Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

1995
PG-13
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

239K

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Jungle Adventure Slapstick Adventure Comedy Crime

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.

Director
- Steve Oedekerk
Writers
- Jack Bernstein
- Steve Oedekerk
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

239K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,233

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Director
- Steve Oedekerk
Writers
- Jack Bernstein
- Steve Oedekerk
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 7 wins & 6 nominations total

Hitu
(as Adewalé)

Danny Daniels

Wachootoo Witch Doctor
(as Danny D. Daniels)

Sam Phillips

Wachootoo Chief
(as Sam Motoana Phillips)

Damon Standifer

Wachati Chief

Andrew Steel

Mick Katie

Bruce Spence

Gahjii

Tom Grunke

Derrick McCane
(as Thomas Grunke)

Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad

Ashram Monk

Kristin Norton

Pompous Woman
(as Kristen Norton)

Michael Reid MacKay

Skinny Husband

Kayla Allen

Airplane Stewardess

Director
- Steve Oedekerk
Writers
- Jack Bernstein
- Steve Oedekerk
All cast & crew
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Storyline

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Trivia
When 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.

Goofs
The 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 versions
One 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.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Fair Game/Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain/Home for the Holidays/Powder/Three Wishes (1995)

Soundtracks
Blur 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.

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Featured review

8/10

If you didn't find this funny..

Well, then god help you. I've known people who are not big fans of Jim Carey's style of comedy and I can see their point. He's just outrageous and rarely witty. But this movie has a bit of everything: clever dialogues, beautiful locations, and of course Jim Carey at his very best.

I find it much funnier than any of his other works. The Mask had too few of the 'mask' scenes, Pet Detective was just about OK, nothing great. This movie though is better because the story flows freely(unlike P.D) and it has a lot of Jim Carey (unlike The Mask). The scene at the monastery is actually brilliantly shot and to have such OTT comedy at what otherwise seems so mystical a location, I've never seen something like that. And lastly, yes it may seem a bit absurd, it's Ace's love for animals that comes out quite well. To have gone to a seclusion for losing a racoon(he was not paid to find anyways) is both hilarious and heart warming.

The rhino scene alone would've made this one of my favorite comedies, but there's so much more on offer.

8/10