If the movie were an obscure relic, relegated to the bargain bin of comedy history, I might be more inclined to look at it charitably. Were I in any way responsible for the genesis of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, I would probably have done the same thing.
He moved out of his Los Angeles Mansion, and distanced himself from movies altogether for many years. In the 2000s, Shadyac sold most of his material possessions and donated most of the money he’d amassed during his career as a successful filmmaker. Tom Shadyac is the director of the original Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, a 1994 comedy starring Jim Carrey.
