Wake Up Heavy
159 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsWake Up Heavy is a podcast about my memories of strange horror movies from the 1970s and 1980s. I'm Mark Begley, your host. Please check out my other show Cambridge & Wishon.
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CCCP: Oh! Heavenly Dog (1980)
April 24, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBWUH is happy to offer the premiere episode of the Chasing Chevy Chase Podcast. Head over to Weirding Way Media or wherever you listen to podcasts to subscribe. "Welcome to the 1980s and the wild world of Chevy Chase. On our official first episode we're discussing Joe Camp and his Benji Empire which includes the film Oh! Heavenly Dog in which Chevy plays a private dick whose killed on a case and gets sent back to Earth not as Warren Beatty but Benji the dog. He tries to solve the case of his...
WUH: SCMODS
April 03, 2024 08:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBCleo and I talk about Sleepaway Camp (1983) and The Blues Brothers (1980), and a few other movies we've watched. But mostly The Blues Brothers.
S7E3. Leftovers to be: Parents (1989)
November 14, 2023 05:45 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBWeirding Way Media honcho Chris Stachiw is back again, this time we chat about Bob Balaban's pitch-black-cannibal-comedy Parents (1989). The film stars Randy Quaid (Nick Laemle) and Mary Beth Hurt (Lily Laemle) as the parents of Brian Madorsky (Michael) who may or may not be force-feeding him human flesh. Balaban uses the backdrop of Mid-Century Americana to weave a nightmarish tale of childhood dependency.
S7E2. She was one tough old mama: Foul Play (1978)
November 01, 2023 04:45 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBFellow Weirding Way Media podcasters Chris Stachiw and Mike White are back on the show to discuss Foul Play (1978). Written and directed by Colin Higgins (Harold and Maude, 9 to 5) the film stars Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase in their first box office smash! Hawn plays Gloria Mundy who becomes embroiled in a Hitchcokian conspiracy plot to assassinate the Pope. Chase stars as Lt. Tony Carlson who is tasked with trying to protect her and track down the band of assassins: Whitey Jackson, Scarface,...
WDIRT V5E1: Motel Hell (1980)
October 11, 2023 04:45 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MB"It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent's fritters." And you really don't want to know what kind of critters they are! This is a strange film for me to be doing a WDIRT episode on, but hey, I like strange things. Plus, it just kept popping into my head over the last few months and I felt like I needed to watch it and exorcize it out of my brain. That lead me to think it would make a slightly odd episode of the show since I don't particularly care for the film. So grab some sm...
WUH: September 2023
October 04, 2023 04:45 - 26 minutes - 24 MBBack to the MM/YY episodes with movie watching/recs plus news and notes.
WUH: Cobweb (2023)
September 18, 2023 04:45 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBSPOILER ALERT: Both of these films are spoiled in this discussion. Mr. Kulturecast, Chris Stachiw, is back and we're talking about not one but TWO recent horror movies! First up is Samuel Bodin's Cobweb, starring Lizzy Caplan and Woody Norman. And then we talk about the not dissimilar The Boogeyman by Rob Savage. The Boogeyman is based on an early Stephen King short story and features Chris Messina and Sophie Thatcher. Check out our discussion on two other Night Shift adaptations here.
KC: Night Shift Double Feature
September 13, 2023 04:45 - 1 hour - 97.5 MBChris has kindly shared a couple of Kulturecast episodes I guested on in 2022 that relate to a new episode we just recorded. Next up is our discussion about two Stephen King adapations based on stories from his Night Shift collection (Children of the Corn and Maximum Overdrive).
KC: The Cloverfield Trilogy
September 12, 2023 04:45 - 1 hour - 107 MBChris has kindly shared a couple of Kulturecast episodes I guested on in 2022 that relate to a new episode we just recorded. First up is our discussion about the "Cloverfield Trilogy" such as it is.
WUH: Interview (2019)
September 11, 2023 04:45 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBI'd almost forgotten about the only interview I've done, but since I'm cleaning up old episodes this popped back into my head. This was for Pick Up a Podcast which seems to have stopped producing new episodes back in 2020. This dates back to early 2019 so it might be kind of fun to see how things have or have not changed since then.
TPB: Black Christmas (1974)
August 31, 2023 04:45 - 3 hours - 214 MBYes, I have done an episode on Black Christmas (1974) before, but when you get a chance to be on The Projection Booth you take it. This was part of a crossover event from back in 2021 when Mike White co-hosted several episodes of WUH on the horror films of Bob Clark and Alan Ormsby. This culminated with TPB's episode on Black Christmas that ended up being just shy of FOUR HOURS LONG. I hadn't been able to import the episode until now, so here it finally is. There are a TON (29!!) of ads in th...
WUH: Under Construction
August 29, 2023 04:45 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBBeen making some changes, and updating some old episodes. Find out about that and how many times I've watched The Beatles: Get Back over the last week. :)
WUH: Back to School
August 21, 2023 04:45 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBCleo is headed back to school, but we were able to squeeze in one last episode before then. Since last we spoke we've watched a bunch of my modern horror faves, some raunchy comedies, a Coen Bros. classic, Black Mirror, and other bits and bobs. Enjoy and thanks for listening! The wonderful Green Room poster was designed by Oliver Barrett.
WUH: The Return of the Living Kid
August 02, 2023 04:45 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBCleo is finally back and we've got a hefty round of movie watches and recs. From an undersung Stephen King adaptation to a modern comedy classic to a sun-drenched folk tale we dive into a few faves of the last few months.
WUH: Welcome back, Begley
May 10, 2023 04:45 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBWherein I talk about what's been going on since November 2022 and why I've been taking it easy on episodes and movie watching. Plus some movie recs from 2022 and so far in 2023, some interesting movie watching stats, and a few programming alerts. p.s. Megan and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish are both streaming on Peacock, and Flux Gourmet is on Shudder and Hulu (not Tubi). ;) Check out From the Files of Police Squad. And the Top Secret episode over on the Projection Booth. Give some love to ...
WUHxKC: Knock at the Cabin (2023)
March 14, 2023 04:45 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBThe Begley household is all in (well, except for Lady in the Water) when it comes to Mr. M. Knight Shyamalan, so we were excited to watch his latest film, Knock at the Cabin (2023). Friend of the show, Chris Stachiw, who wasn't as excited, joins me to chat about this pre-Apocalyptic film. Based on the book The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay, the film stars Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Dave Bautista, Kristen Cui, and Rupert Grint. What happens when four strangers take a family...
S7E1. Oh, that's tacky: Murder by Death (1976)
January 12, 2023 05:45 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBWe're knee deep in spoof territory over here at Weirding Way Media so why not keep the trend going? Mike White and Chris Stachiw join me to talk about an old favorite of mine, Murder by Death (1976). Written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore, Murder by Death is a send-up of whodunits with some of our more well-known detectives getting the parody treatment. The film stars James Coco, Peter Falk, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellers, and Maggie Smith as some suspiciously familia...
Cambridge & Wishon: Teaser
December 27, 2022 21:13 - 53 seconds - 1.2 MBA podcast by two weird guys about the weird things they like. Featuring Ronald Dzerigian (Skele Vader) and Mark Begley (Wake Up Heavy).
WUH: November 2022
December 11, 2022 05:45 - 28 minutes - 26 MBSadly, no Cleo for this watch list rundown, but hopefully she'll be back soon! Along with my movie viewing activity there's some big news about my new shows in this one, so give it a listen!
WUH: October 2022
November 09, 2022 05:45 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBYou know how this goes already. My watches + Cleo's and my watches! Only Halloweekend saved this from being a low-watch movie month.
S6E4. Some people never go crazy: Barfly (1987)
October 25, 2022 04:45 - 2 hours - 122 MBThe Mickey Rourke love continues with this episode on Barbet Schroeder's 1987 film Barfly. Scripted by author Charles Bukowski Barfly follows drunk poet Henry Chinaski (Rourke) as he traverses the bars, alleys, and roominghouses of L.A.'s Skid Row. Along the way he meets kindred spirit Wanda (Faye Dunaway) and they love and fight their way through life's ups and downs. Barfly is a surprisingly warm and humorous tale about those living on the outskirts of society. Heather Drain and Anthony Ki...
KCxWUH: M. Night's First Three
October 21, 2022 13:00 - 2 hours - 122 MBChris and I, inspired by our Jordan Peele discussion, tackle M. Night Shyamalan's first three twisty turny films: THE SIXTH SENSE (1999), UNBREAKABLE (2000), and SIGNS (2002).
WUH: September 2022
October 12, 2022 04:45 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBCleo's back talkin' 'bout movies! Get an earful of our watches as a family, and my solo watches, including my most anticipated movie of the year.
KCxWUH: Jordan Peele Trilogy
October 07, 2022 17:45 - 2 hours - 150 MBChris has kindly shared our recent discussion on the films of Jordan Peele: Get Out (2017), Us (2019), and Nope (2022). Starring everyone from Daniel Kaluuya to Bradley Whitford, Keke Palmer to Lupita Nyong'o, along with Tim Heidecker, Keith David, and Allison Williams, the three films tackle race, aliens, and identity politics through the mind of one of horror's hottest directors. LISTEN AD FREE HERE: https://www.patreon.com/wakeupheavy
S6E3. I got a thing about chickens: Angel Heart (1987)
October 06, 2022 04:45 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBIt's been a long time coming (two and a half years, if anyone's counting) but the Mickey Rourke Love-Fest is finally here. 1987 was a big year for Rourke with three films hitting the big screen between April and October. Two of which happen to be HUGE favorites of mine, including this one. On this episode I am joined by Mike White and Cullen Gallagher to discuss Alan Parker's adaptation of the 1978 novel Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg. A combination of horror and noir Angel Heart follows...
WUH: August 2022
September 07, 2022 04:30 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MB[To avoid Orphan: First Skill spoilers at 11:51 jump to 12:31 and you should be good.] It's the (very) unofficial end of summer (115 degrees feels like summer to me!) and Cleo is back in school. I was able to squeeze one more episode out of her, though, so enjoy our August watches. For those keeping score I watched nine new movies out of 32 total during the month of August.
WUH: Big News
August 30, 2022 00:00 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBA big change is a comin' to WUH. Find out what it is inside this episode!
S6E2. Quid pro quo: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
August 09, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 90.3 MBCome and celebrate the four year anniversary of Wake Up Heavy with this Very Special Episode on a film in my Top Ten of All Time. Chris Stachiw (The Kulturecast) and Mike White (The Projection Booth Podcast) join me to discuss Jonathan Demme's 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs. Written by Ted Tally and based on the novel by Thomas Harris, Silence stars Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, an FBI trainee, Scott Glenn as Special Agent Jack Crawford, Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter, and Ted...
WUH: July 2022
August 03, 2022 00:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBCleo is back, possibly for the last time this Summer, to talk about our film watching adventures. Should a 14 year old be watching Kill Bill? Maybe not.
KC: The Funhouse (1981)
July 12, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBKULTURECAST SHARING IS CARING MOVIE NO. 1 "In this episode, we take a look at one of Tobe Hooper's other films that isn't Poltergeist, THE FUNHOUSE (1981). Written by Larry Block, it takes place over one night at a carnival where a killer funhouse keeps attracting willing victims. It also features one of the most insane creature designs this side of Kothoga in Relic. Wake Up Heavy's Mark Begley joins Chris to talk about the film, Hooper's other works, and that hilarious mask."
KC: Stephen King's ITs (1990, 2017, 2019)
July 12, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 97.8 MBKULTURECAST SHARING IS CARING MOVIE NO. 2 "In this episode, we venture back to Derry, Maine to take a look at every adaptation of Stephen King's magnum opus, It. We cover all three films, along with a light dive into the book. Did you know they're doing a prequel TV show? Yikes. Wake Up Heavy's Mark Begley joins Chris to talk about the films, the Pennywise performances, and King's works."
KC: Men (2022)
July 12, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBKULTURECAST SHARING IS CARING MOVIE NO. 4 "In this episode, we talk about Alex Garland's latest entry into his growing filmography of genre-bending fare, MEN (2022). Jessie Buckley plays a woman attempting to cope with the loss of her husband who stumbles into a town like no other. To say any more would be to give too much away; go in knowing as little as possible! Wake Up Heavy's Mark Begley joins Chris to talk about the film, Garland's other films, and toxic masculinity."
KC: Crimes of the Future (2022)
July 12, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBKULTURECAST SHARING IS CARING MOVIE NO. 3 "In this bonus episode, we take a look at David Cronenberg's latest film that's a possible return to the body horror aficionado, CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (2022). Starring Viggo Mortensen and Kristen Stewart, the film follows Mortensen as a performance artist who has vestigial organs removed on stage in a dystopian future. Kristen Stewart plays a perfect weirdo obsessed with his art and his evolutionary advances. It's a wild film that deserves multiple re...
WUH: June 2022
July 10, 2022 00:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBThe One Where Cleo Gets Traumatized By Multiple Rory Kinnears Giving Birth To More Rory Kinnears. Cleo joins me once again to talk about our movie watches for the month of June.
WUH: May 2022
June 09, 2022 00:00 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBLike, listen to this episode with, like, my super Special Guest who I watch a lot of movies with! Like.
S6E1. GET OUT: The Amityville Horror (1979)
June 05, 2022 00:00 - 2 hours - 121 MBChris Stachiw (The Kulturecast) and Andy Gnosis join me on an epic episode devoted to THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979), its two sequels, and the 2005 reboot with Ryan Reynolds. PLUS, we can't help but talk about the two incidents that inspired the films, the DeFeo murders and the Lutz family's haunting claims. Show notes: https://www.wakeupheavy.com/2022/06/s6e1-get-out-amityville-horror-1979.html Amityville movie list: https://bandsaboutmovies.com/2020/02/14/exploring-amityville/ Andy's AGT a...
WUH: April 2022
May 09, 2022 00:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBMovies, movies, movies. Another packed month of movie watching plus news and notes. "It's okay with me." My guest spot on The Cult Movies Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-long-goodbye/id1540702997?i=1000559230382
WUH: March 2022
April 21, 2022 00:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBBetter late than never? March watches, news and notes. The Dungeon Dive: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDungeonDive Check out guest spots for the last month or so from my LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/wakeupheavy
WUH: February (2022)
March 01, 2022 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBFebruary movie watches and some info about the re-release of old, individual WDIRT episodes.
BOBAM: Cat People (1982)
February 27, 2022 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBMore #BegleyOnBegley Action is coming your way! And more #SchraderOnBegley Action to boot! Coming in under the wire for BOBAM (just pretend it's a Leap Year) with a quickie on CAT PEOPLE (1982). Schrader's slick, colorful remake is a great watch, despite the icky incest plotline. Ed Begley, Jr. gets to have some fun in this, until... well, just listen. https://www.wakeupheavy.com/2022/03/bobam-cat-people-1982.html
BOBAM: Blue Collar (1978)
February 19, 2022 00:00 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBThis episode is a little bit #BegleyOnBegley Action Month and a little bit WDIRT and a whole lot of f-words. I take a look at Paul Schrader's BLUE COLLAR (1978) which is sort of a heist film, but mostly a hard-hitting look at labor relations in the auto industry. Show notes: https://www.wakeupheavy.com/2022/02/bobam-blue-collar-1978.html
WUH: January 2022
February 07, 2022 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBJanuary watches and the low-down on "Begley on Begley Action Month" over at The Kulturecast.
TPB: Sabata (1969)
January 25, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 79.6 MBMy fourth appearance on the film podcast of film podcasts, The Projection Booth: "Spaghetti Western month continues with a look at the SABATA films -- it's something of a trilogy, but not really. And some might say that there are seven films in the series… but, really, there’re just two. The original film, SABATA (1969), was written and directed by Gianfranco Parolini and stars Lee Van Cleef as the titular gunfighter who’s no stranger to gadgets. Mark Begley and Heather Drain join Mike to d...
WUH: Heather Drain on ROTLD (1985)
January 16, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBGet to know Heather Drain (aka Mondo Heather) as she joins me to discuss an instrumental film from her youth, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985). Dan O'Bannon's punk rock zombie classic takes center stage here, but we also get some horror movie background from Heather, and discover her love for one Mr. Clu Gulager. Show notes: https://www.wakeupheavy.com/2022/01/wuh-heather-drain-on-return-of-living.html
WUH: 2021, Thank God You're Done!
January 12, 2022 05:42 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBThe annual WUH Wrap-Up episode includes: December Watches, Top New Watches of 2021, WUH's 2021 Top Ten Episodes, and a few programming notes, thank yous, etc. Check out the FULL Top New Watches of 2021 list on Letterboxd.com and the WUH: Tunes (2021) playlist on Spotify below. Top New Watches of 2021: https://letterboxd.com/wakeupheavy/list/top-new-watches-of-2021/ WUH: Tunes (2021): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0nCsKJk2c0KmHqxjvtecOd?si=04c831c82553481e
S5E5. Let's go clean 'em up: Rolling Thunder (1977)
December 18, 2021 00:00 - 58 minutes - 53.1 MBAnthony King returns to the show to discuss ROLLING THUNDER (1977). Directed by John Flynn from a script by Paul Schrader and Heywood Gould based on an original story by Schrader. The film stars William Devane as Major Charles Rane who has returned to his home of San Antonio after seven years as a POW in Viet Nam. He realizes quickly that his wife has moved on, and that his son barely remembers him. For more: https://www.wakeupheavy.com/2021/12/s5e5-lets-go-clean-em-up-rolling.html
WUH: Simon Fitzjohn-Ormsby/Clark Interview
December 10, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBThe full interview with Simon Fitzjohn used in the Ormsby/Clark series episodes.
S5E4. I died for you: Deathdream (1974)
December 04, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 80.2 MBOn this third and final episode of the Alan Ormsby-Bob Clark series Samm Deighan joins Mike White and me to discuss DEATHDREAM, which was filmed on the heels of CSPWDT in 1972, but not released until 1974, after DERANGED. Bob Clark directs from a script by Ormsby, who once again created the make-up effects with help from first-timer Tom Savini. Includes the final part of my interview with Simon Fitzjohn. Show notes: https://www.wakeupheavy.com/2021/12/s5e4-i-died-for-you-deathdream-1974.html
WUH: November 2021
December 04, 2021 00:00 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBNovember watches and news and notes.
S5E3. Deranged: Confessions of a Necrophile (1974)
November 08, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBOn this episode Chris Stachiw joins Mike White and me to discuss DERANGED: CONFESSIONS OF A NECROPHILE, a very faithful telling of the Ed Gein story. Ormsby wrote the script and co-directed the film with Jeff Gillen (an Ormsby/Clark regular), with Bob Clark acting as (an uncredited) producer. As with CSPWDT and DEATHDREAM Ormsby also supplied much of the special make-up effects, with help from a young up-and-comer named Tom Savini. Also includes the second part of my interview with Simon Fit...