On the heels of 'Kill Crazy', I had to give another vanity project from David Heavener a go and costarring Isaac Hayes (Truck Turner, Escape from NY) couldn't hurt. After listening to David sing another title track & an ridiculous opening that sets up his character - hotshot cowboy cop dressed the part (jeans, boleros, vest, boots, hat) - I started to wonder if I had made a mistake. Thankfully some laughs were yet to come.
Det. John Bloodstone (Heavener) gets suspended by IA after a hostage incident and the bank threatens to foreclose his house. Not helping a strained relationship with wife (Jenilee Harrison) plus he's still haunted by losing his ex-partner. Then the FBI having trouble getting mafia man Coppella (Tony Curtis) to trial want Bloodstone to do it and those job, house problems will go away too. Of course what's a road trip without killers, betrayals and bickering between the two men.
Heavener - stars, wrote, produced, scores the music, directs - which means he's still hot stuff with the ladies, singing songs, closeups of his face, tragic backstory with bad dreams. Continues to go bare chested when he can. His chemistry with Curtis is hackneyed and annoying. Hayes plays a decent police captain, but isn't given much to bite into. Two ladies provide boobs while Harrison has that hilarious romp with Heavener and the requisite shower scene.
I laughed so hard at the husband/wife sex dialog, setup that I thought I was gonna wake up the neighbors. I don't know if that made the rest of 'Prime Target' worth it however. Competently made, but the finale is a letdown and the majority of the action nothing special.
