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Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)

PG_13 90 min  -  Action | Adventure | Comedy  -   10 November 1995 (USA)
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Ratings: 5.8/10 from 80,761 users   Metascore: 45/100 
Reviews: 163 user | 52 critic | 17 from Metacritic.com

Pet detective Ace Ventura comes out of retirement to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat, the symbol of an African tribe.

Director:

Steve Oedekerk

Writers:

Jack Bernstein (characters), Steve Oedekerk
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jim Carrey ...
Ian McNeice ...
Simon Callow Simon Callow ...
Maynard Eziashi Maynard Eziashi ...
Bob Gunton ...
Sophie Okonedo ...
Tommy Davidson ...
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ...
Hitu (as Adewale)
Danny D. Daniels Danny D. Daniels ...
Sam Motoana Phillips Sam Motoana Phillips ...
Damon Standifer ...
Andrew Steel Andrew Steel ...
Bruce Spence ...
Tom Grunke Tom Grunke ...
Derrick McCane (as Thomas Grunke)
Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad ...
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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... Written by Jonathan Broxton <j.w.broxton@sheffield.ac.uk>  

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Taglines:

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

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Mystery

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude humor See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Ace Ventura Goes to Africa See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$37,804,076 (USA) (12 November 1995) (2 Screens)

Gross:

$209,300,000 (Worldwide)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Morgan Creek Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Dolby  | SDDS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The Monster Truck Driven by ace (Jim Carrey) is a 1989 Chevrolet S-10 Modified. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Ace is removing the apple from the victims throat, the victim's head is clearly false, made out of some plastic material. See more »

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

Referenced in "The Cinema Snob: Nukie (#3.39)" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Spirits in the Material World"
Performed by Pato Benton with Sting
Produced by Trevor Horn for Trevor Horn Productions
Written by Sting
Pato Banton appears courtesy of I.R.S. Records
Sting appears courtesy of A&M Records See more »