The Late Shift
★ 6.4·1996·1h 35min·Comedy, Drama, and TV Movie
Two heads fighting for the late night crown - One head's gotta roll.
Overview
David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."
- Director
- Betty Thomas
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Released (Feb 24, 1996)
Where to watch
- With a subscription
- Buy or rent
Cast
40 people
John Michael HigginsDavid Letterman
Daniel RoebuckJay Leno
Kathy BatesHelen Kushnick
Bob BalabanWarren Littlefield
Ed Begley Jr.Rod Perth
Peter JurasikHoward Stringer
Reni SantoniJohn Agoglia
John KapelosRobert Morton- SGSteven GilbornPeter Lassally
John GetzBrandon Tartikoff
Lawrence PressmanBob Wright
Sandra BernhardSandra Bernhard
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Treat WilliamsMichael Ovitz
David BrisbinAlan Levine
Michael ChieffoRick Ludwin
Wendy CutlerReporter #2 Letterman Press Conference- NCNancy Cheryll DavisReporter #2 Carnegie Hall
- PEPaul ElderRupert Murdoch
Michael FairmanMichael Gartner- JRJohn R. ForsWriter #2
Nicholas GuestRobert Iger
Lucinda JenneyDebbie Vickers
Ivan KaneReporter #1- KKKen KragenKen Kragen
Susan KrebsAirport Attendant
James Kiriyama-LemReporter #1 Letterman Press Conference- DLDan LipeWriter #1
Aaron LustigPaul Shaffer- CLCynthia LynchLaurie Diamond
- MCMichael C. McCarthyJim Brogan
Kerry NoonanLetterman's Girlfriend
Penny PeyserSusan Binford
Little RichardLittle Richard
Ann RyersonBetty Hudson
Kevin ScannellDick Ebersol
Edmund L. ShaffJack Welsh- JTJoanne TakahashiThai Waitress
Arthur TaxierLee Gabler
Cathy WorthingtonKragen's Asst.
Rich LittleJohnny Carson
