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[[caption-width-right:271:[[OverlyNarrowSuperlative He's the best there is at what he does.]]]]
->''[[CatchPhrase AALLLLLLL-Righty then!]]''

''Ace Ventura'' is a comedy movie series starring JimCarrey. The first film was 1994's ''Ace Ventura, Pet Detective'', and it's the movie that catapulted Carrey into A-list fame when it became a surprise hit. It was followed by a sequel, 1995's ''Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls'', and an AnimatedAdaptation.

The entire gimmick of Ace Ventura is that he's a modern-day Franchise/SherlockHolmes... mixed with Literature/{{Tarzan}} and Literature/DoctorDolittle. Using these "skills", Ace becomes a Pet Detective, finding and saving animals. In the first movie he appears as nothing more than a local nut helping people find their lost cats and whatnot, but being the only Pet Detective in the area (and possibly existence), he gets roped into a high-profile investigation. Possibly due to this, he's become pretty well known in the second movie, where he is hired to recover a sacred bat stolen from two African tribes before war erupts between them.

Notably, while JimCarrey enjoyed himself in the original, he allegedly disliked the sequel so much, that he vowed to never do a sequel again - whether this is for the better or the worse for his film career we'll likely never know, but so far he's kept to that vow, and so far he's still on the A-list for comedy.
The film is pretty well known for its crude humor and vulgar jokes (toned down slightly for the second movie and animated series) as well the hero talking out of his ass; no, ''literally'' he talks out of his ass. However it also featured a fairly intelligent plot and featured [[{{Series/Friends}} Courtney Cox]] as Melissa Robinson and Creator/SeanYoung as Lt. Lois Einhorn.

As of 2009 it now has its own SpinoffBabies, the direct-to-[=DVD=] ''Ace Ventura Jr., Pet Detective''.

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!!'''Contains examples of the following tropes:'''
* AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame: In the literal sense. ''Film/TheCryingGame'' was mercilessly parodied in the second half of the first film.
* TheAllegedCar: Ace's car fails to start, which lets the angry dirtbag man he took the missing dog from catch up to smash in his windshield and batter his car. Ace, strapped for cash, can't pay to fix the busted windshield, which is so badly shattered he can't see out it anymore and has to stick his head out while driving. It's a wonder he didn't get in trouble with the law for driving like that.
* AnachronismStew: In the animated series episode "Dragon Guy", a computer is used in Robin Hood times.
* AnimalNemesis: In the sequel, Ace is attacked by a crocodile, but the fight quickly turns in his favor. The croc even tries to escape and Ace ''[[RefugeInAudacity drags it back into the river by its tail]]'' to whale on it some more.
* AnimalReactionShot
* AnimatedAdaptation: Interesting primarily because it once had a {{crossover}} with the animated version of ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'' ("Have Mask, Will Travel"). [[strike:Double]] Triple the Carrey [[NotQuiteStarring impersonations]], double the [[LargeHam ham]]!
* AsHimself: Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino playing Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino.
** Also any and all members of the Miami Dolphins at that time.
** Death metal band Cannibal Corpse appears as themselves. Jim Carey is a fan of the band and he talked the director into putting them in the movie.
* AscendedExtra: Emilio, Aguado, and Mr. Shickadance get more to do in the animated series.
** Spike in ''When Nature Calls" and the animated series.
* AssShove: A variation occurs in ''When Nature Calls''. When Ace is [[ItMakesSenseInContext trapped in an overheating mechanical rhinoceros]], he has to escape by [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh2iyPmucFk pushing out through the "back door"]]...only to be spotted by tourists on safari who think the rhino is giving birth.
* AxCrazy: PlayedForLaughs with Ace.
* BadVibrations: Done subtly (at first) in the second movie. As the villain is indulging in a low-key EvilGloating with a slight WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong, everyone falls silent as they feel the house start to vibrate. At first, it's quiet, as if they could possibly be imagining the sound. But it gets louder, and louder, until a horde of animals bursts through the wall, followed by Ace on an [[ItMakesSenseInContext ostrich]] in a BigDamnHeroes moment.
* BatOutOfHell: "DIE, DEVIL BIRD!!! 
** "TAKE THAT, YOU WINGED SPAWN OF SATAAAN!!!"
* BattleInterruptingShout: At the end of ''When Nature Calls'', Ace prevents a war between the two neighboring African tribes by running between the armies with their sacred bat in his hands, shouting its name (which according to the tribes' traditions, requires all who hear it to kneel). 
* BerserkButton: "Nobody messes...with the 'DO!" Subverted, because he proceeds to get his ass handed to him in the ensuing fight.
** Harming animals is, naturally, a big one for Ace... unless they're bats.
* BitsOfMeKeepPassingOut: In "When Nature Calls" as Ace is being pelted with poisoned darts:
-->'''Ace''': ''(arms going limp, speech slurred)'' Startin' to get numb...
* BlackComedyRape: In ''When Nature Calls'', the main bad guy, after his plans to bring the Wachati and Wachootoo tribes into war with each other are brought crashing down around his ears, [[ChasedByAngryNatives tries to escape their wrath]], but is cornered by a silverback gorilla with... amorous intentions. Cue "The Lion Sleeps Tonight."
* BlindIdiotTranslation[=/=]MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels: In ''When Nature Calls'', Ace gets his Wachati guide Ouda to translate his words into the Wachootoo language...''badly''.
--> '''Ace:''' WarIsHell. The last thing we want is a fight. 
--> '''Ouda:''' "I want a fight, so go to hell!"
** It's left to the viewers' imagination whether Ouda is actually a bad translator, or if he's working to keep Ace alive with his mistranslations; the Wachootoo don't seem like peace-loving people, and might take fatal offense to Ace's cowardice. 
* BlowGun: In ''When Nature Calls'', Ace is shot with dozens of little darts (with hilarious effects) before he passes out.
* BrainBleach: Ace reacts to the realization that [[spoiler:a woman who he was sexually attracted to [[UnsettlingGenderReveal used to be a man]]]] by vomiting his entire stomach's contents into the toilet (using a plunger on his face), burning his clothes and then scrubbing himself down in the shower while sobbing.
** That scene was a spoof of [[spoiler:''Film/TheCryingGame'']]. And even came with the song (as sung by Boy George) in the background.
** The next scene, he's in his car, chewing a whole package of Big Red gum.
*** "Your gun is sticking into my hip. Eyuh!"
*** [[BrickJoke "It wasn't a gun! IT WASN'T A GUN!"]]
** Oh, it gets better. When he reveals the fact to entire SWAT squad, [[HilarityEnsues the whole group starts spitting and puking]].
*** '''''[[AnimalReactionShot SO DOES THE GODDAMN DOLPHIN!]]''''' (er, both of them).
*** There's more to that. [[spoiler:When he strips her down to her underwear but she still appears to lack the evidence, a tied-up Dan Marino calls his attention to reveal one more detail. Ace strolls back to her and turns her around, revealing that she still has her equipment...''tucked in between her legs'', presumably with duct tape. Cue the [=SWATs=] doing the retching routine. And they even put in the same music as when he had his own revelation!]]
* BrickJoke: The aforementioned "It wasn't a gun!" bit
-->'''Fulton:''' I believe they're saying that she's not a virgin.
-->'''Ace:''' ...''*Hushed*'' They can ''tell'' that?
* BringMyBrownPants:
-->'''Ace:''' I'm looking for Ray Finkle. ''(Ray's father points a shotgun at Ace, whose expression doesn't change one bit)'' And a clean pair of shorts.
** Implied in the second movie.
--->'''Fulton''': ''(alarmed)'' Perhaps think we should slow down a ''teensy-weensy'' bit!?
--->'''Ace''': ''(carefree)'' Nonsense, poopy-pants!
** Done again in the Ace/Mask crossover when Stanley whips out two guns- each sporting multiple barrels and a few rocket launchers- pointed right at him.
* BuffySpeak: "I shall slip amongst them like a transparent...''thing''."
* BulletCatch: With his teeth, while driving a car.
** ''[[RefugeInAudacity Accidentally]]''. Immediately after taunting the shooter, "What's wrong, [[TemptingFate can't ya hit me!?]]" followed by him pulling out and looking at the bullet with a definite OhCrap expression.
* {{Bulungi}} : Nibia
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Ace is extremely eccentric, but very good at his job.
* BusCrash: Ace's absence from Ace Ventura Jr. was explained away by him dying in a plane crash years ago.
* TheCanKickedHim: "Do ''not'' go in there!" (it's not in the actual bathroom, but Ace has to pretend it is) 
* CatchPhrase: "Allllllllrighty then!"
** To the point that "Allrighty then" is made into his meditation mantra in the second movie.
** "Llllliiiike a glove!"
** "Unfortunately, in ''every'' contest, there must be... ''a loser.'' Lu-''hoo''... zu-''her''."
** "Ree-hee-hee-hee-HEEEEAAAAALLY..."
* CaughtOnTheJumbotron: Ace fights a bird-suited mascot on a Jumbotron at the end of the first movie. The reason? He shooed away a runaway pigeon that had a cool reward of $25,000 grand on its head. Good news is, it was the away team's mascot, and the Dolphins were yukking it up, along with Melissa. Gets coupled with HypocriticalHumor since the announcer introduced him as a lover of all life's creatures just before he got caught.
* CaughtWithYourPantsDown
* ChasedByAngryNatives: At the end of the second film. Ace deflowered the bride-to-be of the Wachooto Tiny Warrior that already mopped the floor with him earlier. Ace managed to skate out of being killed by the Wachooto and was on friendly terms with both them and the Wachati. Then the Tiny Warrior notices... cue ''everyone'' chasing Ace in murderous anger.
* ChekhovsGun: Ace's initial SherlockScan of Cadby alerts him to an abrasion on his palm and a white stain on his shoe, which he uses to deduce that Cadby slipped on some shoddy masonry work. This later clues him in to the fact that the white substance Cadby slipped on was in fact guano, which along with its substantial monetary value made him the true culprit.
** During the start of his investigation, Ace plays drums with several mushroom heads growing on a tree... the red, fungus-bearing acala.
* TheChiefsDaughter: The leading lady of the second film.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: The unexplained disappearance of Melissa Robinson between films.
** {{Justified|Trope}} since Ace was in self-exile in Tibet for the second film and then went straight to Africa. One would simply assume none of the former cast decided to shell out the cash to leave the country just to join in on the antics.
*** Melissa appears in ''Ace Jr.''. She's out of the sports business and worked with animals, married Ace and they have a son. She's played by [[TheOtherDarrin Ann Cusack]].
* CloserThanTheyAppear: "Warning! Assholes are closer than they appear!"
* CoolShades
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Ace's methods of interrogating suspects include rubbing a ceramic plate with a knife and a fork really fast, then poking at his own eye.
** The eye thing ''works'' on the guy he's trying it on. "''(retches)'' Oh God, no! My brother used to do that to me!"
* ContrivedCoincidence: In the second movie, Ace is looking for a ride to chase after Cadby, who's escaping into the jungle. The only car in the parking lot with keys oh-so-conveniently left in the ignition is [[CoolCar a big honking monster truck]] with tires half the size of the other guy's jeep.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaqIALamCz8 This is just Jim Carrey doing the most ridiculous thing imaginable. And he gets paid to do this.]]
* CrankyLandlord: Mr. Shickadance from the movie and video game, is a cranky old man who hates animals. Despite his warnings for Ace not to bring any work home, Ace secretly keeps more than a dozen housepets in his room, having trained the animals to hide when the landlord appears. 
--> '''Mr. Shickadance:''' ''Ventuura''. 
--> '''Ace Ventura:''' ''[whispering] Yes, Satan? [turns around] Oh, I'm sorry, sir. I thought it was another entity.'' 
--> '''Mr. Shickadance:''' ''Never mind the wisecracks, Ventura. [coughs in Ace's face]...You owe me rent.'' 
* CrazyCulturalComparison: The second movie features spitting in another's face as a form of showing great respect.
* CreepyCrossdresser: Ace gets particularly grossed out when he learns that the "woman" he kissed earlier in the film is actually a guy who had [[DeadPersonImpersonation stolen the identity of a missing hiker]].
--->'''Ace Ventura''': "Einhorn is Finkle...Finkle is Einhorn! [[UnsettlingGenderReveal Einhorn is a man!]] Oh, my god! Einhorn is a ''man?!''"
* CurbStompBattle: At the hands of the Wachootoos' best warrior in the second movie.
* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: "If curse of Shikaka not lifted by tomorrow sun at top of sky, Wachootoo kill all Wachati, and smash your head on a rock." 
* DarkestAfrica: The second movie.
* ADateWithRosiePalms
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:Lois Einhorn]] in the first film.
* DeathGlare: Lois Einhorn communicates entirely in snark, put-downs, and death glares.
* DescriptionCut:
-->'''Melissa:''' Is Ace in trouble?
-->'''Emilio:''' Don't worry. If there's one thing I know, it's that there's nothing Ace can't handle.
-->'''Ace Ventura:''' (cut to him sobbing while being held at gunpoint) Please don't kill me!
* DestructoNookie: When Ace gets to bed Melissa in the first film, he is REALLY WILD in bed, banging the headboard against the wall. The animals watching and reacting adds to the comedy. As does ''The Lion Sleeps Tonight'' being used as nookie music.
* DetectiveMole: a murder and two kidnappings (one dolphin and one Dolphin) were investigated by [[spoiler:police Lieutenant Lois Einhorn.]]
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: In the crossover episode, Ace manages to actually best The Mask at his own game- I repeat, he bested a super-powered entity that can warp reality.
* DoNotPassGo:
--> '''Ace:''' ''Alrighty then! [smacks man in the face, who looks like "The Monopoly Guy", which knocks him unconscious, drapes him over his shoulders and begins to sing and dance exotically] [shakes man] Do not pass go! Do not collect $200!''
* DownToTheLastPlay: "The Kick Heard Round The World" from the first movie's back story.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Ace in both films, more so in the second.
* EurekaMoment: [[spoiler:"Einhorn is a ''MAN''!" and "They have ''GUANO''!"]]
* EvilDetectingDog: "SO! Animals... CAN sense Evil!"
* ExitPursuedByABear: The climax from ''AceVentura: When Nature Calls'' seems to imply the villain is not so much pursued by the gorilla as ''pursued'' by it.
* ExoticEntree: One cartoon episode has a VillainousGlutton who is kidnapping endangered species as part of a planned seven-course meal.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: After realizing he can become a pet detective, Ace Ventura's Jr. has his hair modeled after his father. He also wears an outfit similar to his dad.
** The song "Ace in the House" by Tone Loc plays during his slow walk.
* EyeScream
* {{Flashback}}: ShoutOut to ''Film/{{Cliffhanger}}''.
* FaceHeelTurn: Subverted by Fulton Greenwald in the sequel. The only reason he didn't hit the lights for Ace is because he was confused by Ace's {{Unnecessary Combat Roll}}ing; he gets it together later and knocks out Cadby before the villain can shoot Ace.
** Although this probably had more to do with the giant windows and it being the middle of the day.
* FlippingTheBird: In the first film Ace has a football player give him the finger so he can get a good look at his championship ring.
* FreezeFrameBonus: In the first movie, when Ace's dog lies on the Photo of Ray Finkle, the newspaper beneath it has a story on it about an alien abduction, the acompanying image is of [[Series/DoctorWho The Cybermen]].
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Ace
* FunWithForeignLanguages: In the second film.
* GenerationXerox: An episode of ''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' shows Ace Ventura's medieval ancestor as a pet detective, Guado's ancestor as a corrupt sheriff, and Woodstock's ancestor as the informer of Ace's ancestor (complete with a steampunk computer). 
* GettingHotInHere: In ''When Nature Calls'', things got a bit hot for Ace whilst spying on someone from within a tank disguised as a rhino. After stripping bare, he finds that the tank door is jammed, so he crawls out through the rhinobot's vagina, meaning that a safari-going family got to witness a rhino giving birth to a fully-grown, naked human.
* GiveMeASword: In ''When Nature Calls'' Ace gets a spear thrown into his leg while fighting a tribal native. He shouts for his sidekick to throw him a spear, which he does... [[HilarityEnsues stabbing him in the other leg]].
* GoodIsNotNice: Ace Ventura is a send-up of this sort of character, whether intentionally or otherwise. He literally talks out of his backside, is inherently immature and even sociopathic, but losing someone he was trying to save drives him into seclusion in a monastery. Said someone was a raccoon... 
** A notable subversion if you realize where his loyalties lie. He's a PET detective and thus, the ones he is nicest to are ALL animals.
* GPSEvidence: In ''When Nature Calls'', Ace gets shot by multiple darts and suspects the darts are being shot by the Wachootoo tribe. After the scene with the tribe, he gets shot again and finds out the Wachootoo dart didn't match the original darts. Ace discovers the original dart was carved from a "red, fungus-bearing acala" which is grown only in one area in the jungle where the bat-nappers are hiding. 
* HeroicBSOD: Ace tries to figure out Einhorn's involvement with Finkle's revenge. After what seemed like hours, he came up with nothing, becoming depressed.
-->'''Ace:''' ''(to his dog)'' Face it... your master is a loser.
* HighClassGlass: The "Monopoly Guy" in ''When Nature Calls''.
* HornedHairdo: A Wachootoo warrior arranges Ventura's normally duckbilled hairdo like this during his second movie, in mockery of his nickname of "White Devil." Ace does not take it well.
-->'''Ace:''' All right...''that's it!'' This "White Devil" thing has gone far enough. ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Nobody! Messes! With the 'do!]]''
* [[IfIDoNotReturn If I'm not back in five minutes]]:..just wait longer.
* ImprobableParkingSkills: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPM7ugLeXhY Li~ike a glove!]]''
* InevitableWaterfall: Ace is also strapped to a wooden raft at the time.
* InstantSedation: ''When Nature Calls'' uses the humorous muscle paralysis angle, of course, but he's still blacking out after a rather short chase. Of course, [[strike:six]] three darts ''was'' too much.
** So were [[UpToEleven the half-dozen or so]] that nailed him in the back [[HopeSpot right after he "thought he lost them".]]
* JustPlaneWrong: In ''When Nature Calls'', the opening sequence features Ace climbing some Alpine-looking mountains, dressed in suspenders and shorts often stereotypically portrayed on Swiss alpinists, and there is a helicopter flying around him painted in crimson red with a white cross at each side -- the symbol and flag of Switzerland. The aircraft's tail number (license plate)? Canadian registration. [[CaliforniaDoubling Location shooting indeed...]]
* JusticeByOtherLegalMeans: In the ChristmasEpisode of the AnimatedAdaptation, Ace couldn't prove Odora stole Santa Claus' reindeers (she intended to use the secret of their gravity-defying abilities on a [[CorruptCorporateExecutive cosmetic]]) but could get her arrested for illegally keeping a crocodile from an endangered breed, which she also intended to use as ingredient.
* KickTheDog: "I think I'll kill the dolphin first, I wouldn't want you to miss that!"
* LargeHam: "Do NOT... go in there! ''WHOOO!''" Also, when he punches out the Monopoly Guy and wears him like a stole. 
** Really, any time Ace is on screen.
** "I CAME TO CONFESS! [[BlatantLies I was the second gunman on the grassy knoll!]]"
* LetsGetDangerous: Ace may be a fool, but he is the last guy you want near you if you intend to harm an animal.
* LighterAndSofter: ''When Nature Calls'' has considerably less offensive swearing, sexual jokes, and vulgarity. Not that this affects the quality of the film, which is well worth watching.
* MadnessMantra: '''LACES OUT!'''
* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler: Lois Einhorn ("one-horn" = unicorn)]]
* MergingMachine: The animated series had an episode based around a scientist whose teleporter combined him with a fly. Later in the episode Ace is combined with Spike.
* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: ''AceVentura: Pet Detective'': Dolphin kidnapping -> murder, kidnapping, and attempted murder of NFL star Dan Marino.
-->'''Melissa:''' What are you thinking, Ace?\\
'''Ace:''' I'm thinking that this whole thing is connected somehow.
** ''AceVentura 2: When Nature Calls'': Bat kidnapping -> plot to wipe out two indigenous African tribes and seize their land.
--->'''Ace:''' ''(to himself)'' THINK! Someone wants these two tribes to destroy each other! Perhaps there's something valuable in this equation.
* MisplacedWildlife: In the sequel, which takes place in Africa. The Indian elephant is excusable, as they're much more docile and easier to train than African elephants. But not a single animal in Quinn's warehouse was African. There were a Bengal tiger (Asian), a jaguar, macaws and a toucan (all South American). Quinn also wasn't surprised to see Spike, a South American black-capped capuchin.
** Quinn most likely illegally smuggled the animals away from their natural habitat to put on his safari tour. Ace, when he first meets Quinn, points out that his pet raven Tiki isn't even from Africa.
* MissionBriefing
* MistakenForGay
-->'''Ace:''' I represent the Princess.\\
'''Ouda:''' "I am a Princess."\\
''(The Wachootoo tribe murmur in confusion. One of the tribesmen rises up and smiles.)''
** Also happens in the first film when Ace is trying to sneak a peek at a former Miami Dolphin's championship ring while he uses the urinal. The football player, however, is far from offended and Ace makes a hasty retreat from his new "friend." 
* MobileShrubbery: Ace holds a palmetto frond in front of himself in order to sneak past his landlord's window. Then he throws away the frond, onto the pile of fronds from all the previous times he snuck past. 
* MundaneMadeAwesome: In the first movie, Ace sneaking into the dolphin tank, to the tune of ''Mission: Impossible''.
* NeverMyFault: Finkle blames Dan Marino for the missed field goal that cost the Dolphins the Super Bowl, saying that if Marino had held the ball "laces out" like he was supposed to, Finkle would never have missed that kick. Even his parents think so, and his mom believes everyone else knows it.
* NoNeedForNames: In ''When Nature Calls'' apparently, at the monastery, no one wears "labels". However, once you start inquiring about "the man who talks with his ass" [[IdiotHero they know who you're talking about right away]].
* NobodyTouchesTheHair: "No one... mess... with the '''do!!''"
* NotSoStoic: The Monks from the second film. When introduced, they're all meditating and peaceful. When they learn that Ace is leaving, they start partying with loud music, wine, throwing toilet paper, and one guy dancing in his underwear.
-->'''Ace:''' I never seen them act like that before. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Denial can be an ugly thing.]]
* NotMeThisTime: Occasionally happens in the AnimatedAdaptation when a crime is so much like an specific member of Ace's RoguesGallery.
* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: Ace catches a bullet in his teeth while driving his car and leaning out the window.
** One episode of the cartoon has Ace filling in for a Film/JamesBond-{{Expy}}. As he comes under fire while chasing the villain down in the requisite CoolCar, he notes his ability to catch bullets in his teeth, and prepares to do so. The villain launches a missile at Ace. [[UpToEleven He still catches it.]]
* OnlyInMiami: The first movie's plot revolves around the Miami Dolphins.
** And involves a story based on their real-life archrivals, the Buffalo Bills, losing Super Bowl 25 on a missed field goal. 
* OrAreYouJustHappyToSeeMe: An interesting use in ''AceVentura Pet Detective'': First Ace feels what he thinks is a gun while Lois Einhorn tries to seduce him, and points it out ("Your gun is digging into my hip."). But later, when he learns [[GenderBender who Einhorn really is]], Ace gets promptly squicked and begins to cry "It wasn't a gun! ''It wasn't a gun!''", with the Boy George song "[[AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame The Crying Game]]" playing in the background.
** Made even more hilarious if you speak any German, as "Einhorn" means "Unicorn" or, literally, "one horn".
* OverlyLongGag: Ace opens and closes a soundproof door whilst screaming to make a point. He does it six times, for no discernible reason.
* ParrotExpowhat: From the sequel:
-->'''Princess:''' That was the dart of the Wachootoo shaman!
-->'''Ace:''' The what-nee what-en?
* PresentDay
* ProductPlacement: An obvious ad of Subway is placed on a highway billboard early in ''When Nature Calls''.
** Probably not so much product placement as irony, as literally right before that Ace mentions something about loving being out in the wild, i.e. without things like Subway.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Ace has several of these in the second film:
** "PLEASE.... don't..... get up."
** "Must... have... AIR!"
** "Vhere. Is. Ze bat?"
** "DO NOT. GO IN THERE!"
** "'''[[BerserkButton NO ONE! MESSES! WITH THE]]''' '''''[[BerserkButton DO!!!]]'''''"
* RebelliousSpirit
* RevealShot: Ace drives through what appears to be the African savannah. We pull back to see Ace is the only one hopping in his seat. Then we see they're driving on a flat road and pass a Subway billboard.
* RoleCalled
* RoomFullOfCrazy: Ray Finkle's room in ''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'', covered with scrawls of "Laces Out" and "Die Dan Die," left Ace (and the audience) in no doubt that Finkle lost his mind following the disastrous missed field goal that cost the Dolphins the Super Bowl and that he's got some rather ugly designs on Dan Marino, whom he blames for the whole thing. Ace would later say of the room, "Cozy, if you're [[TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]]."
* SarcasmBlind
-->'''Ouda:''' Here, take my torch.\\
'''Ace:''' Thank you, Helpy Helperton.\\\
'''Ace:''' I'm sure Ouda is going for help right now.\\
'''Ouda:''' Hello, Ace. They've captured me. No sweat.\\
'''Ace:''' Don't beat yourself up.
* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Subverted in the Ace Ventura animated series: Ace finds a footprint and gives a detailed description of the owner's age, size, health, and appearance. Turns out the guy dropped a drivers' license next to the footprint. 
* SequelGoesForeign: The second film takes place in Africa.
* SexualKarma: ''Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls'' has the protagonist enjoy a night with TheChiefsDaughter, while the unfortunate BigBad finds love in the bush. With the Extra Points.
* SharkPool: Subverted in ''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'', when Ace stumbles into a literal SharkPool that turns out to actually vindicate the man he is investigating, who was shaping up before that to be a classic arch-villain. (Ace thought it contained the stolen Miami Dolphins mascot.)
* SherlockScan: "Except of course for that spot of blood on the railing over there!"
** When he searches the Bat's hut in the second film, he does an extensive version of this one.
* ShootTheTelevision: Lois Einhorn from ''Pet Detective'' [[spoiler: reveals herself as Ray Finkle]] when commentary during the Super Bowl halftime show on the "Kick Heard Round The World" that ruined Finkle's career pushes her over the edge:
-->'''Lois Einhorn:''' THE LACES WERE IN! THEY WERE '''IN!''' ''[shoots the screen]''
* ShoutOut: The ''Manga/OnePiece'' character Franky (a.k.a. Cutty Flam) was based on Ace, at the admission of ''One Piece'' creator Eiichiro Oda.
** In the first movie, Ace quotes ''{{Film/Poltergeist}}'' and ''Franchise/StarTrek''.
** In the second: "[[Creator/WilliamShatner There's...something on]] [[Series/TheTwilightZone the wing...some...thing!]]"
* ShowerOfAngst: Ace, after realizing the woman he kissed [[spoiler:[[AcceptableTargets used to be a man]].]] He also chews an enormous wad of gum. And burns all his clothes, uses a toilet plunger on his face, and vomits his entire stomach contents.
* SingleIssueLandlord: Mr. Shickadance does not like animals in his building.
* SkeletonKeyCard: Done with a door sign.
* SlasherSmile
* SmellySkunk: Ace uses one to subdue some bad guys. "[[ShoutOut Say hello to my]] '''[[{{Film/Scarface}} STEENKY LEETLE FRIEND!!!]]'''"
* SmokingBarrelBlowout: Done with the skunk above.
* SmugSnake: The BigBad in the second movie.
* SoMuchForStealth: Ace sneaks into the mental hospital's storage room and accidentally steps on bubble wrap (but doesn't get caught). 
* SolidGoldPoop: In ''When Nature Calls'' the motivation for the bad guys to want to get rid of the peaceful tribe is to get their hands on their guano-rich lands, thereby giving them a chance to make a killing on the fertilizer market.
* SpinoffBabies
* SpitTake: Ace Junior's hair changes while brushing his teeth.
* StalkerShrine: Ray Finkle's room is a stalker shrine to Dan Marino...or at least, to the famous Super Bowl play that made Finkle a goat.
* StandingBetweenTheEnemies: At the climax of ''When Nature Calls'', Ace stops two mounting armies by running between them holding the sacred bat they had been about to fight over.
* TheSummation: In the first one, he enjoys turning these into the most absurd spectacle imaginable. His first summation involves [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE0fzoEJa1Y a drawn-out scream]]. His second involves stripping a [[spoiler:fake]] woman (who is also a police lieutenant!) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFL1UXuHJ-A to her underwear]].
** In the second, he picks up the tendency to do these really quickly in one breath, which carries over to the animated series.
*** He did that twice in the first movie, too.
* SwissArmyAppendage
* ThemeTuneRap: Tone Loc contributed a rap for the credits of ''Ace Ventura Pet Detective.''
* ThreateningShark: Ace goes to a tank expecting to find a stolen dolphin. He finds a shark. HilarityEnsues. Specially when he returns to the main hall entering via the toilet, his clothes all torn and wet: "[[Funny/AceVentura Do NOT go in there!]]" 
* ToiletHumour: "Excuse me! I'd like to ASS you a few questions!"
* TransformationTrinket: In the ''Ace Ventura'' cartoon series episode "Howl Of The Weremoose", the original weremoose Drew Talbit has a moose talisman he uses to change into his weremoose form; he is able to transform at will but everyone he bites becomes as Ace puts it...his mindless weremoose slaves. It is also revealed that smashing the talisman will break the curse and turn everyone back to normal. Unfortunately Ace doesn't read the fine print which says he who destroys the tailsman gets the antlers of the grand high moose himself. Ace ends up with moose antlers; it is also said that the antlers can be removed by rubbing moosebane on them- to which Ace exclaims..."Where are we going to get moosebane in Miami!?" 
* {{Transsexual}}: ''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' features one of the less flattering parodies of ''Film/TheCryingGame'', revealing that the villain is actually [[spoiler: Lt. Lois Einhorn, who this whole time was really the missing football player Ray Finkle, having gone through complete transition (but remaining non-op), adopted the identity of a missing hiker, and became a Lieutenant, seemingly all in the sake of the perfect disguise]].
* TrashLanding: ''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'', Ace falls and land on his back on a pile of garbage from a roof of a two story building when trying to catch the rare albino pigeon. 
* UnsettlingGenderReveal: [[spoiler:Ace, by Finkle/Einhorn.]]
* UnsoundEffect: Yyyyaaaaaaaaakkkkk....
* VillainousCrossdresser: [[spoiler:Finkle/Einhorn.]]
* VirginVision: The second ''AceVentura'' film:
-->"She's not a virgin!"
-->"They can tell that?"
-->(Cue being ChasedByAngryNatives)
* VomitingCop: Parodied in ''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'', wherein every cop on the force throws up spits when they learn that Lois Einhorn is a man. Couple that with the facts that Ace himself threw up when he found out, and that he had a...tryst with Einhorn, and you can connect the dots.
** And the dolphin!
* WaitHere
-->'''Ace''': If I'm not back in 5 minutes, just wait longer.
* WarIsHell: Played word for word in ''Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls'', when the pet detective says the following words to the native Wachoochoo tribe:
-->''"War...is hell! The last thing we want...is a fight!"''
** Which his partner, one of the native Wachatis, translates as [[CrowningMomentOfFunny "I want to fight you...so go to hell!"]]
* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: Ace loves all animals... except bats.
** Note that he also apparently likes other various non-cute animals. It's ''just'' bats that are his personal {{Squick}}.
* WhoShotJFK: In ''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'', Ace loudly explains "I CAME TO CONFESS! I was the second gunman on the grassy knoll!" when his (unwanted) presence at the police station is questioned. 
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Ace is deathly afraid of bats. Subverted in that he doesn't overcome his fear in any way.
* YouGetMeCoffee: ''Ace Ventura Pet Detective'' After Dan Marino is kidnapped, Einhorn walks into the office and orders things like an autopsy report, for no one to talk to the press... "And somebody get me some coffee!"
--> '''Ace''': "Tonight on ''Series/MiamiVice'', Crockett gets the boss some coffee."
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-->Take care, now! Bye bye, then!

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