Curious facts about the film "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" (19 photos + 1 video)

In 1994, the comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective was released, which brought worldwide fame to comedian and actor Jim Carrey. Here are some interesting facts about the film, as well as footage from the filming.





1. It was originally planned that the role of the dog detective would be played by 80s comedy star Rick Moranis. According to the plot, his hero was supposed to be a kind of clumsy loser. But in the end, Rick refused. And when the role went to Jim Carrey, it was decided to completely rework the character. As a result, Ace turned out to be an eccentric who knows his business by heart and is able to solve any problem related to animals.



2. By the way, Jim Carrey came up with all the habits, antics and manner of speech for his character himself. Moreover, at some points Carrey used phrases from his stand-up performances. Well, Kerry took the behavior of tropical birds as the basis for his image. It is because of this that he wears such a shirt and hairstyle.





3. Actress Lauren Holly auditioned for the leading female role, but in the end the role went to the future star of the TV series “Friends” and the “Scream” franchise, Courteney Cox. However, Jim Carrey still managed to work with Lauren in the film Dumb and Dumber, where the actress played the main female role. And a little later she became Jim Carrey's wife. True, their marriage lasted less than 1 year.



4. Courteney Cox was very afraid of some animals, especially monkeys. According to her, she was constantly afraid that some monkey or squirrel would break out and grab her in the face.



5. It was thanks to Jim Carrey that they managed to drag football star Dan Marino into the film. Jim came to the meeting with Dan in the guise of Ace Ventura, making faces and pestering visitors.



6. Remember the scene when Lieutenant Einhorn hits the ball and hits the hole in the roof? In fact, the blow was delivered by a disguised Miami Dolphins football player, Peter Stoyanovich.





7. The scene where the penguins come out of the refrigerator actually involved tropical penguins who cannot stand the cold. Such penguins are often used for filming in films so as not to torment Antarctic birds, which are accustomed to living in the cold. And their use is much cheaper, since during transportation there is no need to comply with special low-temperature conditions.



8. The band "Cannibal corpse", which appears in the film, is the real thing. Moreover, at that time Jim was a big fan of this death-metal band.

9. Remember that same drunk whose dog Ace stole at the very beginning of the film? So, the bruises under his eyes are not makeup at all. Actor Randall Tex Cobb got into a fight in a bar the day before and came to the set looking like this. As a result, they did not cover up the bruises, since they fit very well into this image.



10. Years later, many activists were outraged that Ace Ventura tried to clean himself up and burned his clothes after learning that he had kissed a (transgender) man. Well, you understand, the time now in the USA is tolerant. Minorities are constantly insulted.



11. The creators hid several Easter eggs in the film that hint that Lieutenant Einhorn is actually a man. Even her last name is translated from German as “Unicorn,” which also seems to hint.



12. Ray Finkle's house is actually abandoned. The house was heavily damaged by Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and has not been lived in since. And he was just perfect for filming.

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13. Many of the names in the film were not invented by chance. For example, Sergeant Aguado received his last name in honor of one of the film's producers, Ken Aguado. The main character Melissa got her name in honor of the daughter of screenwriter Jack Bernstein, and the surname for the owner of the apartment (Mr. Shikadance) was suggested by Jim Carrey himself. That was the name of the company (Shikadance brothers) that managed the house where Jim Carrey lived as a child.



14. It was Jim Carrey who suggested ripping Lieutenant Einhorn's shirt to prove she was a man. But Kerry himself wanted to do this in order to show the beautiful body of actress Sean Young in the frame.



15. Jim Carrey came up with the drawling phrase “Alrighty then” for his character in the hope that it would become a meme and would be quoted. But this never happened.



16. When the film's director Tom Shadyac saw the final version, he was seriously scared, suggesting that such a film would be so unsuccessful that it would put an end to his directing career, as well as sink Jim Carrey's acting career to the bottom. But it turned out exactly the opposite.



17. For his role in the film “Ace Ventura” Jim Carrey received a fee of $350,000, and for his role in the film “The Mask” Jim received $450 thousand. But it’s worth considering that filming for “The Mask” began even before “Ace Ventura” was released. But after “Ace Ventura” became commercially successful, Carrey’s fee increased sharply, and for the next film “Dumb and Dumber,” Jim received as much as $7 million, which was 20 times higher than the fee for “Ace Ventura.”



18. The film's budget was $15 million and grosses exceeded $107 million.