest of world several times over in “Independence Day” and “Godzilla.” The world is in peril once again in this silly but entertaining epic about the effects of global warming. The special effects are impressive and the cast, which includes Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ian Holm, Sela Ward and Emmy Rossum, is better than average.

The digital edition is a mixed bag. Though the DVD has an hour of “exclusive” making-of footage, it is available only to those with a DVD-ROM. Other extras include pedestrian deleted scenes and an interactive sound demo. The two commentary tracks -- one with Emmerich and producer Mark Gordon and the other with co-writer Jeffrey Nachmanoff, director of photography Ueli Steiger, editor David Brenner and production designer Barry Chusid -- are easy on the ears.

*

Raising Helen

Kate Hudson, John Corbett

Touchstone, $30

One of Garry Marshall’s funniest films from the 1980s was “Overboard” with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. Almost two decades later, he’s directing Hawn’s daughter. Unfortunately, “Raising Helen” fails to pass muster. It’s predictable and not very funny to boot.

Bloopers, a music video and deleted scenes are part of the standard DVD package. Marshall is a hoot in his audio commentary with the writers.

*

Breakin’ All the Rules

Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut

Columbia TriStar, $27

It’s been a breakthrough year for Jamie Foxx -- he nearly stole “Collateral” from Tom Cruise, and his name is being bandied about for the Oscar for the upcoming “Ray.” So it’s hard to remember that he started summer with this labored sex comedy about a man who, after being dumped by his fiancee, creates a breakup guide.

The DVD has a witless gag reel, a by-the-numbers making-of documentary and even a colorized vintage Three Stooges short, “Hoi Polloi.” At least the commentary with writer-director Daniel Taplitz, co-star Gabrielle Union and producer Lisa Tornell is painless.

*

The Nutty Professor --

Special Edition

Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens

Paramount, $15

Hey, lady! This 1963 spoof of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” in which Jerry Lewis gets to show off his versatility as an actor, is often regarded as his best comedy. He plays a nerdish college science professor who discovers a formula that turns him into the narcissistic, nasty womanizer Buddy Love.

The digital edition includes a retrospective documentary on the film, with interviews and rare behind-the-scenes footage; a documentary on Lewis’ films after his breakup with Dean Martin; reams of outtakes and deleted scenes; promos for the film; and commentary with Lewis and his friend Steve Lawrence, who even croons a tune over the opening credits.