Released: 1994
Directed By: Tom Shadyac
Written By: Tom Shadyac, Jim Carrey, Jack Berenstein,
Starring: Jim Carrey, Sean Young, Courtney Cox, Tone Loc
Rating: PG-13.
Rent or Buy?: RENT
Story:
Ace Ventura, the world�s first and only professional pet detective is hired to find the kidnapped dolphin mascot of the NFL�s Miami Dolphins. He also needs to contend with Miami police�s lieutenant - Lois Einhorn, who considers Ace worthless. While investigating the tank of the missing dolphin, Ace finds a stone that he concludes could have only come from a Miami Dolphin 1984 AFC Championship Ring. Ace �covertly� searches every person on the team from that time, but has no luck. Soon after, Roger Podacter - head of operations for the Miami Dolphins apparently commits suicide. But Ace digs deeper and discovers that Podacter was murdered. While checking receipts for the rings, he finds another player from 1984 in a picture that he didn�t search. Ace discovers that the unknown player (named Ray Finkle) missed the big kick in the SuperBowl that year, costing the Dolphins the game. When Ace visits Finkle�s parents house, and sees Finkle�s room, he is mortified to find messages like �Die Dan (Marino)�
and �Laces Out�, apparently blaming his blunder on Dan Marino. Soon later, Marino joins the mascot dolphin Snowflake on the kidnapped list. Upon searching the mental hospital where Finkle escaped, he finds a news article claiming that a hiker - named Lois Einhorn was missing. After much deliberation, Ace realizes that Einhorn is Finkle and that Einhorn is really a man. At an abandoned yacht basin, Ace finds Snowflake and Marino held captive by Einhorn/Finkle. When the police arrive, Ace exposes Einhorn/Finkle as a man, and Snowflake and Marino return to the SuperBowl.
My Review:
This movie has so many laugh out loud moments it�s not funny. (Isn�t that on oxymoron?) In a
somewhat unusual fashion, Jim Carrey actually had to audition for this movie, something he
wouldn�t have to do until �Man on the Moon� in 1999. The story by itself it strong, and we have
some great performances by Courtney Cox and Tone Loc. Carrey steals the show with his energy
as the charismatic Ace Ventura. The music is kind of a disappointment, but isn�t all music in
Hollywood?
* * 1/4 stars out of 4
Hilarious/Memorable Quotes:
Ace Ventura: HDS, sir and how are you this afternoon? All righty then. I have a package for you.
Gruff Man: (shakes it) Sounds broken!
Ace Ventura: Most likely sir! I�ll bet it was something nice though.
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Mr. Shikadance: (gruffly) Venturrrrrrrrrra?
Ace Ventura: Yes, Satan?
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Melissa Robinson: Roger Podacter, meet Ace Ventura.
Roger Podacter: Nice to meet you. You came very highly recommended by Martha Metz.
Ace Ventura: Martha Metz? Oh, yeah. The bitch.
Roger Podacter: What?!
Ace Ventura: Pekinese, hyperactive, lost in Highland Park. She was half dead when I found her.
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Ronald Camp: I�m so sorry Mr. Ace. I�ll have the plumbing checked immediately.
Ace Ventura: Be sure that you do. If I�d been drinking out of the toilet, I might have been killed.
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Sergeant Aguado: Hey, Ventura! Find any good collars lately?
Cop: Or were they leashes?
Ace Ventura: (mocking laughter) Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh.
Sergeant Aguado: (sees a bug) Uh-Oh. (Squashes it) Homicide, Ventura. How are you gonna
solve that one?
Ace Ventura: Good question Aguado. First I�d establish a motive. In this case the killer saw the
size of the bug�s DICK and became insanely jealous. Then I�d lose 40 pounds. . .PORKIN� HIS
WIFE! (Aguado takes a swing at him. Ace catches him and thrusts him to the squashed bug)
Now, kiss and make up!
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Ace Ventura: (repeated schtick) <snaps fingers, blows raspberry>