Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Jr. (2009)

The son of an eccentric detective steps into his father's shoes after his mother is wrongly arrested for stealing a baby panda.

Director:

David Mickey Evans

Writers:

David Mickey Evans (screenplay), Jeff Sank (screenplay) (as Jeffrey Sank)

Stars:

Josh Flitter, Emma Lockhart, Ann Cusack

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Josh Flitter	...	Ace Ventura, Jr.
Emma Lockhart	...	Laura Wilson
Ann Cusack	...	Melissa Ventura
Cullen Douglas	...	Dr. Sickinger
Art LaFleur	...	Russell Hollander (as Art Lafleur)
Austin Rogers	...	A Plus
Reed Alexander	...	Pennington Jr.
Carina Conti	...	Tara
Ralph Waite	...	Grandpa Ventura
Ashley Milchman	...	Emo Kid #1
Brooke Milchman	...	Emo Kid #2
Aubrey Peeples	...	Daniella
Morgan Curschman	...	Girl Swimmer #1
Paige Huston	...	Girl Swimmer #2
Lisa Glaze	...	Teacher

Storyline

The son of an eccentric detective steps into his father's shoes after his mother is wrongly arrested for stealing a baby panda.

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Plot Keywords:

legacy character | 2000s | child's point of view | direct to video sequel to theatrical movie | third part | 

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Taglines:

He's the burping, farting, snorting, spitting image of his dad.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some rude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ace Ventura 3

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios Florida, Universal Orlando Resort - 1000 Universal Studios Plaza, Orlando, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Morgan Creek Entertainment Group,Four Aces Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), the character Melissa Robinson was played by 'Courtney Cox'. In this installment Melissa (now known as Melissa Ventura) is played by Ann Cusack.

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Goofs

Near the beginning of the movie Ace saves a rodent from a trap. The characters, who are supposed to be animal experts, refer to it as a mouse but it is clearly a rat, mice are much smaller.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Ace Ventura Jr: I've got you now. That's it, my little misunderstood friend. Nibble the powdery cinnamon bliss. No, your path ends in death. You have been saved. No charge. This is certainly an ironic situation with an apex predator there and me over here holding this little guy at the bottom of the food chain and all. Hey, Mom. Look what I found.

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Connections

References CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

User Reviews

Worse than Grease 2

OK, so I am a big Ace Ventura fan. Even so, I was unaware that this film even existed until a couple of weeks ago. I read most of the reviews here at IMDb and thought to myself "Surely this film can't be THAT bad?". I managed to see this "movie" a couple of days ago. I'd like to apologise to all the reviewers here for my obvious folly! This has just about ruined the Ace Ventura franchise for me forever. Until I saw this, I was convinced that Grease 2 was probably the worst sequel that ever had the audacity to call itself a movie, but I was wrong again.

This film doesn't scrape the bottom of the barrel. It lifts it up and digs right underneath it. To say this film was an abomination would be like saying Hitler's Final Solution was a small error of judgement.

If you're the type of person that likes nipple clamps, thumb-screws and being beaten by a leather clad sadist, then this film might be for you, but then again, maybe there is a pain threshold that's too much even for you? Stay away. You have been warned.