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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
1,361 Views


FINKLE:

(gasping for air)

Help I can't swim!!!

Finkle goes under again. We see him under water sinking down.

Snowflake swims to him now, allowing him to grab onto his fin and

pulls Finkle gently to the side

of the pool. Finkle lies there exhausted.

Ace reaches down into frame, removing the '82 AFC Championship ring

from Finkle's finger. We

see that it's the ring with the missing stone. Ace replaces it with

the stone in his pocket. It's a

perfect fit.

ACE:

LLLOOOSER! LLOO HOO SERR HERR

HERR!!!

Melissa is still holding the gun on Emilio.

EMILIO:

Melissa� you can give me back my

gun now.

Melissa has forgotten she even had the gun. She hands it to Emilio and

faints in his arms.

Now Aguado appears beside Ace.

AGUADO:

I don't know how you did it,

Ventura� but that was damn good

police work. Alright guys, let's

wrap this up!

EXT. HIGHWAY - DAY

Twenty or more police cars in single file provide more than ample

escort for�

�Ace and Marino in Ace's Chevy Bel-Aire with the cracked windshield.

Both of them have their

heads sticking out so that they can see. Marino has a wad of gum in

his mouth.

HIGH ANGLE:

The long line of flashing lights and cop cars drives at top speed up

Route One. Ace's Bel-Aire

right in the middle.

MARINO (O.S.)

hey Ace?

ACE (O.S.)

Yeah, Dan?

MARINO (O.S.)

Got any more gum?

CUT TO:

INT. STADIUM - DAY

The Super Bowl Halftime Show is in progress. Marino is in uniform

warming up. Emilio is

drooling at the cheerleaders. Ace and Melissa are standing near the

fifty yard line taking in the

awesome spectacle.

Some fireworks go off around the tank. A marching band plays a

triumphant tune. We see a

helicopter come up over the side of the stadium carrying Snowflake.

ANNOUNCER (O.S.)

Ladies and gentlemen, the Miami

Dolphins are proud to welcome back

to BOBBY RIDDLE Stadium, our

beloved mascot and star of the

halftime show�

ANGLE ON:

The helicopter lowering Snowflake into his tank.

ANNOUNCER (O.S.)

Snowflake!!

As the crowd roars, Melissa turns to Ace, and with Snowflake in the

background performing

spectacular flips, they kiss.

ANOTHER ANGLE:

As Melissa and Ace kiss, the prized 'White Pigeon' lands on a Gatorade

dispenser in the

foreground. Ace spots it and starts to make a move.

Just as he closes in for the grab, the Philadelphia Eagles mascot

eagle walks up to get a drink and

shoos the pigeon away. Ace is furious.

ACE:

You idiot! Do you know what

you've done?!

The giant eagle head looks up at Ace.

MASCOT:

Huh?

Ace grabs him.

ACE:

You just cost me ten thousand

bucks, Polly!

MASCOT:

Yeah Blow me.

ACE:

REE HEE HEE HEELYYY?!!!

PULL BACK to find Eagle's mascot and Ace arguing. We can't hear what's

said, but there's a lot

of finger pointing.

Emilio stops his leering to check out what's going on.

The ANNOUNCER up in the booth reads a release.

ANNOUNCER:

The National Football League would

now like to offer a special thank

you to the man who rescued Dan

Marino and our beloved

Snowflake�

On the field the mascot shoves Ace. Ace shoves back.

ANNOUNCER (CONT'D)

A great humanitarian, and lover of

all animals� Mr. Ace Ventura!

Ace is straddling the eagle, pounding the sh*t out of giant head.

The image is flashed on the big stadium screen. We freeze frame on

this huge picture of Ace, as he

looks into camera with his fist raised.

MUSIC UP:
THRASH METAL

ROLL CREDITS:

THE END:

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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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