Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
1995 | 90 min | Crime, Comedy, Adventure
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a 21% critic score, a lukewarm 6.3 from audiences and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
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Summoned from an ashram in Tibet, Ace finds himself on a perilous journey into the jungles of Africa to find Shikaka, the missing sacred animal of the friendly Wachati tribe. He must accomplish this before the wedding of the Wachati's Princess to the prince of the warrior Wachootoos. If Ace fails, the result will be a vicious tribal war.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
21% on Rotten Tomatoes, 43 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3/10 from 5K viewers
- AwardsWeak
1 win, 0 other nominations — won Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$212 million worldwide on a $30 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
Measured from current popularity
Where to watch in US
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Steve Oedekerk
- Jim CarreyAce Ventura
- Ian McNeiceFulton Greenwall
- Simon CallowVincent Cadby
- Maynard EziashiOuda
- Bob GuntonBurton Quinn
- Sophie OkonedoThe Wachati Princess
- Tommy DavidsonThe Tiny Warrior
- Adewale Akinnuoye-AgbajeHitu
- Danny DanielsWachootoo Witch Doctor
- Sam PhillipsWachootoo Chief