Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Short description
Ace Ventura is a pet detective in Miami, a man who finds missing animals for a living and does it with a loud wardrobe and louder behaviour. The Miami Dolphins football team hires him when its mascot, a dolphin named Snowflake, disappears days before the Super Bowl, and the case grows more serious when the team's star quarterback vanishes as well. Ace's investigation puts him up against hostile police officers, a shark tank and a trail of clues that points toward someone inside the organisation.
The film is the feature directing debut of Tom Shadyac, and it marks the first leading role for Jim Carrey, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Shadyac and Jack Bernstein. Courteney Cox plays the Dolphins' press officer, Sean Young plays the police lieutenant on the case, and rapper Tone Loc appears as one of Ace's fellow investigators, with quarterback Dan Marino playing himself. Producers were Warner Bros. Pictures and Morgan Creek, with James G. Robinson producing.
Made for about 15 million dollars, the film took in roughly 107 million worldwide, a return that made it one of the biggest comedy hits of its year and established both its star and its director. On IMDb it holds 6.9 out of 10 from around 352,000 votes, and on TMDB 6.6 out of 10 from a much smaller pool of around 6,600. A critics' score of 4.9 out of 10 from 64 reviews places it well below the audience ratings, which suggests viewers have been far warmer toward the film than reviewers were.
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.
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