Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, returns from a spiritual quest to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat, the sacred animal of a tribe in Africa.Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, returns from a spiritual quest to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat, the sacred animal of a tribe in Africa.Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, returns from a spiritual quest to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat, the sacred animal of a tribe in Africa.
- Awards
- 7 wins & 6 nominations
- Hitu
- (as Adewalé)
- Wachootoo Witch Doctor
- (as Danny D. Daniels)
- Wachootoo Chief
- (as Sam Motoana Phillips)
- Derrick McCane
- (as Thomas Grunke)
- Pompous Woman
- (as Kristen Norton)
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- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen driving to the consulate for the first time, Jim Carrey forgot his lines, so instead started singing the theme from the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Both actors stayed in character and the director loved it so they kept it in.
- GoofsThe Elephant featured is this film is an Indian when the film is supposed to take place in Africa.
- Quotes
Ace: That's quite a wrap you're wearing! Perhaps I could get you some fluffy new slippers made from the heads of innocent and defenseless baby seals!
Skinny Husband: Who is this ghastly man?
Ace: Ace Ventura, pet detective. And YOU must be the Monopoly guy! Hey.
[whispering]
Ace: Thanks for the free parking.
Pompous woman: Another ACTIVIST, McGuire.
Skinny Husband: Activist, yes.
[snobby laugh]
Ace: [imitating him] Activist, yes, mhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhm!
Pompous woman: Mr. Ventura, there is nothing wrong with enjoying the fruits of nature. You should try it sometime.
Ace: Alrighty then!
[smacks man in the face which knocks him unconscious, drapes him over his shoulders and begins to sing and dance exotically]
Ace: [shakes man] Do not pass go! Do not collect $200!
[hands back man to pompous woman]
Ace: It's lovely, but I fancy myself an autumn!
- Alternate versionsOne minute and thirty five seconds were cut from the theatrical version to get a PG certificate in the UK. A further three seconds where also cut to get a PG for the video release. These cuts remove a lot of the "crude humour". The cuts are as follows:
- The raccoon rescue is edited, mostly cutting shots of the clearly distressed animal.
- The scene of Ace casting shadows on the projector slide has been edited so that his shadow is going after Gahjii's neck instead of his groin.
- Ace's line "Excuse me. Your balls are showing! Bumble bee tuna!"
- Ace's snorting in the hut has been reduced.
- Likewise, when everyone is exiting the hut in hysterics, the shot cuts away earlier due to the graphic details.
- The shot of Ace masturbating is missing.
- When Ace is lecturing Quinn, the shot of Ace prodding his eyeball has been reduced. This could be due to strong language and/or imitable technique.
- After removing an apple core from the tribesman, Ace pushing the baby out of the mother's tummy is missing, as well as the shot of the father catching the baby.
- The Warrior stomping on Ace's crotch and ripping the spears out of his legs.
- SoundtracksBlur the Technicolor
Performed by White Zombie
Produced by Terry Date and White Zombie
Music by White Zombie
Lyrics by White Zombie
White Zombie appears courtesy of Geffen Records, Inc.
My favorite scenes were when Ace captured Quinn, and 'tormented' him by trying to make him talk about the whereabouts of the white bat.
And who can forget seeing Jim Carrey driving a monster truck shouting, "Nobody wants to play with me"! And a lot of other scenes that I can't describe because it was all funny! Other Carrey fans might agree too if they had seen all his movies!
Give Ace Ventura parts 1 and 2 a chance! Those movies deserve to be watched, unless of course you don't like comedies! ;) And I completely understand why some people wouldn't like him or his humor and that's fine with me. Heck, Jim Carrey is so popular, that during the theatrical releases of some of his earlier movies later on became animated series for the younger generation of fans! A great movie to watch with family, friends, and fellow Jim Carrey fans! I give both Ace Ventura movies 4 stars!
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Ace Ventura Goes to Africa
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $108,385,533
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $37,804,076
- Nov 12, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $212,385,533
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1