Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
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33% of critics liked it
(24 reviews) -
73% of users liked it
(865,821 ratings)
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… More 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. ~ Jeremy Beday, Rovi
- Directed By
- Steve Oedekerk, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
- Written By
- Steve Oedekerk
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Nov 10, 1995 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
There's so little to watch besides Carrey, in fact, it makes you actually miss (gasp!) Sean Young from Ace 1.
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
A little bit of Carrey goes a long, long way--and this Ace Ventura comedy goes on for too, too long.
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Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com
A guilty pleasure.
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John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
Thank heaven for the pause button and the few dozen breaks that helped relieve the pain.
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John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
Warner Bros. doubled the budget for this sequel in 1995. For their trouble, they got half as funny a film.
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Cast
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Jim Carrey
as Ace Ventura
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Ian McNeice
as Fulton Greenwall
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Simon Callow
as Vincent Cadby
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Maynard Eziashi
as Ouda
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Bob Gunton
as Burton Quinn
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Sophie Okonedo
as The Wachati Princess
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Tommy Davidson
as The Tiny Warrior
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Dev Kennedy
as Dad Tourist
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Michael Reid Mackay
as Skinny Husband
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Bruce Spence
as Gahjii
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Patti Tippo
as Mom Tourist
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Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad
as Ashram Monk
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Danny D. Daniels
as Wachootoo Witch Doctor
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Andrew Steel
as Mick Katie
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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
as Hitu



