Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
He's the best there is! (Actually, he's the only one there is.)
1994 | 86m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Tom Shadyac |
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| Writer: | Tom Shadyac, Jim Carrey, Jack Bernstein |
| Staring: |
| 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! | |
| Release Date: | Feb 04, 1994 |
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| Director: | Tom Shadyac |
| Writer: | Tom Shadyac, Jim Carrey, Jack Bernstein |
| Genres: | Comedy, Mystery |
| Keywords | miami, florida, dolphin, detective, human animal relationship, stupidity, mascot, slapstick comedy, animals, private detective, pets |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Morgan Creek Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $107,217,396
Budget: $15,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jim Carrey | Ace Ventura |
| Courteney Cox | Melissa |
| Sean Young | Einhorn |
| Tone Loc | Emilio |
| Dan Marino | Dan Marino |
| Noble Willingham | Riddle |
| Troy Evans | Podacter |
| Raynor Scheine | Woodstock |
| Udo Kier | Camp |
| Frank Adonis | Vinnie |
| Tiny Ron | Roc |
| David Margulies | Doctor |
| John Capodice | Aguado |
| Judy Clayton | Martha |
| Bill Zuckert | Mr. Finkle |
| Alice Drummond | Mrs. Finkle |
| Rebecca Ferratti | Sexy Woman |
| Mark Margolis | Shickadance |
| Antoni Corone | Reporter #1 |
| Margo Peace | Reporter #2 |
| Randall "Tex" Cobb | Gruff Man |
| Henry Landivar | Burnout |
| Florence Mistrot | Neighbor |
| Robert Ferrell | Carlson |
| Will Knickerbocker | Manager |
| Gary Munch | Director |
| Terry Miller | Assistant Director |
| John Archie | Reporter #3 |
| Cristina Karman | Reporter #4 |
| Tom Wahl | Reporter #5 |
| Herbert Goldstein | Crazy Guy |
| Chaz Mena | Another Cop |
| Manuel L. García | Dolphin Trainer |
| Don Shula | Miami Dolphin |
| Scott Mitchell | Miami Dolphin |
| Peter Stoyanovich | Miami Dolphin |
| Dwight Stephenson | Miami Dolphin |
| Jeff Uhlenhake | Miami Dolphin |
| Jeff Dellenbach | Miami Dolphin |
| Marco Coleman | Miami Dolphin |
| Kim Bokamper | Miami Dolphin |
| Jeff Cross | Miami Dolphin |
| Chris Barnes | Thrasher Band "Cannibal Corpses" |
| Alex Webster | Thrasher Band "Cannibal Corpses" |
| Paul Mazurkiewicz, Jr. | Thrasher Band "Cannibal Corpses" |
| Jack Owen | Thrasher Band "Cannibal Corpses" |
| Robert Barrett | Thrasher Band "Cannibal Corpses" |
| Bubba Baker | Toothless Giant (uncredited) |
| Ray Buffer | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Vince Cecere | Stadium Vendor (uncredited) |
| Robert Deacon | Redneck #1 (uncredited) |
| Greg Finley | Mascot (voice) (uncredited) |
| Bill Pearlman | Miami Dolphin Team Player #54 (uncredited) |
| Dominic Jack Pizzo, Sr. | Football Player (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Star | Stadium Vendor (uncredited) |
| Laird Stuart | Superbowl Referee (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tom Shadyac | Director, Screenplay |
| Mary Jo Slater | Casting |
| Jim Carrey | Screenplay |
| Alan E. Muraoka | Art Direction |
| Julio Macat | Director of Photography |
| Jack Bernstein | Story, Screenplay |
| Don Zimmerman | Editor |
| William A. Elliott | Production Design |
| Michael Viglietta | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Bobbie Read | Costume Design |
| Pauletta O. Lewis | Key Hair Stylist |
| Melanie Grefé | Second Assistant Director |
| Scott Jacobson | Set Decoration |
| Peter Bogart | Unit Production Manager |
| Jody Levin | Post Production Supervisor |
| Donna Battersby Greene | Hair Designer |
| Adam Druxman | Second Assistant Director |
| Michael Calabrese | Set Dresser |
| Jay Cannistraci | Makeup Artist |
| Sheryl Ptak | Key Makeup Artist |
| Lewis Bowen | Scenic Artist |
| Lee Grimes | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Pamela Priest | Hair Designer |
| Cheryl L. Johnson | Painter |
| Paul J. Hendricks | Property Builder |
| Wallace G. Emery | Propmaker |
| Tanya Hotton | Art Department Coordinator |
| William Les Collins | Construction Manager |
| Matthew Fleck | Painter |
| Dean F. Janik | Painter |
| Gabriel C. Ell | Property Builder |
| James P. Crapser | Propmaker |
| Richard Fojo | Set Designer |
| George Simporis | Painter |
| Gail K. Markley | Sound Editor |
| Dana Porter | Foley Artist |
| Skip Schields | Set Propsman |
| Dan Sweetman | Storyboard Artist |
| Fred Schwendel | Set Dresser |
| Cary Whittaker | Greensman |
| Odin Benitez | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Robert Fitzgerald | ADR Supervisor |
| Michael Hilkene | Sound Designer |
| Eric W. Lindermann | Sound Editor |
| Joan Rowe | Foley Artist |
| Lex duPont | Camera Operator |
| Richard F. Malone Jr. | Property Builder |
| Kevin Cerchiai | Cableman |
| Jeff Courtie | ADR Recordist |
| Michael Arbogast | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Terry Gusmano | Stunts |
| Vivian Russo | Painter |
| Philip Schneider | Property Master |
| Mike Kirton | Stunts |
| Joe Hess | Stunts |
| Jerry Bertolami | Dolly Grip |
| Michael J. McCarthy Sr. | Property Builder |
| Catherine Rowe | Foley Artist |
| Russell C. Fager | Sound Mixer |
| Andrew Nicholls | Special Effects Assistant |
| Kim Zimmerman | Stunts |
| Philip 'Biff' Delaney | Generator Operator |
| Paul Vistocco | Painter |
| Michael Reid | Property Builder |
| David M. O'Dell | Boom Operator |
| Mark Rathaus | Sound Editor |
| Alan Jordan | Stunts |
| Mark McCarthy | Carpenter |
| Nelson Wirtz | Carpenter |
| Gaston Biraben | Sound Editor |
| Thomas Kittle | Special Effects |
| Birgitte Holmgaard | Stunts |
| Stuart Wein | Set Dresser |
| Gainer Johnson | Stunts |
| Randall Guth | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Artie Malesci | Stunt Coordinator |
| Wolf Schmidt | Sound Editor |
| Gordon Keath | Property Builder |
| John R. Salemi | Property Builder |
| Patrick Tantalo | Special Effects Manager |
| Pirty Lee Jackson | Driver |
| Kevin Hudis | Driver |
| Tommy Barone | Set Production Assistant |
| Dana McFadden | Casting Assistant |
| Peter Afterman | Music Supervisor |
| Eric Wade | Driver |
| Peter Farber | Second Assistant Camera |
| Michael J. McCarthy | Craft Service |
| Jamie Moshall | Set Production Assistant |
| Greg Beber | Assistant Location Manager |
| Jamie Klein | Grip |
| Jeff Fisher | Casting Assistant |
| Jeff Carson | Music Editor |
| Michael Battaglia | Unit Publicist |
| Phil Greene | Grip |
| Edward Knott III | Key Grip |
| Bob Wright | Additional First Assistant Camera |
| Valerie Schields | Location Manager |
| Tom Deakman | Stand In |
| David Mastron | Post Production Accountant |
| Louise Rosner-Meyer | Production Coordinator |
| Kelly M. Webb | Set Costumer |
| Don Thompson | First Assistant Editor |
| Kenneth J. Cooney | Assistant Location Manager |
| Larry Crenshaw | Transportation Coordinator |
| Elaine Taverrile | Assistant Accountant |
| William B. Sechel | Gaffer |
| George Doering | Musician |
| Bill Goff | Projection |
| Diane Gutterud | Production Coordinator |
| Will Brantley | Projection |
| Margo Hunt McKay | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Betty Bennett | Script Supervisor |
| Michael Roberts | Accountant |
| Melanie Webster | Stand In |
| Andrew Giammarco | Grip |
| Steve Brooksbank | Casting Assistant |
| Rhona Meyers | Costumer |
| Dan Stein | Music Programmer |
| Edward V. Pannozzo | Accounting Clerk Assistant |
| Gary Ryan | Best Boy Electric |
| Emae Villalobos | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Craig Connell | Assistant Editor |
| Zoila Gomez | Production Assistant |
| Michael Scott Reid | Production Assistant |
| Steven Gary Banks | Post Production Assistant |
| Owen Stephens | Electrician |
| Robert Short | Production Coordinator |
| Jon Baronn Farmer | Still Photographer |
| Gina Williams | Set Costumer |
| Steve Pederson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Scott Millan | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Terry Miller | First Assistant Director |
| Randy Peterson | Carpenter |
| Brian Moon | Production Assistant |
| John Zimmerman | Stunts |
| Barry Ryan | Best Boy Grip |
| Jeff Simon | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Jim Vickers | Stunts |
| Courtney Brown | Stunts |
| Joe Bucaro III | Stunts |
| Alex Edlin | Stunts |
| Blake Pickett | Stunts |
| Felipe Savahge | Stunts |
| William McConnell | First Assistant Camera |
| Ingrid K. Behrens | Set Production Assistant |
| Paul Massey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ira Newborn | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| James G. Robinson | Producer |
| Gary Barber | Executive Producer |
| Bob Israel | Co-Producer |
| Peter Bogart | Co-Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 39 | 51 | 29 |
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One of the funniest movies of all time. Still to this day, every time I watch it, I can't help but laugh. One of my favorite movies of all time. ...
**Jim Carrey is the movie.** Jim Carrey is one of the great comic actors of the 90's, and this film is one of those that opened the doors of stardom for him. He already worked with comedy before, of course, as an actor and stand-up artist, and he took advantage of this background to build Ace, an ... animal detective with eccentric habits and manners. In general, this type of comedy is not to my liking, but I have to recognize Carrey's enormous qualities and talent. In cooperation with director Tom Shadyac (I don't know if it was the first, but there were several throughout their career), the actor did a truly inspired job that gives the film all its strength and originality. Imagining this movie without Carrey is impossible. Sure, there's a lot of exaggeration, and the rest of the cast is driven to exaggerate, trying to keep up with the protagonist's bizarreness, but that's a minor problem, in my opinion. The film also has good cinematography, which makes good use of the scenarios and chosen filming locations. The pace of the film is quite fast and the feeling that remains is that the film could have gone on longer and a lot of things would have been cut on the editor's table. For me, the great weakness of this film turns out to be the script, involving the sudden disappearance of the mascot of a baseball club – a dolphin. The strength of the protagonist actor and the originality of his character end up transforming the whole story into a detail without much force, a mere pretext for Carrey to do all that.