Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Review

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Release Date: 28th April 1994 - Australia

Production Companies

Morgan Creek Productions

Distribution
Roadshow Films

Genre: Comedy

Rating: M

Runtime: 87 minutes


Budget: $15,000,000

Box Office Gross: $107,217,396 (Worldwide)

Plot Summary
Someone has kidnapped the mascot of a football team (a dolphin) just before the Super Bowl, but who would do that? Ace Ventura, a zany private investigator specialising in finding missing animals, is on the case. Soon, Miami Dolphins star player Dan Marino gets kidnapped, making Ace's sleuth work even more pressing.

With the help of a team

representative named

Melissa, Ace must crack

this case and look for

the culprit, but only

after many ridiculous

misadventures.

Cast

Jim Carrey - Ace Ventura

Courteney Cox - Melissa Robinson

Sean Young - Lt. Lois Einhorn

Tone Lōc - Emilio

Dan Marino - Himself

Troy Evans - Roger Podacter
Raynor Scheine - Woodstock
Udo Keir - Ronald Camp
Noble Willingham - Riddle
John Capodice - Sgt. Aguado
Frank Adonis - Vinnie
Tiny Ron - Roc
David Marguiles - Doctor
Judy Clayton - Martha Mertz
Bill Zuckert - Mr. Finkle
Alice Drummond - Mrs. Finkle
Rebecca Ferratti - Sexy Woman
Mark Margolis - Mr. Shickadance
Randall 'Tex' Cobb - Gruff Man

Cannibal Corpse - Themselves

Crew

Screenplay/Director - Tom Shadyac

Story/Screenplay - Jack Bernstein

Screenplay - Jim Carrey
Executive Producer - Gary Barber

Producer - James G. Robinson
Co-Producer/Unit Production Manager -

Peter Bogart
Co-Producer - Bob Israel
Project Consultants - Eugene Lebowitz
and Steve Oedekerk

Lead Animal Trainer - April Mackin

Production Designer - William Elliott

Art Director - Alan E. Muraoka

Set Decorator - Scott Jacobson
Costume Designer - Bobbie Read

Director of Photography - Julio Macat

First Assistant Director - Terry Miller
Stunt Coordinator - Artie Malesci
Special Effects Coordinator - Michael Arbogast

Film Editor - Don Zimmerman

Supervising Sound Editor - Michael Hilkene

Re-Recording Mixers - Paul Massey,

Steve Pederson and Scott Millan

Music - Ira Newborn

Music Supervisor - Peter Afterman

Review

The first ACE VENTURA movie was just as solid as the other works featuring the funny man Jim Carrey; even the sequel, When Nature Calls, which I once explored, is equally a great chapter. I now find myself a confessed fanatical viewer of the comedian and his creative genius of unleashing spontaneous/manic humour and energy into some of his well-known roles. Because the Dumb & Dumber sequel came out in Australia, I decided to critique the first instalment and several other Carrey classics (if some are lesser-known) in preparation to celebrate the new and latest addition. It was the inception of Jim's career as a talented movie star, and in this film, what a solid beginning to a man's career. It was truly satisfying to master an amusing plot that presents complex plot twists.

Jim is responsible for shaping and crafting his unique/memorable title character. The one quality Carrey achieves in every scene is exceptional humour, which can appeal to a market of movie-goers. His co-stars Sean Young and Courteney Cox are good as they were competent in their roles but never matched the finesse from Jim. I remember loving the part where Ace disguises himself as a patient in a mental institution.

ACE VENTURA was almost one of the greatest top Carrey films of all time, which gets outclassed by Dumb & Dumber, as it shines through as the un-defeated comedy that Carrey is particularly proud of starring in that movie. While a few bits aren't politically correct, it doesn't stop ACE VENTURA from being a funny movie. I recommend it to fans of Jim Carrey.

Star rating: (8/10) Very Good Movie

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