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Synopsis: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (or simply Ace Ventura, or also simply Pet Detective) is a 1994 American comedy detective film directed by Tom Shadyac, and co-written by and starring Jim Carrey. It was developed by the film's original writer, Jack Bernstein, and co-producer, Bob Israel, for almost six years. The film co-stars Courteney Cox, Tone Lōc, Sean Young and former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino. In the film, Carrey plays Ace Ventura, an animal detective who is tasked with finding the Miami Dolphins' mascot that was abducted.
Genre: Comedy
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  5 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
37
Rotten Tomatoes:
46%
PG-13
Year:
1994
86 min
1,303 Views


LANDLORD:

Never mind the wise cracks

Venturaaa. You owe me rent!

ACE:

Mr. Shickadance� I told you,

you're my first priority! As soon

as I find the white pigeon,

you're paid!!

LANDLORD:

I heard animals in there Ventura!

I heard 'em again this morning,

scratchin' around.

ACE:

I never bring my work home with

me, sir.

The landlord notices the bags of kibble.

LANDLORD:

Oh, yeah? What's all this pet

food for?

ACE:

(beat)

Fiber.

The landlord isn't buying it.

ACE:

You wanna take a look for

yourself? Go head.

Ace rattles his keys in the door. Then he swings it open and turns on

the light. The house is clear.

Ace walks in as the landlord stands there snooping and sniffing the

air.

ACE:

Well� are you satisfied?

LANDLORD:

(still suspicious)

Yeah, but don't ever let me catch

you with an animal in there,

that's all!

ACE:

Okay then. Take care now. 'Bye

'bye.

The landlord walks away as Ace closes the door.

ACE:

(quietly to himself)

LLOOSER.

He then turns to the room and gives a distinct whistle.

CHAOS ENSUES! Animals jump out from every direction. Lizards crawl out

of drawers, birds fly

through the air, all of them gravitating to Ace.

ACE:

(to his flock)

Ooshhooboobooboodoodoo!

INT. MIAMI DOLPHIN HEADQUARTERS - LATER THAT DAY

The very imposing office of BOBBY RIDDLE, owner of the Miami Dolphins.

Riddle, 70, is a

take charge, doesn't take crap from anyone type of guy. He is yelling

at ROGER PODACTER,

an ex-linebacker in his early sixties, and MELISSA ROBINSON,

Podacter's attractive assistant.

RIDDLE:

I just want to know one thing; How

the hell do you lose a 500 pound

fish?!

Melissa's about to speak but hesitates.

RIDDLE (CONT.)

What?

MELISSA:

It's not a fish, sir. It's a

mammal.

An angry Riddle stands up.

RIDDLE:

Oh, thank you very much, Mrs.

Jacque Cousteau!

PODACTER:

Bob, she didn't mean anything by

it.

RIDDLE calms down a little, and sits.

RIDDLE:

(calmer)

Listen, personally, I don't give a

good god damn about a fish.

He looks at Melissa. She doesn't dare say anything.

RIDDLE (CONT.)

All I care about is winning this

Super Bowl! I want the players'

head in the right place. Sh*t,

Roger, you've been in this game

long enough, you know how

superstitious players are. Our

quarterback's been putting his

socks on backwards since high

school. And I got a lineman who

hasn't washed his jock in two

years because he thinks flies are

lucky! I want that god damn fish

on the field Super Bowl Sunday!

FIND THE FISH, OR FIND NEW JOBS!

INT. HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS ACTION

An upset Podacter and Melissa walk through the hallway.

PODACTER:

Why did it have to happen now? I

got three stinking years left till

retirement.

MELISSA:

I've got forty.

PODACTER:

I'll tell you who did it. It was

those goddamn animal rights nuts!

Always out there with their

goddamn signs, ANIMALS WERE BORN

FREE, STOP TORTURING SNOWFLAKE!

That goddamn fish lives better than

they do!

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James Eugene Carrey is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Known for his energetic slapstick performances, Carrey first gained recognition in 1990, after landing a recurring role in the American sketch comedy television series In Living Color. more…

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