Ace Ventura (franchise)

The Ace Ventura franchise consists of American detective-comedies, with two theatrical films, one made-for-television film, and one animated television series. The overall story, based on an original concept and story written by Jack Bernstein, follows the criminal investigations of the titular and comedic pet detective.

Ace Ventura
Official franchise logo
Based onCharacters created by Jack Bernstein
StarringJim Carrey
Release date
1994–2009
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The first and second films were met with mixed-to-average critical reception, while being exceptional financial successes, credited with launching the career of Jim Carrey. Over time, the two movie have earned the status of cult classics.[1][2][3][4] Alternatively, the third film

Origin

Bernstein later acknowledged that the concept for the character of Ace Ventura, came from wanting to do a comedic version of Sherlock Holmes, and after watching the Stupid Pet Tricks segment on Late Night with David Letterman.[5]

Films
Film U.S.
release date		 Directors Screenwriters Story by Producers
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective February 4, 1994 (1994-02-04) Tom Shadyac Jack Bernstein
and Tom Shadyac & Jim Carrey		 Jack Bernstein James G. Robinson
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls November 10, 1995 (1995-11-10) Steve Oedekerk
Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective March 1, 2009 (2009-03-01) David Mickey Evans Jason Heimberg, Justin Heimberg & Jeffery Sank
and David Mickey Evans		 Jason Heimberg, Justin Heimberg & Jeffery Sank James G. Robinson and David Robinson

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Main article: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Ace Ventura is hired to rescue Snowflake, the bottlenose dolphin mascot of the Miami Dolphins. Despite his best efforts to save Dan Marino, Ace is also kidnapped. When Ace finds out a murder is connected, he soon begins to suspect that disgraced football player Ray Finkle is behind it all. However, Ace can't find Finkle, until Ace discovers that Finkle has been masquerading as Lt. Lois Einhorn.

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
Main article: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

Ace is dispatched to Africa to investigate the disappearance of a sacred white bat battling his fear of bats along the way.

Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective (2009)
Main article: Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective

Ace Ventura, Jr. follows in his father's footsteps in being a pet detective. Years ago his father has disappeared, after voyage through the Bermuda Triangle. Now a number of animals go missing, and his mother is placed in jail after suspicion of guilt is ordered. Ace works with a number of friends to uncover the true culprit, and rescue his mother from conviction.

Television
Main article: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (TV series)
Title Season Episodes Original
air date		 Network Showrunner(s) Status
First Last
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective - The Animated Series 1 13 December 9, 1995 (1995-12-09) April 27, 1996 (1996-04-27) Central Broadcasting System Duane Capizzi Released
2 13 November 7, 1996 (1996-11-07) August 30, 1997 (1997-08-30)
3 15 October 29, 1999 (1999-10-29) February 4, 2000 (2000-02-04) Nickelodeon

A followup/continuation animated series, titled Ace Ventura: Pet Detective - The Animated Series aired from December 1995 to February 2000. Created by Duane Capizzi for Warner Bros. Television, the first two seasons aired on CBS. In 1999 when reruns debuted on Nickelodeon, a third season was developed and aired. Many of the characters from the movie were retained, though voiced by a new cast. While the original movies had a strongly cartoon-style comedic aesthetic, the animated series is characterized by slapstick and children-friendly cartoon humor. Seth MacFarlane was among the writers over the course of the show's run, displaying similar humor to his later series.[6]

The titular character, voiced by Canadian actor Michael Hall, continues his goofy antics as a private investigator for animals of all species.[7] Despite running in a time slot after another popular Jim Carrey movie-based cartoon, The Mask: Animated Series, and debuting a crossover episode between the two series (with "The Aceman Cometh"), the series failed to garner enough views to be renewed. Ultimately, both The Mask and Ace Ventura were cancelled. A third season followed the cancellation, before once again being cancelled.[8]

Main cast and characters
  • A V indicates the actor or actress lent only his or her voice for his or her film character.
  • A dark gray cell indicates the character was not in the film.
Character Film Television
Ace Ventura:
Pet Detective		 Ace Ventura:
When Nature Calls		 Ace Ventura Jr.:
Pet Detective		 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective -
The Animated Series
Principal cast
Ace Ventura Jim Carrey Referenced Michael Hall
Ace Ventura, Jr.   Josh Flitter  
Melissa Robinson-Ventura Courteney Cox   Ann Cusack  
Ray Finkle
Lt. Lois Einhorn		 Sean Young
Uwe von Schamann		  
Fulton Greenwall   Ian McNeice  
The Grand Abbot   Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad  
Prince Ouda   Maynard Eziashi  
Vincent Cadby   Simon Callow  
Spike Binks
the Capuchin Monkey		   Richard Binsley
Laura   Emma Lockhart  
Arnold "A-Plus" Plushinsky   Austin Rogers  
Quenton Pennington, Sr.   Brian Patrick Clarke  
Quenton Pennington, Jr.   Reed Alexander  
Supporting cast
Sgt. Aguado John Capodice   Al Waxman
Mr. Shickadance Mark Margolis   Vince Corazza
Ofc. Emilio Tone Loc   Bruce Tubbe
Woodstock Raynor Scheine   D.G. Beatty
Dan Marino himself  
Ronald Camp Udo Kier  
Roger Podacter Troy Evans  
Burton Quinn   Bob Gunton  
Hitu   Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje  
Wachati Princess   Sophie Okonedo  
Wachati Chief   Damon Standifer  
Rex Ventura   Ralph Waite  
Dr. Sickinger   Cullen Douglas  

Additional crew & production details
Film Crew/Detail
Composer Cinematographer Editor Production
companies		 Distributing
companies		 Running time
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Ira Newborn Julio Macat Don Zimmerman Morgan Creek Entertainment Warner Bros. Pictures 1hr 26mins
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Robert Folk Donald E. Thorin Malcolm Campbell Morgan Creek Entertainment,
O Entertainment		 1hr 34mins
Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective Laura Karpman Mark Irwin Danny Saphire Morgan Creek Entertainment,
Four Aces Productions		 Cartoon Network,
Warner Home Video		 1hr 33mins

Reception

Box office & financial performance
Film Box office gross Box office ranking Home video
sales		 Budget Worldwide
Total income		 Ref(s)
North America Other territories Worldwide All time
North America		 All time
worldwide
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective $72,217,396 $35,000,000 $107,217,396 #1,127 #2,213 information not available $12,000,000 $95,217,396 [9]
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls $108,360,063 $104,039,937 $212,400,000 #651 #907 information not available $30,000,000 $182,400,000 [10]
Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $117,421 $7,500,000 $109,000,000 [11][12]

Critical and public response
Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 48%
(60 critic ratings)[13]		 37/100
(14 critic reviews)[14]		 A-[15]
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls 31%
(26 critic ratings)[16]		 '45/100
(17 critic reviews)[17]		 B+[18]
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to calculate a score[19]		 TBD[20] N/A
Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective N/A[21] N/A N/A

In other media
Video games

A number of video games centering around Ace Ventura have been released. they are as follows:

  • Ace Ventura: Pet Detective: A handheld LCD video game released in 1995, to coincide with the release of When Nature Calls.
  • Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls: A handheld LCD video game released in 1995, to coincide with the titular film.
  • Ace Ventura: Developed by 7th Level, the game was released on PC CD-ROM in 1996. Based on The Animated Series, the gameplay was an example of the point-and-click adventure genre. The game was met with mixed reception, including a 6.6 out of 10 from GameSpot.[22] while Gamezilla gave it 58 out of 100.[23]
  • Ace Ventura: Pet Detective - The Case of the Serial Shaver: Developed by Brilliant Digital Entertainment, the game was released on PC CD-ROM in 1998. The gameplay involved a choose your own adventure mechanic.[24]
gollark: No, it's seeded.
gollark: Maybe it relies on weird internal details of how `random` works; who knows.
gollark: That is the point.
gollark: Hashes are hard to reverse.
gollark: I think I've had it running - uselessly - for about 30 minutes.

References
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  2. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/ace-ventura-cast-now-jim-carrey-courteney-cox-more-1146924
  3. https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1702260/jim-carrey-really-regrets-turning-down-one-director-for-ace-ventura-2
  4. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/11225801/Jim-Carreys-best-lines.html?frame=3104163
  5. https://nomeanerplace.com/index.php/writers/138-jack-bernstein/199-what-s-your-story
  6. Lenburg, Jeff (2006). Who's Who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television's Award-winning and Legendary Animators. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. p. 221. ISBN 9781557836717. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 5. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  8. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 56–57. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  9. https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Ace-Ventura-Pet-Detective#tab=summary
  10. https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Ace-Ventura-When-Nature-Calls#tab=summary
  11. https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1976009729/weekend/
  12. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0844029/
  13. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ace_ventura_pet_detective
  14. https://www.metacritic.com/movie/ace-ventura-pet-detective
  15. https://www.cinemascore.com/
  16. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ace_ventura_when_nature_calls
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  18. https://www.cinemascore.com/
  19. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/ace_ventura
  20. https://www.metacritic.com/tv/ace-ventura-pet-detective
  21. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ace_ventura_jr
  22. "Ace Ventura Review". GameSpot. December 23, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  23. Yarbrough, Ethan. "Ace Ventura review". Gamezilla. Archived from the original on February 8, 2002. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  24. https://www.gamespot.com/ace-ventura-pet-detective-the-case-of-the-serial/reviews/
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