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The Late Shift (1996)

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

6.4(65)1h 35mFebruary 24, 1996

Comedy Drama TV Movie

Betty Thomas

Director

George Armitage, Bill Carter

Writers

Rate

Diary

Overview

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

Cast

John Michael Higgins

David Letterman

Daniel Roebuck

Jay Leno

Kathy Bates

Helen Kushnick

Bob Balaban

Warren Littlefield

Ed Begley Jr.

The Late Shift · Cinemalant

Rod Perth

Peter Jurasik

Howard Stringer

Reni Santoni

John Agoglia

John Kapelos

Robert Morton

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

Michael Fairman

Michael Gartner

Media

Status: Released
Original language: English
Release date: February 24, 1996
Budget: $6,000,000
Production: Northern Lights Entertainment, HBO Films
Country: United States of America

Keywords

talk showlate nightwoman director

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