1996
Two heads fighting for the late night crown - One head's gotta roll.
6.4
61
February 24, 1996
1h 35m
David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."
Original Title
The Late Shift
Spoken Languages
English
Production Countries
United States of America
Budget
$6,000,000
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Director
Writer
Producer
Composer
Screenplay
Production Companies
Northern Lights Entertainment, HBO
Director
Betty Thomas
Writer
George Armitage, Bill Carter
Producer
Don Carmody
Composer
N/A
Screenplay
N/A
John Michael Higgins
Role: David Letterman
Daniel Roebuck
Role: Jay Leno
Kathy Bates
Role: Helen Kushnick
Bob Balaban
Role: Warren Littlefield
Ed Begley Jr.
Role: Rod Perth
Peter Jurasik
Role: Howard Stringer
Reni Santoni
Role: John Agoglia
John Kapelos
Role: Robert Morton
Steven Gilborn
Role: Peter Lassally
John Getz
Role: Brandon Tartikoff
Lawrence Pressman
Role: Bob Wright
Sandra Bernhard
Role: Sandra Bernhard
Treat Williams
Role: Michael Ovitz
David Brisbin
Role: Alan Levine
Michael Chieffo
Role: Rick Ludwin
Wendy Cutler
Role: Reporter #2 Letterman Press Conference
Nancy Cheryll Davis
Role: Reporter #2 Carnegie Hall
Paul Elder
Role: Rupert Murdoch
Michael Fairman
Role: Michael Gartner
John R. Fors
Role: Writer #2
Nicholas Guest
Role: Robert Iger
Lucinda Jenney
Role: Debbie Vickers
Ivan Kane
Role: Reporter #1
Ken Kragen
Role: Ken Kragen
Susan Krebs
Role: Airport Attendant
James Kiriyama-Lem
Role: Reporter #1 Letterman Press Conference
Dan Lipe
Role: Writer #1
Aaron Lustig
Role: Paul Shaffer
Cynthia Lynch
Role: Laurie Diamond
Michael C. McCarthy
Role: Jim Brogan
Kerry Noonan
Role: Letterman's Girlfriend
Penny Peyser
Role: Susan Binford
Little Richard
Role: Little Richard
Ann Ryerson
Role: Betty Hudson
Kevin Scannell
Role: Dick Ebersol
Edmund L. Shaff
Role: Jack Welsh
Joanne Takahashi
Role: Thai Waitress
Arthur Taxier
Role: Lee Gabler
Cathy Worthington
Role: Kragen's Asst.
Rich Little
Role: Johnny Carson
Arnold F. Turner
Role: Reporter #3 Letterman Press Conference
Dean Francois
Role: CBS Executive to Howard Stringer (uncredited)
Angie Gray
Role: Mrs. Wright (uncredited)
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