UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- The world of Steve Martin comes to DVD with "Steve Martin: The Wild and Crazy Comedy Collection."

This new collection puts one of America's favorite funnymen front and center in three of his movies. These three comedies from early in Steve Martin's career, "The Jerk," "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" and "The Lonely Guy," also star a roster of comedy greats including Bernadette Peters, Charles Grodin and Carl Reiner. Each film has been digitally remastered for optimal picture quality, and the set includes bonus features.

"The Jerk"

In his first starring role, Steve Martin is Navin R. Johnson, a not-too-bright white guy raised by a poor family of black sharecroppers. On his 18th birthday, Navin is devastated to learn that he is adopted and sets off to make his own way in the world. After a brief stint as a gas station attendant and an attempt on his life by a crazed serial killer, Navin joins the circus, where he falls in love with a lady motorcycle racer. To prove that he has a "special purpose" in life, Navin invents the Opti-grab, a gadget to keep eyeglasses from slipping. The simple device brings him fame and fortune, as well as the love of a beautiful cosmetologist (Bernadette Peters).

"Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid"

Hard-boiled private eye Rigby Reardon (Martin) takes on some of Hollywood's most notorious heroes and villains in this parody of the classic film noir. A prominent cheese maker dies under strange circumstances and his daughter (Rachel Ward) is convinced that it was no accident. As Rigby follows the clues that he has discovered in the mysterious "Carlotta Lists," he finds himself in a shadowy underworld filled with dangerous characters. Real clips from classic detective movies of the '40s and '50s bring Barbara Stanwyck, Alan Ladd, Ray Milland, Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Cary Grant and more into the picture.

"The Lonely Guy"

Larry Hubbard (Martin), a socially inept greeting card writer, leaves home after finding his girlfriend in bed with another man. Now single and adrift in the big city, he is taken under the wing of his buddy Warren (Charles Grodin), who shows him the "lonely guy" ropes. When Hubbard writes a book based on his experiences, it becomes a surprise best seller and he becomes an unlikely sex symbol -- and a lonely guy no more.