Wake 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.

Episode List

WUH: Weapons (2025)

Sep 29th, 2025 4:45 AM

The Kid and I watched Weapons (2025) and we LIKED it! Plus a bunch of other cool stuff we watched. Apologies for all the Magnolia clips, I just love that movie!!

PS: The Naked Gun (2025)

Sep 23rd, 2025 2:10 PM

We knew it would happen and here it is! Mike, Mark, and Chris discuss the 2025 reboot of The Naked Gun franchise with... The Naked Gun! The film stars Liam Neeson as Frank Drebin Jr. and Paul Walter Hauser as Ed Hocken Jr., with Pamela Anderson along as the love interest, Beth Davenport—an author of true crime novels based on fictional stories that she makes up.The film reunites the powerhouse trio behind Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)—Dan Gregor, Doug Mand, and Akiva Schaffer—who do a great job channeling the ZAZ flavor of comedy.Revisit the entire run of From the Files of Police Squad (In Color) at http://www.policesquadincolor.com

WUH: That's hella tight

Jul 30th, 2025 4:45 AM

Cleo the Kid and I are back at it with our usual round up of Recently (and not-so-recently) Watched movies. Franchises, trilogies, and series abound. Join us won't you?

WUH: The Monkey, et al

Apr 28th, 2025 4:45 AM

Cleo and I watched a handful of good movies during her Spring Break and then we talked about them. With particular attention paid to Strange Darling with Kyle Gallner and Willa Fitzgerald and The Monkey by our boy Oz Perkins based on a short story by Stephen King.

WUH: Follow up to a fall

Mar 19th, 2025 4:45 AM

Here's a little follow up about my accident and my progress since the last episode. Also, Cleo the Kid has joined me to talk about some fun horror flicks we've watched since the first of the year. Give it a listen, won't ya?

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