Nearly 30 years after the movie was first released and some people are only just getting around to watching the movie for the very first time. Released all the way back in 1994, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective was one of the many movies throughout the 90s that launched Jim Carrey to superstardom. Playing the titular Ace Ventura, Carrey's over-the-top performance was a hit with audiences - with the movie making a whopping $107.2 million at the box office, from just a $15 million budget. The movie tells the story of the animal-loving Ace Ventura, a pet-detective-for-hire who specializes in saving and protecting all creatures. Therefore, when he is tasked with tracking down the missing Miami Dolphins' mascot - a bottlenose dolphin named Snowflake - he stops at nothing to crack the case. <img class="size-large wp-image-1263208491" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/04/HCR59F-1024x675.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="675" />[[imagecaption|| Carrey as the OTT Ace Ventura. Credit: Everett Collection Inc / Alamy]] Eventually, he discovers that Snowflake was taken by a former Miami Dolphins player called Ray Finkle, who turned his back on the team after being ridiculed for missing a potentially game-winning kick. But after struggling to find Finkle, Ace later learns that the former football star transitioned to become female, adopting the name Lois Einhorn and becoming a lieutenant in the police force. Those of you who have seen the movie will know that this storyline was not handled as delicately as it would be in 2023. <img class="size-large wp-image-1263208488" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-04-26-at-15.30.28-1024x752.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="752" />[[imagecaption|| Einhorn was played by actress Sean Young. Credit: MARKA / Alamy]] From jokes about Ace - who had shared a kiss with Einhorn - furiously brushing his teeth, to Ace then undressing the lieutenant to prove his point at the end of the movie... It's safe to say that these sorts of jokes just wouldn't fly with modern audiences. And for people watching the movie for the very first time, they agree that it simply doesn't hold up today. One person recently tweeted: "Watched Ace Ventura for the first time in about 18 years and it's another one for the 'they'll never make a film like that again' list..." [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/Gastro_Celtic/status/1650574428260950029]] A second <a href="https://twitter.com/sophcun/status/1637217871477579777" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>: "watched ace ventura for the first time today and my god the transphobia is rampant". And a third tweeted: "Watched Ace Ventura pet detective for the first time last night. And towards the end of the movie it was hella transphobic". [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/silverbirdspeed/status/1609687449537773568]] "I just watched Ace Ventura Pet Detective for the first time last night, holy s**t what was that f***ed up ending," a fourth <a href="https://twitter.com/elijbond/status/1600584820845064193" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>. One trans Twitter user even <a href="https://twitter.com/fuelledbylattes/status/1629269417635860483" target="_blank" rel="noopener">quipped</a>: "Watched Ace Ventura for the first time in about 20 years. Despite being trans, I don't think I understood what was going on with Lt. Einhorn at the time. Gotta love casual '90s transphobia!" In fact, the movie was a topic of discussion on the Joe Rogan Podcast back in 2021. Speaking to guest Bari Weiss, Rogan sparked the discussion of rewatching the movie with his children, saying: "Do you know what I made the mistake of doing yesterday? I watched Ace Ventura: Pet Detective with my eight-year-old and my 10-year-old." "I didn’t realize how transphobic that f***ing movie is," Rogan added. "All the cops are throwing up... It’s off the charts." <h6>Featured image credit: Everett Collection Inc / Alamy</h6>

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