Searching Snowflake’s tank for clues, Ventura finds a rare triangle-cut orange amber stone, which he recognizes as a part of a 1984 AFC Championship ring. Melissa Robinson ( Courteney Cox), the Dolphins’ chief publicist, hires Ventura to find Snowflake. Two weeks before the Miami Dolphins are to play in the Super Bowl, their mascot, a bottlenose dolphin named Snowflake, is kidnapped. He asks for a multitude of things, but the owner seductively pays him with a blowjob, which he does not argue with her doing. Ventura shakes the man off and heads to the rightful owner to claim a reward. Before leaving with the dog, the man sees to damage Ventura's car with a bat and even climbs into it when Ace takes off. After yelling at the dog to move from the door the man goes to move the mutt himself but discovers that it was a fake plush toy with a note mocking his foolery.Īce had hidden the real dog in his uniform and makes it to his vehicle. Within exiting the building, Ace races to his car as the man notices his dog is still at the door. While the man signs for the package, Ace asks to pet his dog at the door and then tells the man the rest of the signing can be taken care of and leaves. Once arrived, he knocks at the door and poses the package to the Gruff Man who opens. As he makes his way to his target location he carries a fragile package and carelessly tosses it around for fun. In one case, he goes in undercover as a slightly overweight delivery man. He struggles to pay his rent, and is often mocked by the Miami Police Department, led by Lieutenant Lois Einhorn ( Sean Young), who finds Ventura insufferable. A direct sequel to the first two films is in development as of March 2021.Īce Ventura ( Jim Carrey) is an eccentric, very unorthodox Miami-based private detective who specializes in retrieving tame or captive animals. In addition to launching Carrey's film career, it also spawned the sequel film Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), the animated TV series Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (three seasons, 1995–2000), and later, the direct-to-video spin-off Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective (2009). At the worldwide box office, it grossed $107.2 million.

Carrey's performance led to the film having a cult following among male adolescents. It received generally unfavorable reviews from critics. The film was produced on a budget of $15 million. The film co-stars Courteney Cox, Tone Loc, Sean Young and former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino and features a cameo appearance from death metal band Cannibal Corpse. The film was directed by Tom Shadyac, who wrote the screenplay with Carrey and Jack Bernstein. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective is a 1994 American comedy film starring Jim Carrey as Ace Ventura, an animal detective who is tasked with finding the abducted dolphin who is the mascot of the US football team Miami Dolphins.

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