Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

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Welcome to ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE

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Birth name: James Eugene Carrey
Date of birth: 17 January 1962
Nickname: Jim
Place of birth: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Jim Carrey was paid $350,000 for his appearance in this film
In 1997 he ranked #54 in Empire magazine's "Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time"

2:23
"Hells Delivery Service"?

2:52
"All righty then" was a catch phrase Jim used for one of his stand up characters

3:39
It would have been impossible to close the door with a stuffed dog there

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In initial readings of the script Jim's character was too bland and the entire project seemed a bit off
Jim read through it again using that characters' voice for all the lines
Jim's standup comedy character became the main Ace Ventura personality

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As you know dog handlers on the set of films motivate the animals with 'treats'
In this next scene, keep an eye on where the dog goes to get his treat

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A dog biscuit between two massive boobies
A treat for man OR dog

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Note: ring on MIDDLE finger

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Note: ring on RING finger
(that is one talented dolphin)

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When this film was made in 1994 this section of Miami was considered a dangerous
Today the area is known world-wide as 'South Beach Miami'
More than 800 Art Deco building have been fully restored
Today it is a jet-setters' paradise and quite expensive

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ALBINO PIGEON: urban dictionary definition
A way to mount your partner..
The women leaps into the air with her legs in a V
She aims to land on the man's penis while he lays flat
WARNING may result in injury or loss of life due to bent dick or internal bleeding

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Carpe Diem at 10!
At age 10, Jim sent his resume to Carol Burnett

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Birth name: Courteney Bass Cox
Date of birth: 15 June 1964
Place of birth: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Nickname: CeCe
Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Spouse: David Arquette (12 June 1999 - present) 1 child

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There really are 'Pet Detectives" that you can hire to find your lost animals
The world's most famous REAL pet detective is Karin TarQwyn from Oklahoma
Coincidentally,. as a young girl she had a dog named... 'ACE'

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FYI: Ace's car is a 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

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FYI: Courteney's character, named after the writer's daughter 'Melissa'.

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Troy Evans (Roger Podacter ) born February 16, 1948)
An American actor who is best known as Desk Clerk Francis "Frank" Martin in the drama series ER

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Jim was once engaged to Renée Zellweger

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Jim shares the same birthday with Andy Kaufman
Jim played in 'Man on the Moon' (1999)

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Jim's manager is Jimmy Miller
The younger brother of actor-comedian Dennis Miller

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Sean Young (Lt. Lois Einhorn / Ray Finkel)
Date of birth: November 20, 1959
Place of birth: in Louisville, Kentucky
An American actress, best known in 1980s films such as Blade Runner, Dune and No Way Out
She was cast as Vicki Vale in Tim Burton's 1989 successful film Batman
During rehearsals, however, she broke her arm after falling off a horse
She was replaced by Kim Basinger
She also made an unsuccessful attempt to win the role as Catwoman in the sequel Batman Returns
Sean constructed a Catwoman costume and tried to confront Burton and Michael Keaton during production
The role went to Michelle Pfeiffer

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Cannibal Corpse.. Jim Carrey's favorite band
This song "Hammer Smashed Face"
From their third album "Tomb of the Mutilated"
...all righty then

24:32
Radar blips are only supposed to move when the beam passes over them
These blips constantly move
FAIL!!

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This party is actually taking place at the Viscaya Museum in Miami
Built by James Deering and used as his winter residence from Christmas 1916 until 1925
The house was intended to appear as an Italian estate that had stood for 400 years
It has 34 decorated rooms with 15th through 19th century antique furnishings and art objects
Deering's heirs donated the estate's substantial furnishings and art to Miami
With the condition that Vizcaya be used as a public museum in perpetuity

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This museum has been in just about every feature film shot in Miami

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MUSIC: theme from MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
FYI: there is some sort of a bathroom scene and car scene in every one of Carrey's movies.

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Note the textured stone used on the building's windows and corners
That is cut coral rock
This stone was used extensively in early upscale construction projects in Miami
The use of coral for these purposed has since been banned
For obvious reasons

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Jim performed his first stand-up routine (with disastrous results) in a yellow suit and tails
The outfit was made by his mother
A similar suit was worn in The Mask (1994)

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Anyone who has been on the Universal tour in CA will tell you how NOT SCARY that shark is in person

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Foul mouth: Courteney was the first person to ever say "period" on American TV
It was in a Tampax commercial

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Courteney was the girl Bruce Springsteen pulled from the crowd in the 1984 video "Dancing in the Dark"
She was paid $350 for that bit
This appearance was the inspiration to the running gag of the "Carlton Dance" on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1990)
"The Carlton Dance" was a parody of her dance in the video

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Jim dropped out of high school at 16

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Always a private dick..
Jim appeared at the 20th anniversary special for The Comedy Store wearing only a sock on his penis

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Before he became famous Jim and his family lived out of their car/trailer
His family all worked as janitors at a factory to make a living

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While living in a car Jim wrote himself a check for 20 million dollars
He kept it in his wallet until he earned that amount for The Cable Guy (1996)

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Spoiler: "THAT" is actually actress Sean Young in a wig and mustache

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The real final score of Super Bowl XIX (1985) was San Francisco 38, Miami 16

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Courteney has three dogs
Ella, Rags and Mr. McBarker (Mac for short)
Mr. McBarker is, rather unfortunately, a female

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Courteney had a six-year relationship with actor Michael Keaton [1989-1995]
She dated singer Adam Duritz
(Duritz wrote the song "Monkey" for Courteney [1997])
September, 1999 announced her legal and professional name as Courteney Cox Arquette
In the opening credits of the 1999 season premiere of Friends..
The cast and producers also added "Arquette" to their own names
January 6, 2004 - with husband David Arquette announced her first pregnancy
Her "Friends" co-star Jennifer Aniston is the godmother of daughter Coco
Had her second child with David Arquette in the fall of 2006

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"Shady Acres Mental Hospital" is named for director Tom Shadyac

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This footage is actually a 1984 clip of Dolphins kicker Uwe von Schamann

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Dan Constantine Marino: one of the greatest arms to ever throw a football
Dan was also in the films 'Little Nicky" and 'Bad Boys II'
His Dolphin player number was '13' – it wasn't so unlucky for him
Founded the Dan Marino Foundation in 1992
The organization helps children with neurological disorders
He started this project after his son Michael was diagnosed with autism

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John Capodice's character, Sgt. Aguado was named after producer Ken Aguado

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Forshadowing: note fruit arrangement on desk

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Of his own character, Jim has said
Joel, his shy, lovelorn character in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Is closer to what he's like when he's not "on"
And that making the film lead him to reflect on his past relationships
And why they didn't work out

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The articles the people in the background are reading must REALLY be interesting

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When Jim bought a Harley Davidson motorcycle he got a vanity license plate
The plate read "NO TAG"
Every time a driver was given a ticket for not having a tag..
Jim got the ticket in the mail

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Jim was cast as Dr. Evil in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
He had to drop out of the role due to a scheduling conflict with Liar Liar
Was considered for the role of Captain Jack Sparrow

1:06:37
As a child, Jim would wear his tap shoes to bed
Just in case his parents needed cheering up in the middle of the night

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The NFL chose 'dolphins' as the Miami team mascot in 1965
It was the time of "Flipper-mania" as one of the biggest stars on TV was.. a dolphin
Owner Joe Robbie explained why the name was a perfect fit:
"The dolphin is one of the fastest and smartest creatures of the sea.
"Dolphins can attack and kill a shark or a whale.
"Sailors say bad luck will come to anyone who harms one of them."

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The name of Courteney's daughter 'Coco' came from a compromise
Because of her Southern roots she wanted to name her daughter Courteney Cox
Her mom is Courteney Cox and so is she
However, David Arquette is half Jewish
It is against Jewish tradition to name a child after a living person
So the name came from the nickname Courteney's friends had for her mother
They called her Mama Coco

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Dan Marino notices something..
But note how many police are standing in the background

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NONE of the police saw THAT?
Some sharpshooter eyes those SWAT team members have

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Interesting note: Ace is driving Dan to the Superbowl
But when the stadium is shown in the background.. the parking lot is empty

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Thank you for coming to ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE