The Late Shift

The Late Shift (1996)

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

  • Genre: Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1996-02-24
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 58 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Northern Lights Entertainment
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Betty Thomas
star 6.3/10
From 58 Ratings

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Summary

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

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  • John Michael Higgins

    as David Letterman

  • Daniel Roebuck

    as Jay Leno

  • Kathy Bates

    as Helen Kushnick

  • Bob Balaban

    as Warren Littlefield

  • Ed Begley Jr.

    as Rod Perth

  • Peter Jurasik

    as Howard Stringer

  • Reni Santoni

    as John Agoglia

  • John Kapelos

    as Robert Morton

  • Steven Gilborn

    as Peter Lassally

  • John Getz

    as Brandon Tartikoff

  • Lawrence Pressman

    as Bob Wright

  • Sandra Bernhard

    as Sandra Bernhard

  • Treat Williams

    as Michael Ovitz

  • David Brisbin

    as Alan Levine

  • Michael Chieffo

    as Rick Ludwin

  • Wendy Cutler

    as Reporter #2 Letterman Press Conference

  • Nancy Cheryll Davis

    as Reporter #2 Carnegie Hall

  • Paul Elder

    as Rupert Murdoch

  • Michael Fairman

    as Michael Gartner

  • John R. Fors

    as Writer #2

  • Nicholas Guest

    as Robert Iger

  • Lucinda Jenney

    as Debbie Vickers

  • Ivan Kane

    as Reporter #1

  • Ken Kragen

    as Ken Kragen

  • Susan Krebs

    as Airport Attendant

  • James Kiriyama-Lem

    as Reporter #1 Letterman Press Conference

  • Dan Lipe

    as Writer #1

  • Aaron Lustig

    as Paul Shaffer

  • Cynthia Lynch

    as Laurie Diamond

  • Michael C. McCarthy

    as Jim Brogan

  • Kerry Noonan

    as Letterman's Girlfriend

  • Penny Peyser

    as Susan Binford

  • Little Richard

    as Little Richard

  • Ann Ryerson

    as Betty Hudson

  • Kevin Scannell

    as Dick Ebersol

  • Edmund L. Shaff

    as Jack Welsh

  • Joanne Takahashi

    as Thai Waitress

  • Arthur Taxier

    as Lee Gabler

  • Cathy Worthington

    as Kragen's Asst.

  • Rich Little

    as Johnny Carson

  • Arnold F. Turner

    as Reporter #3 Letterman Press Conference

  • Dean Francois

    as CBS Executive to Howard Stringer (uncredited)

  • Angie Gray

    as Mrs. Wright (uncredited)
Directing Betty Thomas Director
Writing George Armitage Writer
Production Nancy Foy Casting
Writing Bill Carter Writer
Production Daniel Goldberg Co-Executive Producer
Production Joe Medjuck Co-Executive Producer
Directing Benita Brazier Script Supervisor
Directing Richard Graves First Assistant Director
Directing Robert Lorenz Second Assistant Director
Editing Peter Teschner Editor
Costume & Make-Up Shari Feldman Costume Design
Camera Mac Ahlberg Director of Photography
Sound Ira Newborn Original Music Composer
Production Don Carmody Producer
Art Garreth Stover Production Design
Art Linda Berger Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Timothy Lasquade Key Hair Stylist
Costume & Make-Up June Westmore Key Makeup Artist
Production Ivan Reitman Executive Producer
Art Jay Hart Set Decoration

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