Ace Ventura 3
| Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective | |
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| Based on | Characters by Jack Bernstein |
| Screenplay by | Jeffery Sank Jason Heimberg Justin Heimberg David Mickey Evans |
| Story by | Jeffery Sank Jason Heimberg Justin Heimberg |
| Directed by | David Mickey Evans |
| Starring |
Josh Flitter Emma Lockhart Ann Cusack Cullen Douglas Art LaFleur Austin Rogers Reed Alexander Ralph Waite |
| Music by | Laura Karpman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
James G. Robinson David Robinson |
| Cinematography | Mark Irwin |
| Editor(s) | Danny Saphire |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Morgan Creek Productions |
| Distributor | Warner Home Video |
| Release | |
| Original network | Cartoon Network |
| Original release | March 1, 2009 |
Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective (also known as Ace Ventura Jr. or Ace Ventura 3) is a 2009 telefilm, and the third and final Ace Ventura film. It is a direct-to-video spin-off sequel to the films Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, without involvement from either Lead-Actor Jim Carrey nor Writer Steve Oedekerk. The film began production in Orlando, Florida on September 17, 2007, was directed by David M. Evans and written by Jeff Sank, Jason Heimberg, and Justin Heimberg.
Ventura must follow in his father's (Ace Ventura Sr.'s) footsteps to save his mother from going to jail.
In the beginning, Ace is chasing a rat. He catches it, and walks straight into the alligator habitat. Later in a dream Ace sees a panda (Ting Tang) being captured. Soon his mother is blamed for the theft. She asks if she can make one phone call. She calls Rex Ventura, Ace's paternal grandfather. Rex tells Ace the history of the Ventura Family and their relationship with animals. Rex Ventura is an elderly man with several animals such as a cat, a turtle and a dog which Ace thinks is dead..
On his mother's trial, Ace presented evidence that proves that his mother didn't commit the crime; however, the Ranger, the one that Ace doesn't like, dismissed the evidence.
At school the next day, Ace hears that many of his classmates, including his crush Laura (Emma Lockhart), have lost their pets. Laura has lost her pet emerald green koi fish. Ace goes to school the next day and talks to a boy nicknamed A-Plus. A-Plus has a hidden lab in his locker, which Ace uses as his office. They believe Dr. Sickinger (Cullen Douglas) has stolen the panda because he has created a site called Pandafanatic. Sickinger is a bit insane. It turns out that he used to work for Quenton Pennington Jr. (Reed Alexander), a rich kid whose family motto is, "What a Pennington wants a Pennington gets." Dr. Sickenger is found to be innocent, so Ace must look for a new culprit. In the end Ace finds that Pennington, Sr. (Brian Patrick Clarke) stole Ting Tang and other famous animals (Tabby the tabby, Princess the lap dog, Freedom the hawk, and Callypso the magic horse), and Pennington Jr. stole Ace's classmates' pets. His mother's name is finally cleared and is rewarded for his heroics.
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