Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Review

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

Release Date: 30th November 1995 - Australia

Production Companies
Morgan Creek Productions

Distribution

Roadshow Films

Genre: Comedy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 90 minutes


Budget: $30,000,000

Box Office Gross: $212,385,533

(Worldwide)

Plot Summary
After exiling himself to a
Himalayan temple, Ace
Ventura must accompany
an explorer named Fulton
Greenwall and travel to
Africa to find a sacred bat,
which is the key to
preventing a war between
the two tribes, Watchootoo

and Wachati.

Cast
Jim Carrey - Ace Ventura
Ian McNeice - Fulton Greenwall
Simon Callow - Vincent Cadby
Maynard Eziazhi - Ouda
Bob Gunton - Burton Quinn
Damon Standifer - The Wachati Chief
Sophie Okonedo - The Wachati Princess
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje - Hitu
Tommy Davison - The Tiny Warrior
Danny Daniels - Watchootoo Witch Doctor
Sam Phillips - Watchootoo Chief
Andrew Steel - Mick Katie
Bruce Spence - Gahjii
Tom Grunke - Derrick McCane
Kristin Norton - Pompous Woman
Michael Reid McKay - Skinny Husband
Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad - Ashram Monk

Crew
Writer/Director - Steve Oedekerk
Characters - Jack Bernstein
Associate Producer - Bob Israel
Executive Producer - Gary Barber
Producer - James G. Robinson
Co-Producer/Unit Production Manager -
Andrew G. La Marca

Head Animal Trainers - David Sousa

and April Macki

Production Consultants - David J. Negron Sr.,

Daren Dochterman and Jack Johnson

Production Designer - Stephen J. Lineweaver

Art Director - Christopher Nowak
Set Decorator - Derek R. Hill
Costume Designer - Elsa Zamparelli
Director of Photography - Donald E. Thorin

Director of Photography: Second Unit,

South Carolina and Texas - Michael Bonvillain

First Assistant Directors - William M. Elvin

and Barry K. Thomas

Additional Second Assistant Director -

Robert Huberman

Second Unit Directors/Directors of Photography:

Second Unit, South Carolina & Texas -

Peter Montgomery, Phillip C. Pfeiffer and

John E. Sullivan
Stunt Coordinator - Rick Barker
Special Effects Coordinator - Mike Vezina
Animatronic Gorilla Supervisor: Alterian Studios -

Tony Gardner
Visual Effects Supervisor: Boss Film Studios -

Michele Moen
Digital Effects Supervisor: Buena Vista Visual

Effects - Wally Schaab

Visual Effects Production Supervisor: Buena

Vista Visual Effects - Lydia Bottegoni

Animation Designer & Supervisor: Available
Light Limited - John T. Van Vliet

Editor - Malcolm Campbell

Additional Editor - Paul Cichocki

Supervising Sound/ADR Editor - Michael Hilkene

Co-Supervising Sound/ADR Editor -

Christopher T. Welch

Sound Effects Designer - Ken J. Johnson

Sound Mixer: Canada - David Husby

Re-Recording Mixers - Steve Maslow

and Gregg Landaker

ADR Mixers - Charleen Richards

and Greg Steele

Foley Artists - James Moriana

and Jeffrey Wilhoit
Music - Robert Folk

Review
While returning to play the familiar character he established in the first Ace Ventura movie, Jim Carrey makes us laugh again in WHEN NATURE CALLS. Unlike the first instalment, the second movie has less lowbrow humour and an intelligent plot. Despite this, it manages to be even funnier and wilder in what can be a lighthearted, energetic sequel. I was entertained by two of its scenes, including the Slinky scene and the moment when Ace gets trapped in the fake rhino and gets out of it, making people think that the rhino is giving birth to a baby. I'll never look at rhinoceroses and Jim Carrey in the same way.

Carrey has stated that he dislikes doing follow-ups because of this film. I disagreed with Carrey's view because WHEN NATURE CALLS is a terrific comical sequel and is much better than the original. I recommend this movie to Jim Carrey fans.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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