He wanted to be a good cop. The mob wanted him destroyed, so they made everything he loved a prime target.He wanted to be a good cop. The mob wanted him destroyed, so they made everything he loved a prime target.He wanted to be a good cop. The mob wanted him destroyed, so they made everything he loved a prime target.
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- David Heavener
- Phillip J. Roth(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaFinal film of Robert Reed.
- GoofsDuring the opening Hostage scenes, a TV reporter does a "live" report while wearing sunglasses. This has long been considered a Taboo in the news industry.
- Quotes
Sheriff Murray: [after Bloddstone tells him he's working for the FBI] Yeah, and I'm Tom Cruise!
- ConnectionsFeatures It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- SoundtracksI'm a Honky Tonk Man
Written and Performed by David Heavener
Published by I.S.P.D. Publishing
Produced by Jack Gale and Jim Pierce
available on Playback Records
distributed by Laurie Records
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On the heels of watching his work in 'Kill Crazy', I had to give another vanity project from David Heavener a go. Costarring Isaac Hayes (Truck Turner, Escape from NY) couldn't hurt. After listening to him sing another title track & an ridiculous opening that sets up his character, I started to wonder if I had made a mistake. Hotshot cowboy cop dressed the part (jeans, boleros, vest, boots, hat) late to a hostage crisis which results in a death cheesily bursts in and BBQ's most of the bad guys. Thankfully some big laughs were yet to come with 'Prime Target'.
Det. John (yes really) Bloodstone (Heavener) gets suspended by IA after this incident and the bank threatens to foreclose his house. Not helping a strained relationship with his wife (Jenilee Harrison) plus he's still haunted by losing his ex-partner. Then the FBI having trouble successfully transporting mafia man Coppella (Tony Curtis) to trial want Bloodstone to do it in secret and his job, house problems will go away too. Of course what's a road trip without killers, betrayals and bickering, bonding between the two men along the way.
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 Tony is annoying to boot. Hayes plays the decent police captain and appears quite a bit. Unfortunately he's not given much to bite into. Two ladies provide boobs. Harrison has a hilarious romp with Heavener and the requisite shower scene.
I laughed so hard at that husband/wife reconciling sex with it's dialog, setup that I thought I was gonna wake up the neighbors. I don't know if that made the rest worth it however. 'Prime Target' is a low level b-movie competently made, but offers no big reward for sitting thru it. You might recognize actor Andrew Robinson (Cobra) playing another shifty police official, but the finale is a letdown and most of the action is nothing special.
Det. John (yes really) Bloodstone (Heavener) gets suspended by IA after this incident and the bank threatens to foreclose his house. Not helping a strained relationship with his wife (Jenilee Harrison) plus he's still haunted by losing his ex-partner. Then the FBI having trouble successfully transporting mafia man Coppella (Tony Curtis) to trial want Bloodstone to do it in secret and his job, house problems will go away too. Of course what's a road trip without killers, betrayals and bickering, bonding between the two men along the way.
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 Tony is annoying to boot. Hayes plays the decent police captain and appears quite a bit. Unfortunately he's not given much to bite into. Two ladies provide boobs. Harrison has a hilarious romp with Heavener and the requisite shower scene.
I laughed so hard at that husband/wife reconciling sex with it's dialog, setup that I thought I was gonna wake up the neighbors. I don't know if that made the rest worth it however. 'Prime Target' is a low level b-movie competently made, but offers no big reward for sitting thru it. You might recognize actor Andrew Robinson (Cobra) playing another shifty police official, but the finale is a letdown and most of the action is nothing special.
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- Gross US & Canada
- $41,378
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $41,378
- Sep 29, 1991
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