The Late Shift

1996    1h 35m    R
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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A dramatization of the rivalry between David Letterman and Jay Leno over which of them would succeed Johnny Carson as the host of "The Tonight Show".
Directed By
Betty Thomas
Written By
George Armitage, Bill Carter
Studio
Northern Lights Entertainment, HBO

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Cast of The Late Shift
  • John Michael HigginsDavid Letterman
  • Daniel RoebuckJay Leno
  • Kathy BatesHelen Kushnick
  • Bob BalabanWarren Littlefield
  • Ed Begley Jr.Rod Perth
  • Peter JurasikHoward Stringer
  • Reni SantoniJohn Agoglia
  • John KapelosRobert Morton
  • Steven GilbornPeter Lassally
  • John GetzBrandon Tartikoff
  • Lawrence PressmanBob Wright
  • Sandra BernhardSandra Bernhard
  • Treat WilliamsMichael Ovitz
  • David BrisbinAlan Levine
  • Michael ChieffoRick Ludwin
  • Wendy CutlerReporter #2 Letterman Press Conference
  • Nancy Cheryll DavisReporter #2 Carnegie Hall
  • Paul ElderRupert Murdoch
  • Michael FairmanMichael Gartner
  • John R. ForsWriter #2
  • Nicholas GuestRobert Iger
  • Lucinda JenneyDebbie Vickers
  • Ivan KaneReporter #1
  • Ken KragenKen Kragen
  • Susan KrebsAirport Attendant
  • James Kiriyama-LemReporter #1 Letterman Press Conference
  • Dan LipeWriter #1
  • Aaron LustigPaul Shaffer
  • Cynthia LynchLaurie Diamond
  • Michael C. McCarthyJim Brogan
  • Kerry NoonanLetterman's Girlfriend
  • Penny PeyserSusan Binford
  • Little RichardLittle Richard
  • Ann RyersonBetty Hudson
  • Kevin ScannellDick Ebersol
  • Edmund L. ShaffJack Welsh
  • Joanne TakahashiThai Waitress
  • Arthur TaxierLee Gabler
  • Cathy WorthingtonKragen's Asst.
  • Rich LittleJohnny Carson
  • Arnold F. TurnerReporter #3 Letterman Press Conference
  • Dean FrancoisCBS Executive to Howard Stringer (uncredited)
  • Angie GrayMrs. Wright (uncredited)
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