Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Name: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Crime
Released: 1994-02-04
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Jim Carrey, Courteney Cox, Sean Young, Tone Loc, Dan Marino

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

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

Timing: 1:26 (86 min)

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Video for the film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective — Official Trailer

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Movie poster "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective"

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Release date

1994-02-04

Country

United States

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Morgan Creek

Genre

Comedy, Mystery, Crime

Budget

$15 000 000

Box office

$107 217 396

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Director

Tom Shadyac

Actors

Jim Carrey, Courteney Cox, Sean Young, Tone Loc, Dan Marino, Noble Willingham, Troy Evans, Raynor Scheine, Udo Kier, Frank Adonis
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Scenario

Producer

James G. Robinson, Gary Barber

Camera operator

Julio Macat

Composer

Ira Newborn

Artist

William A. Elliott

Audition

Mary Jo Slater

Editing

Don Zimmerman
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Short description

He's Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Jim Carrey is on the case to find the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino. He goes eyeball to eyeball with a man-eating shark, stakes out the Miami Dolphins and woos and wows the ladies. Whether he's undercover, under fire or underwater, he always gets his man… or beast!

What's left behind the scenes

Ace's car is a 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
Jim Carrey's wife, actress Lauren Holly, auditioned for the lead female role.
Courteney Cox's character, Melissa Robinson, was named after the daughter of head writer Jack Bernstein. John Kapodistis's character, Sergeant Aguado, received the surname of one of the film's producers, Ken Aguado.
While investigating the tank where Snowball was once held, Ace parodies Captain Kirk, a character from the television series "Star Trek" (1966-1969).
Ronald Kamp's party was filmed at the famous Vizcaya Villa.
When Ace is attacked by Einhorn, he says, “I confess, I was the second gunman on the grassy knoll.” This is a reference to the conspiracy theory surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy, which suggests the existence of a second shooter who fired at the American president.
The name of the mental institution, “Shady Acres,” was derived from the surname of director Tom Shadyac.
In the scene where Lieutenant Einhorn kicks a football through a hole in the roof, it was a kicker for the Miami Dolphins, Peter Stoyanovich, disguised in a skirt and high heels who performed the role.
The image of Ace the monkey, a capuchin named Spike, was used as an unofficial mascot for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim baseball club.
The band playing at the club is “Cannibal Corpse,” a real existing band that Jim Carrey is a fan of.
On September 5, 2006, "Warner Brothers" released the DVD version of the film, which included some scenes that had been originally cut: While investigating Snowball’s tank, Ace introduces himself to journalists as Heinz Getwellvet, a professional dolphin trainer from Germany. During a Cannibal Corpse concert, Ace goes on stage and sings along with Chris Barnes. In Tampa, Ray Finkle’s hometown, Ace visits not only the villain’s parents but also a local bar. From the mental hospital, Ace calls his friend Emilio and tells him about Finkle’s connection to Einhorn. After visiting the hospital, Ace drives Melissa home. Ace visits Woodstock a second time and, together with him, tries to establish a connection between Finkle and Einhorn by studying their credit reports. At the end of the film, during the final fight, Snowball, on Ace’s command, takes the gun from Einhorn. Ace asks Snowball to give him the gun, but the dolphin returns it to Einhorn.
The band playing in the club is Cannibal Corpse, a real-life band that Jim Carrey is a fan of.
Courteney Cox's character, Melissa Robinson, was named after the daughter of head writer Jack Bernstein. John Capodice's character, Sergeant Aguado, took his surname from one of the film's producers, Ken Aguado.
While exploring the tank where Snowflake once lived, Ace parodies Captain Kirk from the TV series 'Star Trek' (1966-1969).
The name of the psychiatric hospital, 'Shady Acres,' was derived from the surname of director Tom Shadyac.
In the scene where Lieutenant Einhorn kicks a football through a hole in the roof, her role was played by Miami Dolphins kicker Peter Stoyanovich, dressed in a skirt and high heels.
On September 5, 2006, Warner Bros. released a DVD version of the film, which included several originally deleted scenes: After exploring Snowflake's tank, Ace introduces himself to reporters as Heinz Getwellwet, a professional dolphin trainer from Germany. During a Cannibal Corpse concert, Ace goes on stage and sings along with Chris Barnes. In Tampa, the hometown of Ray Finckel, Ace visits a local bar in addition to the villain's parents. From the psychiatric hospital, Ace calls his friend Emilio and tells him about the connection between Finckel and Einhorn. After visiting the hospital, Ace drives Melissa home. Ace visits Woodstock a second time and, together with him, attempts to establish a link between Finckel and Einhorn by studying their credit reports. At the end of the film, during the final fight, Snowflake takes the gun from Einhorn on Ace's command. Ace asks Snowflake to give him the gun, but the dolphin returns it to Einhorn.