Barely competent pet private eye Ace Ventura (Jim Carrey) is put on the case when kidnappers abduct Snowflake, the Miami Dolphins' mascot. As Ventura tries to unravel the mammal-napping and save the day, the perpetrators have something else in mind. Some of the team's star players, including quarterback Dan Marino (playing himself) also go missing amid the Hawaiian shirts and smart-aleck humor in director Tom Shadyac's slapstick comedy.