Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

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 Finkel
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

Also Known As:

Ace Ventura, un detective diferente (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Ace Ventura (Portugal) [pt]
Ace Ventura - Állati nyomozó (Hungary) [hu]
Ace Ventura - Détective pour chiens et chats (Belgium: French title) [fr]
Ace Ventura - Ein tierischer Detektiv (Germany) [de]
Ace Ventura - Um Detetive Diferente (Brazil) [pt]
Ace Ventura - l'acchiappanimali (Italy) [it]
Ace Ventura - lemmikkidekkari (Finland) [fi]
Ace Ventura - loomadetektiiv (Estonia) [et]
Ace Ventura - nori detektiv (Slovenia) [sl]
Ace Ventura mêne l'enquête (Canada: French title) [fr]
Ace Ventura, détective chiens et chats (France) [fr]
Ace Ventura: Detective Animal (Portugal) [pt]
Ace Ventura: Psi detektyw (Poland) [pl]
Den galopperande detektiven (Sweden) [sv]
Detective zoon (Greece) [el]
Ejs Ventura-Detektiv za kucne ljubimce (Serbia) [sr]

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:

Ace's car is a 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mr. Shickadance inspects Ace's apartment for animals, the doggy door on the fridge is a solid sheet of plastic, but when Ace calls his animals out afterward, the penguins exit through the doggy door which is clearly segmented.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Da Ali G Show: Peace (#2.3)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

ACE IS IN THE HOUSE

Perhaps Carrey's best movie

While his later films are good, Ace Ventura is the best of all. Jim Carrey brings his now famous style of acting to the screen. Ace is the kind of guy who you never know what he's going to do next, and that is what makes him so funny. The plot is not the best one out there and the actors in this one are not the best, but this movie is not for intelligent plots and famous actors. It's a whacky comedy that made Jim Carrey a star. The movie is not bad, not at all. Why people think that is just odd and strange. Guess there is no appreciation for good movies these days.