Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
Directed by Steve Oedekerk / Rick Barker / Philip C. Pfeiffer / John Sullivan / Peter Montgomery
Genres - Comedy, Action, Adventure, Nature |
Sub-Genres - Detective Film, Farce, Gross-Out Comedy |
Release Date - Nov 10, 1995 (USA) |
Run Time - 95 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis by Jeremy Beday
Overnight sensation Jim Carrey reprises his role as the eccentric detective in this follow-up to the runaway blockbuster Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. The sequel finds Ace on assignment in Africa to prevent a tribal war by saving a white bat sacred to both sides. Along the way, he nearly sleeps with a seductive African princess before her wedding, experiences astral projection with an enlightened monkey, masturbates, collects bat dung and, last but not least, is birthed by a mechanical rhino (much to the horror of an American tourist family). Often short on taste, the film is nonetheless full of good spirit and plenty of genuine belly laughs -- particularly during the fight scene with a diminutive tribal champion (Tommy Davidson, who demonstrates a gift for physical comedy equal to Carrey's). Not for every taste, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls is either hilarious or insufferable, depending on the viewer's opinion of Carrey's unique brand of slapstick and sight gags. Please note: the opening sequence may be upsetting to younger viewers.
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private-detective, Africa, animal, bat [animal], rhinoceros, tribe