If you grew up in the 1990s, there is a good chance one particular movie scene lives rent-free in your head. Yes, the one where Ace Ventura crawls out of the backside of a rhinoceros and horrifies a group of safari tourists. That unforgettable moment from Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls is now part of an upcoming auction.
Heading to the Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction – Los Angeles Spring 2026 is the oversized mechanical “butt birth” rhino used for exterior shots in the 1995 comedy. The prop comes from the Planet Hollywood collection and measures a rather imposing 128 x 60 x 80 inches (325.25 x 152.5 x 203.25 cm) from tip to tail. It was built specifically for filming the giant animal during the famous sequence where Ace hides inside it while investigating the disappearance of a sacred white bat.
The rhino is constructed from fiberglass with hard-coated Styrofoam legs, and it features a removable latex sheet backside, foam latex tail, and a side hatch door with hydraulic hinges. Inside sits a padded chair, a control dashboard, hydraulic poles, and a fan that powers on when connected to electricity. Much of the interior would have been removed when Jim Carrey appeared on camera.
Decades later, the prop still carries the battle scars of production, including chipped paint, surface grime, and some stiffening in the foam latex tail. In other words, it looks exactly like the kind of rhino Ace Ventura would crawl out of. Do note that prop has no articulation whatsoever. The neck does not move, nor do the legs. Those you see in the film are possibly CGI laid over the prop.
A friendly reminder: in case you do acquire this, do not attempt to recreate the scene by crawling out of the butt. It looks like the rear end may give way. Even if it doesn’t, I am sure the now-stiffened foam tail would not take the beating of a person pushing out of the butt hole.
Bidding ends March 25, 2026, during the live auction event.
Current absentee bid stands at US$4,000, with an estimate of US$4,000 to US$8,000.
Images: Propstore.
Story via Tested.