Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

This surprise comedy smash casts Jim Carrey (in a star-making turn) as rubber-faced sleuth Ace Ventura, a goofy gumshoe who specializes in tracking down missing critters of all sorts. When Snowflake, the mascot of the Miami Dolphins, is abducted prior to the Super Bowl, Ace will need all of his detective "talents" to save the day. Courteney Cox, Sean Young, and Dan Marino also star; directed by Tom Shadyac. 86 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)

Jim Carrey's eccentric pet detective, Ace Ventura, is back, big hair and all. This time he's taking his sleuthing expertise to the Dark Continent, where he searches for a sacred white bat being fought over by rival tribes, despite Ace’s severe fear of bats! Ian McNeice, Simon Callow, and Maynard Eziashi also star in this wild romp filled with the sort of hilarity you can get "Carrey"-ed away with. 94 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French.