Ace Ventura: Pet Detective1993
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1993)
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Critic Consensus: Jim Carrey's twitchy antics and gross-out humor are on full, bombastic display in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, which is great news for fans of his particular brand of comedy but likely unsatisfying for anyone else.
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Cast
as Ace Ventura
as Melissa Robinson
as Lt. Lois Einhorn
as Himself
as Emilio
as Don Riddle
as Roger Podacter
as Woodstock
as Ronald Camp
as Vinnie
as Roc
as Doctor
as Aguado
as Mr. Finkle
as Mrs. Finkle
as Martha
as Sexy Woman
as Shickadance
as Gruff Man
as Burnout
as Neighbor
as Carlson
as Manager
as Director
as Assistant Director
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Crazy Guy
as Another Cop
as Dolphin Trainer
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Thrasher Band Member - `Cannibal Corpses'
as Thrasher Band Member - `Cannibal Corpses'
as Thrasher Band Member - `Cannibal Corpses'
as Thrasher Band Member - `Cannibal Corpses'
as Thrasher Band Member - `Cannibal Corpses'
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Critic Reviews for Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
All Critics (61) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (30) | Rotten (31) | DVD (5)
Playing a celebrated finder of missing mammals, [Carrey's] so over-energized from the start you keep thinking he'll wear out his welcome pronto; 90 minutes later his lunacy is still hard to take your eyes off.
Carrey suggests an escaped mental patient impersonating a game-show host.
[Carrey's] comic language is made up of accent marks, not characters; instead of inhabiting a scene, he swallows it up and spits it out in manic doodles.
The only possible attraction is Carrey's gonzo star turn.
Unlike famous bumbling sleuths such as Inspector Clouseau and Lt. Frank Drebin, there's no consistency to the "Ace" character, and the whole movie shifts in tone from social satire to sophomoric pranks and traditional copshow plotting.
Neither terrible, boring nor soporific, just not very funny.
Audience Reviews for Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
This was Jim Carrey's first official role and launched his brilliant career. He stars as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. "He's the best there is. Actually, he's the only one there is." The mascot of the Miami Dolphins "Snowflake the Dolphin" has been kidnapped. It is Ace's job to find this dolphin. He has help from Courney Cox (Arquette) and Sean Young who has a funny but sick story towards the end. There is also an appearance by legendary Miami Dolphin player Dan Marino (as himself). A hilarious film with wonderful slapstick and cuddly animals thrown in. The best part for me is seeing Ace being thrown about by a shark! Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls followed. Very good! 3 Stars 3-12-98
Super Reviewer
LACES OUT! EINHORN *IS* FINKLE! FINKLE *IS* EINHORN! AAAAAAAA.......AAAAAAAA.......AAAAAAAA!
Super Reviewer
Well its entertaining i dont think its as funny as the second and these arent the best movies in the world, just silly light hearted movies to laugh at!
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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Quotes
| Ace Ventura: | All righty then! |
| Ace Ventura: | That was close one ladies and gentlemen, of course in every contest, there must be, a loser. Lew-Who, Za-Her. |
| Ace Ventura: | Be careful with that phone, lieutenant. In time, you could develop a tumor. |
| Ace Ventura: | If I'm not back in 5 minutes, just wait longer. |