The Late Shift

The Late Shift (1996)

Two heads fighting for the late night crown - One head's gotta roll.

Comedy Drama TV Movie

David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."

star 6.3
  • Release Date: 1996-02-24
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Director: Betty Thomas

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • John Michael Higgins

      David Letterman

    • Daniel Roebuck

      Jay Leno

    • Kathy Bates

      Helen Kushnick

    • Bob Balaban

      Warren Littlefield

    • Ed Begley Jr.

      Rod Perth

    • Peter Jurasik

      Howard Stringer

    • Reni Santoni

      John Agoglia

    • John Kapelos

      Robert Morton

    • Steven Gilborn

      Peter Lassally

    • John Getz

      Brandon Tartikoff

    • Lawrence Pressman

      Bob Wright

    • Sandra Bernhard

      Sandra Bernhard

    • Treat Williams

      Michael Ovitz

    • David Brisbin

      Alan Levine

    • Michael Chieffo

      Rick Ludwin

    • Wendy Cutler

      Reporter #2 Letterman Press Conference

    • Nancy Cheryll Davis

      Reporter #2 Carnegie Hall

    • Paul Elder

      Rupert Murdoch

    • Michael Fairman

      Michael Gartner

    • John R. Fors

      Writer #2

    • Nicholas Guest

      Robert Iger

    • Lucinda Jenney

      Debbie Vickers

    • Ivan Kane

      Reporter #1

    • Ken Kragen

      Ken Kragen

    • Susan Krebs

      Airport Attendant

    • James Kiriyama-Lem

      Reporter #1 Letterman Press Conference

    • Dan Lipe

      Writer #1

    • Aaron Lustig

      Paul Shaffer

    • Cynthia Lynch

      Laurie Diamond

    • Michael C. McCarthy

      Jim Brogan

    • Kerry Noonan

      Letterman's Girlfriend

    • Penny Peyser

      Susan Binford

    • Little Richard

      Little Richard

    • Ann Ryerson

      Betty Hudson

    • Kevin Scannell

      Dick Ebersol

    • Edmund L. Shaff

      Jack Welsh

    • Joanne Takahashi

      Thai Waitress

    • Arthur Taxier

      Lee Gabler

    • Cathy Worthington

      Kragen's Asst.

    • Rich Little

      Johnny Carson

    • Arnold F. Turner

      Reporter #3 Letterman Press Conference

    • Dean Francois

      CBS Executive to Howard Stringer (uncredited)

    • Angie Gray

      Mrs. Wright (uncredited)

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