The Late Shift

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

Duration: 95 min

Release date: 1996-02-24

IMDB

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

Comedy Drama TV Movie

The Late Shift

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John Michael Higgins

John Michael Higgins

as David Letterman

as Helen Kushnick

as Warren Littlefield

as Howard Stringer

as John Agoglia

as Robert Morton

as Peter Lassally

as Brandon Tartikoff

Lawrence Pressman

Lawrence Pressman

Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard

as Sandra Bernhard

as Michael Ovitz

Michael Chieffo

Michael Chieffo

as Reporter #2 Letterman Press Conference

Nancy Cheryll Davis

Nancy Cheryll Davis

as Reporter #2 Carnegie Hall

as Rupert Murdoch

Michael Fairman

Michael Fairman

as Michael Gartner

as Debbie Vickers

as Airport Attendant

James Kiriyama-Lem

James Kiriyama-Lem

as Reporter #1 Letterman Press Conference

as Paul Shaffer

as Laurie Diamond

Michael C. McCarthy

Michael C. McCarthy

as Letterman's Girlfriend

as Susan Binford

as Little Richard

as Betty Hudson

as Dick Ebersol

Edmund L. Shaff

Edmund L. Shaff

Joanne Takahashi

Joanne Takahashi

as Thai Waitress

Cathy Worthington

Cathy Worthington

as Kragen's Asst.

as Johnny Carson

Arnold F. Turner

Arnold F. Turner

as Reporter #3 Letterman Press Conference

as CBS Executive to Howard Stringer (uncredited)

as Mrs. Wright (uncredited)

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George Armitage

George Armitage

Daniel Goldberg

Daniel Goldberg

Co-Executive Producer

Co-Executive Producer

First Assistant Director

Second Assistant Director

Script Supervisor

Executive Producer

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Production Design

Timothy Lasquade

Timothy Lasquade

Key Hair Stylist

Key Makeup Artist

Daniel L. Turrett

Daniel L. Turrett

Camera Operator

Daniel L. Turrett

Daniel L. Turrett

Second Unit Director of Photography

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