Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)

Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, returns from a spiritual quest to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat, the sacred animal of a tribe in Africa.

Director:

Steve Oedekerk

Writers:

Jack Bernstein (characters), Steve Oedekerk

Stars:

Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice, Simon Callow

7 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jim Carrey	...	Ace Ventura
Ian McNeice	...	Fulton Greenwall
Simon Callow	...	Vincent Cadby
Maynard Eziashi	...	Ouda
Bob Gunton	...	Burton Quinn
Sophie Okonedo	...	The Wachati Princess
Tommy Davidson	...	The Tiny Warrior
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	...	Hitu (as Adewale)
Danny Daniels	...	Wachootoo Witch Doctor (as Danny D. Daniels)
Sam Motoana Phillips	...	Wachootoo Chief
Damon Standifer	...	Wachati Chief
Andrew Steel	...	Mick Katie
Bruce Spence	...	Gahjii
Tom Grunke	...	Derrick McCane (as Thomas Grunke)
Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad	...	Ashram Monk

Storyline

Ace Ventura, emerging from self-imposed exile in a remote Himalayan hideaway, travels to Africa with explorer Fulton Greenwall to find a sacred bat which is told will avert a war between with Wachootoo and Wachati tribes. Of course, when Ace gets involved, all hell breaks loose...

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Plot Keywords:

bat | africa | hawaiian shirt | pregnant | pregnancy | 

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Taglines:

Most people wouldn't last one minute in the real wild nature. Ace Ventura, not even a second.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude humor

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 November 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ace Ventura Goes to Africa

Filming Locations:

777 Ranch - 1829 County Road 432, Hondo, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

£10,020,831 (UK) (23 February 1996)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Morgan Creek Productions, O Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Farrelly Brothers were offered the chance to direct but declined

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Goofs

After Ace removes the apple from the victim's mouth, there is a shot where the victim and the medicine doctor are in the background. In the previous scene, the medicine doctor took out the victim's heart, creating a hole. However, in the shot with the victim and medicine doctor in the background, there is no hole in the victim's abdomen.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Helicopter Pilot: Negative. No sign. Wait a second, I think I got him.
Ace: You know you could poke somebody's eyes out with that thing.

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Connections

Spoofs Papillon (1973)

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Soundtracks

Ife
Performed by Angélique Kidjo
Produced by Jean Hebrail
Written by Angélique Kidjo and Jean Hebrail
Adapted by Joy Kane
Angelique Kidjo appears courtesy of Island Records Limited

User Reviews

Funny as hell

This movie was directed and written by Steve Oedekerk. Tom Shadyac is not attached to this movie for some reason. But, Steve Oedekerk did a pretty good Job. The movie begins with a spoof from "Cliffhanger" where Ace fails to save a Raccoon. Ace retires from being a "Pet Detective" until Fulton Greenwall (Ian McNeice) offers him a large amount of money to find a missing sacred Bat. The plot of this movie is not as good as the original. But it's funnier! And a lot of fun. I remember watching this 10 years ago at the theater when it first came out. Frankly, I think there should be one more movie before Ace retires. Jim Carrey is a comedic genius. And he is pure talent. Not even Jerry Lewis can compare to the talent of Jim Carrey.