Using these 'skills', Ace becomes a Pet Detective, finding and saving animals. The entire gimmick of Ace Ventura is that he's a modern-day Sherlock Holmes.
An adventure video game adaptation was released in 1997. It was followed by a sequel, 1995's Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, and an Animated Adaptation. The first film was 1994's Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, and it's the movie that catapulted Carrey into A-list fame when it became a surprise hit. A comedy movie series starring Jim Carrey.
