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Released1996-02-24 + 1 more
Runtime1h 35m
DirectorBetty Thomas

WritersBill Carter + 1 more, George Armitage
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StudiosNorthern Lights Entertainment + 1 more, HBO
GenresComedy, Drama

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

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

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John Michael Higgins
David Letterman
Daniel Roebuck
Jay Leno
Kathy Bates
Helen Kushnick
Bob Balaban
Warren Littlefield
Ed Begley Jr.
Rod Perth
Peter Jurasik
Howard Stringer
Reni Santoni
John Agoglia
John Kapelos
Robert Morton
Steven Gilborn
Peter Lassally
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
Nancy Cheryll Davis
Reporter #2 Carnegie Hall
Paul Elder
Rupert Murdoch
Michael Fairman
Michael Gartner
John R. Fors
Writer #2
Nicholas Guest
Robert Iger
Lucinda Jenney
Debbie Vickers
Ivan Kane
Reporter #1
Ken Kragen
Ken Kragen
Susan Krebs
Airport Attendant
James Kiriyama-Lem
Reporter #1 Letterman Press Conference
Dan Lipe
Writer #1
Aaron Lustig
Paul Shaffer
Cynthia Lynch
Laurie Diamond
Michael C. McCarthy
Jim Brogan
Kerry Noonan
Letterman's Girlfriend
Penny Peyser
Susan Binford
Little Richard
Little Richard
Ann Ryerson
Betty Hudson
Kevin Scannell
Dick Ebersol
Edmund L. Shaff
Jack Welsh
Joanne Takahashi
Thai Waitress
Arthur Taxier
Lee Gabler
Cathy Worthington
Kragen's Asst.
Rich Little
Johnny Carson
Arnold F. Turner
Reporter #3 Letterman Press Conference
Dean Francois
CBS Executive to Howard Stringer (uncredited)
Angie Gray
Mrs. Wright (uncredited)

The Late Shift 1996R

ActorsAll Cast & Crew

Cast 43

John Michael Higgins

David Letterman

Daniel Roebuck

Jay Leno

Kathy Bates

Helen Kushnick

Bob Balaban

Warren Littlefield

Ed Begley Jr.

Rod Perth

Peter Jurasik

Howard Stringer

Reni Santoni

John Agoglia

John Kapelos

Robert Morton

Steven Gilborn

Peter Lassally

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

Nancy Cheryll Davis

Reporter #2 Carnegie Hall

Paul Elder

Rupert Murdoch

Michael Fairman

Michael Gartner

John R. Fors

Writer #2

Nicholas Guest

Robert Iger

Lucinda Jenney

Debbie Vickers

Ivan Kane

Reporter #1

Ken Kragen

Ken Kragen

Susan Krebs

Airport Attendant

James Kiriyama-Lem

Reporter #1 Letterman Press Conference

Dan Lipe

Writer #1

Aaron Lustig

Paul Shaffer

Cynthia Lynch

Laurie Diamond

Michael C. McCarthy

Jim Brogan

Kerry Noonan

Letterman's Girlfriend

Penny Peyser

Susan Binford

Little Richard

Little Richard

Ann Ryerson

Betty Hudson

Kevin Scannell

Dick Ebersol

Edmund L. Shaff

Jack Welsh

Joanne Takahashi

Thai Waitress

Arthur Taxier

Lee Gabler

Cathy Worthington

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