The Late Shift

The Late Shift

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

1996 en 95 minutes

Rating: 6.4

Plot

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

Trailer

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Cast

John Michael Higgins

John Michael Higgins

David Letterman

Daniel Roebuck

Daniel Roebuck

Jay Leno

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Helen Kushnick

Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Warren Littlefield

Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr.

Rod Perth

Peter Jurasik

Peter Jurasik

Howard Stringer

Reni Santoni

Reni Santoni

John Agoglia

John Kapelos

John Kapelos

Robert Morton

Steven Gilborn

Steven Gilborn

Peter Lassally

John Getz

John Getz

Brandon Tartikoff

Lawrence Pressman

Lawrence Pressman

Bob Wright

Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard

Treat Williams

Treat Williams

Michael Ovitz

David Brisbin

David Brisbin

Alan Levine

Michael Chieffo

Michael Chieffo

Rick Ludwin

Wendy Cutler

Wendy Cutler

Reporter #2 Letterman Press Conference

Nancy Cheryll Davis

Nancy Cheryll Davis

Reporter #2 Carnegie Hall

Paul Elder

Paul Elder

Rupert Murdoch

Michael Fairman

Michael Fairman

Michael Gartner

John R. Fors

John R. Fors

Writer #2

Nicholas Guest

Nicholas Guest

Robert Iger

Lucinda Jenney

Lucinda Jenney

Debbie Vickers

Ivan Kane

Ivan Kane

Reporter #1

Ken Kragen

Ken Kragen

Ken Kragen

Susan Krebs

Susan Krebs

Airport Attendant

James Kiriyama-Lem

James Kiriyama-Lem

Reporter #1 Letterman Press Conference

Dan Lipe

Dan Lipe

Writer #1

Aaron Lustig

Aaron Lustig

Paul Shaffer

Cynthia Lynch

Cynthia Lynch

Laurie Diamond

Michael C. McCarthy

Michael C. McCarthy

Jim Brogan

Kerry Noonan

Kerry Noonan

Letterman's Girlfriend

Penny Peyser

Penny Peyser

Susan Binford

Little Richard

Little Richard

Little Richard

Ann Ryerson

Ann Ryerson

Betty Hudson

Kevin Scannell

Kevin Scannell

Dick Ebersol

Edmund L. Shaff

Edmund L. Shaff

Jack Welsh

Joanne Takahashi

Joanne Takahashi

Thai Waitress

Arthur Taxier

Arthur Taxier

Lee Gabler

Cathy Worthington

Cathy Worthington

Kragen's Asst.

Rich Little

Rich Little

Johnny Carson

Arnold F. Turner

Arnold F. Turner

Reporter #3 Letterman Press Conference

Dean Francois

Dean Francois

CBS Executive to Howard Stringer (uncredited)

Angie Gray

Angie Gray

Mrs. Wright (uncredited)

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