For better or worse Ace is one of the defining comedies on the 1990s and its pop-culture footprint cannot be overstated. Fans of Ace Ventura are still waiting for a third movie, and they might be kept waiting forever, so we’ve updated this list with a few new entries in the meantime. Walsky Ace Ventura: Pet Detective launched the career of one Hollywoods biggest stars, made over 100 million worldwide on a 15 million budget, and empowered a nation of idiots to scream 'Alriiiiiighttttty then' any chance they got. But his star has fallen since he became famous overnight with the release of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective in 1994. Eggman – is still a major draw for moviegoers. Jim Carrey Movies DVD 8-Film Collection - Ace Ventura: Pet Detective/ Pet Detective JR/ When Nature Calls/ Dumb and Dumber To/ Liar Liar/ The Truman Show DVD 39.99 39. Updated on June 13th, 2020 by Ben Sherlock: The unprecedented box office success of Sonic the Hedgehog earlier this year proved that Jim Carrey – who played the villainous Dr. Here are Ace Ventura’s most hilarious lines and quotes. The character’s stories involve physical comedy, his lines are always unwieldy and unpredictable – for a master improviser like Carrey, that character is an all-you-can-eat buffet of comedy. RELATED: The 5 Best (& 5 Worst) '90s Comedies Fulton Greenwall: Please forgive me sir but if we dont hurry now, we might miss the plane. Ace Ventura: If Im not back in 5 minutes.Just Wait Longer 29041. Carrey famously hates doing sequels to his movies, since he doesn’t like to play the same character twice, but he returned to the role of Ace and there’s a good reason for that. Ace Ventura: You know, you could poke somebodys eye out with that thing. But it’s the latter that really made him a star. Ventura is a ‘pet detective’ who gave up his job as a police officer because he was driven by an insatiable adoration of animals, and a desire to protect them from human mistreatment. 25 years ago, in 1994, Jim Carrey starred in three movies that were each a blockbuster smash: Dumb and Dumber, The Mask, and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. He appeared in two films, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, released in 1994, and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, released in 1995.