---
title: 'Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tom Shadyac'
released: '1994-02-04'
runtime_minutes: 83
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ace-ventura-pet-detective-1994'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109040/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

1994 · PG-13 · 83 min · Comedy, Action · United States


## Synopsis

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective is a 1994 American comedy film starring Jim Carrey as Ace Ventura, an animal detective who is tasked with finding the abducted dolphin mascot of the Miami Dolphins football team. The film is directed by Tom Shadyac, who wrote the screenplay with Jack Bernstein and Carrey. The film co-stars Courteney Cox, Tone Loc, Sean Young, and then–Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino and features a cameo appearance from death metal band Cannibal Corpse.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Jim Carrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-carrey), [Tom Shadyac](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-shadyac), [Jack Bernstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-bernstein)
- **Director:** [Tom Shadyac](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-shadyac)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ira Newborn](https://cinepixo.com/people/ira-newborn)
- **Producer:** [James G. Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-g-robinson), [Gary Barber](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-barber)
- **Director of Photography:** [Julio Macat](https://cinepixo.com/people/julio-macat)
- **Editor:** [Don Zimmerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-zimmerman)

## Cast

- [Randall Cobb](https://cinepixo.com/people/randall-cobb)
- [John Capodice](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-capodice)
- [Don Shula](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-shula)
- [Dan Marino](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-marino)
- [Tiny Ron Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/tiny-ron-taylor)
- [Noble Willingham](https://cinepixo.com/people/noble-willingham)
- [Raynor Scheine](https://cinepixo.com/people/raynor-scheine)
- [Chris Barnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-barnes-3)
- [Jim Carrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-carrey) as Ace Ventura
- [Udo Kier](https://cinepixo.com/people/udo-kier)
- [Troy Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/troy-evans)
- [Mark Margolis](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-margolis)
- [David Margulies](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-margulies)
- [Sean Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-young)
- [Uwe von Schamann](https://cinepixo.com/people/uwe-von-schamann)

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