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The Late Shift

The Late Shift

Two heads fighting for the late night crown - One head's gotta roll.
Feb 24, 1996 1h 35m
6.3
58 votes

Synopsis

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

Title The Late Shift
Companies Northern Lights Entertainment, HBO
Countries United States of America
Keywords talk show, late night, woman director
Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Helen Kushnick
Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Warren Littlefield
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
Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard
Treat Williams

Treat Williams

Michael Ovitz
David Brisbin

David Brisbin

Alan Levine
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
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
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
Joanne Takahashi

Joanne Takahashi

Thai Waitress
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)