Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Writers (WGA):

Jack Bernstein (story)
Jack Bernstein (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

4 February 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

He's the best there is! (Actually, he's the only one there is.)

Plot:

A goofy detective specializing in animals goes in search of a missing dolphin mascot of a football team.

Plot Keywords:

Dolphin | Animal | Detective | Fire | Ass

Awards:

5 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Jim Carrey	...	Ace Ventura
Courteney Cox	...	Melissa Robinson
Sean Young	...	Lt. Lois Einhorn / Ray Finkle
Tone Loc	...	Emilio (as Tone Lõc)
Dan Marino	...	Himself
Noble Willingham	...	Riddle
Troy Evans	...	Roger Podacter
Raynor Scheine	...	Woodstock
Udo Kier	...	Ron Camp
Frank Adonis	...	Vinnie
Tiny Ron	...	Roc
David Margulies	...	Doctor
John Capodice	...	Aguado
Judy Clayton	...	Martha Mertz
Bill Zuckert	...	Mr. Finkle

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for off-color humor and some nudity.

Runtime:

86 min | Turkey:78 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG (cut) | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | South Korea:12 | USA:PG-13 (Certificate #32779) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 | Iceland:L | Italy:T | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Spain:18 | Sweden:11 | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Compton Apartments - Washington Avenue, Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Jim Carrey insisted on having Cannibal Corpse perform in the movie because they were his favorite band.

Goofs:

Continuity: Before Snowflake's kidnapper puts his (her?) hand in the pool, the 1984 AFC Championship Ring is on the middle finger; afterward it's on the ring finger.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Ace Ventura: Heads up! Good defense! Good defense!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Still Dumb After All These Years (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

THE CRYING GAME

Ace Ventura:The Doc's Review

Almost a perfect comedy is Ace Ventura Pet detective simply because it was Jim Carrey in his prime.Jim Carrey plays probably the most outrageously funny character in his entire career as the bizarre animal lover hired to locate a stolen dolphin.The story give the film so much potential and it lives right up to it because of Jim Carrey.Ace is probably the goofiest,stupidest,weirdest,most annoying character ever yet that is why i love this film.The fact that Carrey plays such a good freak and delivers every classic line with pure comedic genius is enough to make this a classic.The acting is top notch as is the cast which includes Courtney Cox and Dan Marino.Despite the impossibly unbelievable situations Ace gets himself into the movie can be as silly as it wants because it is a silly movie.No movie has gone as over the top physical comedy as Ace Ventura and it's not humourless Americas Funniest Home Videos physical comedy it's how awkward and how uncoordinated Carrey contorts his face and body when delivering a line such as "Alrighty Then".Sadly Jim Carrey has decided to get into less goofy comedy's like Bruce Almighty,Fun With Dick and Jane and other snore fests that don't even compare to his earlier work.If you enjoy stuff like Family Guy,Mad T.v or anything over the top like that i deeply request Ace Ventura.Guaranteed to make you burst with laughter