this to the public. Einhorn/Finkle is arrested by the police after attacking Ventura, and her ring is confirmed to have the stone missing. Marino and Snowflake are welcomed back during half-time at the Super Bowl; Ventura is then shown on the stadium's jumbotron and acknowledged as their savior, even as he gets into a scuffle with the Philadelphia Eagles' mascot Swoop over a rare pigeon, receiving a large ovation from the crowd. Cast Jim Carrey as Ace Ventura Courteney Cox as Melissa Robinson Sean Young as Lt. Lois Einhorn / Ray Finkle Tone Loc as Emilio Dan Marino as Himself John Capodice as Sgt. Aguado Noble Willingham as Riddle Troy Evans as Roger Podacter Raynor Scheine as Woodstock Udo Kier as Ronald Camp Frank Adonis as Vinnie Tiny Ron as Roc David Margulies as Doctor Bill Zuckert as Mr. Finkle Judy Clayton as Martha Mertz Alice Drummond as Mrs. Finkle Rebecca Ferratti as Sexy Woman Mark Margolis as Mr. Shickadance, Ace's landlord Randall "Tex" Cobb as Gruff Man Cannibal Corpse as themselves Production The Chairman and CEO of Morgan Creek Productions, James G. Robinson, sought in the early 1990s to produce a comedy that would have wide appeal. Gag writer Tom Shadyac pitched a rewrite of the script to Robinson and was hired as director for what was his directorial debut. Filmmakers first approached Rick Moranis to play Ace Ventura, but Moranis declined the role. They then considered casting Judd Nelson or Alan Rickman, and they also considered changing Ace Ventura to be female and casting Whoopi Goldberg as the pet detective. David Alan Grier also turned down to play Ace Ventura. Ultimately the producers noticed Jim Carrey's performance in the sketch comedy show In Living Color and cast him as Ace Ventura. Lauren Holly turned down the role of Melissa Robinson, which eventually went to Courtney Cox. Carrey helped rewrite the script, and filmmakers allowed him to improvise on set. Carrey said of his approach: "I knew this movie was going to either be something that people really went for, or it was going to ruin me completely. From the beginning of my involvement, I said that the character had to be rock 'n' roll. He had to be the 007 of pet detectives. I wanted to be unstoppably ridiculous, and they let me go wild". He said he sought comedic moments that would be unappealing to some: "I