  ace ventura: 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 lÅc, sean young and former miami dolphins quarterback dan marino. despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, ace ventura: pet detective was a box office success, grossing $107 million worldwide from a $15 million budget. it spawned a sequel, ace ventura: when nature calls, a direct to video spin-off ace ventura, jr.: pet detective, and an animated series which lasted three seasons. in addition to launching carrey into stardom, the film has a large cult following. ==plot== ace ventura (jim carrey) is a private investigator living in miami, florida, who specializes in retrieval of tame or captive animals. despite the success of his methods, he does not often receive many assignments and therefore cannot pay rent or repair his battered 1970s chevrolet monte carlo; furthermore, his eccentricities make him the laughingstock of the metro-dade police department. at joe robbie stadium, snowflake, a bottlenose dolphin mascot of the miami dolphins, is kidnapped two weeks before the team is due to play in the imminent super bowl, whereupon the team's owner mr. riddle, believing the team will lose the super bowl unless snowflake is returned, orders his head of operations roger podacter (troy evans) and chief publicist melissa robinson (courteney cox) to find snowflake. ventura is hired to solve the case and discovers his first clue in the form of a rare triangular-cut orange [[amber]
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