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Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective

"I will try to be normal" 12-year-old Ace Ventura Jr. promises. Thats cool, except whats normal for him is finding missing mutts, kidnapped kitties or gone gators and creating hilarious chaos every step of the way.

Release Date : 2009-03-24

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Morgan Creek EntertainmentFour Aces Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Ace Ventura 3Ace Ventura Jr Pet DetectiveAce Ventura Jr.Ace Ventura Jr - Pet DetectiveAce Ventura: Pet Detective Jr.

Cast

Character Name : Ace Ventura, Jr.

Original Name : Josh Flitter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Laura Wilson

Original Name : Emma Lockhart

Gender : Female

Character Name : Melissa Ventura

Original Name : Ann Cusack

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Sickinger

Original Name : Cullen Douglas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Russell Hollander

Original Name : Art LaFleur

Gender : Male

Character Name : A Plus

Original Name : Austin Rogers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Quenton Pennington, Jr.

Original Name : Reed Alexander

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tara

Original Name : Carina Conti

Gender : Female

Character Name : Grandpa Ventura

Original Name : Ralph Waite

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emo Kid #1

Original Name : Ashley Milchman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emo Kid #2

Original Name : Brooke Milchman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Daniella

Original Name : Aubrey Shea

Gender : Female

Character Name : Girl Swimmer #1

Original Name : Morgan Curschman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl Swimmer #2

Original Name : Paige Huston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teacher

Original Name : Lisa Glaze

Gender : Male

Character Name : Little Girl at Spelling Bee

Original Name : Kendall Ganey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trooper

Original Name : Tom Hillmann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bully

Original Name : Trevin Lica

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy

Original Name : Jabari Ty'ree Shaffer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pennington's Bodyguard

Original Name : Jeff Chase

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tour Guide

Original Name : John Connon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Museum Security Guard

Original Name : Veryl Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prosecutor

Original Name : Phil Ramirez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : Jim R. Coleman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tabby's Handler

Original Name : Karel Wright

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tabby's Security Officer

Original Name : Jeff Farley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Magician

Original Name : William Haze

Gender : Male

Character Name : Horse Owner

Original Name : Terry Loughlin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Kid #1

Original Name : Patrick Hoover

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Kid #2

Original Name : Haley Sehgal

Gender : Female

Character Name : Overwhelmed Kid

Original Name : Connor Boyle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Quenton Pennington Sr.

Original Name : Brian Patrick Clarke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent #1

Original Name : Adam Vernier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent #2

Original Name : Tom Brooks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pennington's Bodyguard

Original Name : Shane Costa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Park Guest

Original Name : Cristina Huang

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kid at Party

Original Name : Dakota Marooney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crash Car Driver

Original Name : Brandon Migliore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Park Guest

Original Name : Rhiannon Roberts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pennington's Bodyguard (uncredited)

Original Name : Chris Adler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Laura's Dad (uncredited)

Original Name : Karl Anthony

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Team Leader (uncredited)

Original Name : Jennifer Badger

Gender : Female

Character Name : FBI Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Bauso

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assistant with White Horse (uncredited)

Original Name : Jessica Blackmore

Gender : Female

Character Name : Miss Foster - Ox's Pet Store Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Lisa Buckley

Gender : Female

Character Name : FBI Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Chase "Uzzle" Carter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chinese Dignitary (uncredited)

Original Name : Omar Elkalyoubie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Witness (uncredited)

Original Name : Bayley Ellenburg

Gender : Female

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Emily Rose Everhard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tabby's Entourage (uncredited)

Original Name : Jen Halbert

Gender : Male

Character Name : County Prisoner (uncredited)

Original Name : Annie Kidwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Neighbor (uncredited)

Original Name : Jesse Kozel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Park Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Noah Kronenberger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teacher (uncredited)

Original Name : Jennifer Lonardo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girls Swim Team Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Lonigro

Gender : Male

Character Name : FBI Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Leslie Maine

Gender : Male

Character Name : CSI Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeremy Palko

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swim Team Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Noah Schnacky

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pennington's Bodyguard (uncredited)

Original Name : David W. Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pennington's Butler (uncredited)

Original Name : Andy Ussach

Gender : Male

Character Name : Churro Guy (uncredited)

Original Name : Justin Brown

Gender : Male

Reviews

Filipe Manuel Neto

@FilipeManuelNeto

2023-08-15

**It's not as bad as they say, but it's also far from being a good movie.** There are characters that seem to stick to the skin of the actor who plays them, and that's what happened with Ace Ventura. He stuck with Jim Carrey. Conceiving a film with this character without the actor who brought him to life in two consecutive films would always be a bad idea, but that's precisely what they decided to do. And how did they do it? How did the studios get around the problem? Making a movie about Ace's son rather than the father, who is conveniently killed. The film was the target of a veritable hate campaign. People who didn't like the Carrey movies obviously had nothing to like here, and people who liked those movies might have been disappointed by his absence. I'm not going to go into campaigns or vilify the film just because. I'm going to be honest and say what I think, no matter who it hurts (that's what I always do). And I think that the film is not as bad as they say it is, and it is frankly better than “Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls”, which was for me the worst film in this trilogy. It's not a good movie, but it's not a piece of garbage either. The secret to trying to understand this film is to peacefully accept Carrey's absence and understand that this is not a dishonest job: it doesn't seem to me that the production has tried to take advantage of the success of previous films to make money off of it. The character Ace Jr. is very similar to his father, but we also cannot assume that he will behave and act in the same way (even if this is rehearsed and the similarities are noticed). And the humor is much more familiar and friendly than before, with no embarrassing moments or situations for parents who decide to see this with their children, and that's always something I value in comedies of this type. The film's problem turns out to be the script, very weak and incapable of detaching itself from what we've already seen in Carrey's films. Animals mysteriously disappear, stolen by malevolent minds, and Ventura will have to go find them and return them to their home. It would have been much better to have a film with something new, trying to think outside the box. Filmed in 2009, when there was already so much talk about endangered species, environmental problems and human damage to fauna, why weren't these hot topics used for a different script, more airy, different from what we've already seen? Justin Flitter did a satisfying job in the lead role. The boy has charisma, he has sympathy, he manages to model the character, but he is obviously too young. His partner Emma Lockhart, who has stopped doing work as an actress, is limited to being a friendly face and a possible romantic partner. Ann Cusack can't do much, but she has the necessary presence, and Ralph Waite only appears because the script needed him in some very concrete moments.