The Late Shift
1996 · 1 hr 35 min
R6.857%64%
A dramatization of the rivalry between David Letterman and Jay Leno to over which of them would succeed Johnny Carson as the host of "The Tonight Show".
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Directed By
Betty ThomasWritten By
George Armitage, Bill CarterStudio
Northern Lights Entertainment, HBOCast of The Late Shift
Kathy BatesHelen Kushnick
John Michael HigginsDavid Letterman
Daniel RoebuckJay Leno
Bob BalabanWarren Littlefield
Ed Begley Jr.Rod Perth
Peter JurasikHoward Stringer
Reni SantoniJohn Agoglia
Steven GilbornPeter Lassally
John GetzBrandon Tartikoff
Lawrence PressmanBob Wright
Treat WilliamsMichael Ovitz
Cathy WorthingtonKragen's Asst.
Sandra BernhardSandra Bernhard
David BrisbinAlan Levine
Michael ChieffoRick Ludwin
Michael FairmanMichael Gartner
Paul ElderRupert Murdoch
Nicholas GuestRobert Iger
Lucinda JenneyDebbie Vickers
Ivan KaneReporter #1
Ken KragenKen Kragen
Susan KrebsAirport Attendant
Little RichardLittle Richard
Rich LittleJohnny Carson
Kevin ScannellDick Ebersol
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