
The Late Shift
Comedy | Drama
6.4
Release Date
February 24, 1996
Duration
95 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."
Casts

David Letterman
John Michael Higgins

Jay Leno
Daniel Roebuck

Helen Kushnick
Kathy Bates

Warren Littlefield
Bob Balaban

Rod Perth
Ed Begley Jr.

Howard Stringer
Peter Jurasik

John Agoglia
Reni Santoni

Robert Morton
John Kapelos

Peter Lassally
Steven Gilborn

Brandon Tartikoff
John Getz

Bob Wright
Lawrence Pressman

Sandra Bernhard
Sandra Bernhard

Michael Ovitz
Treat Williams

Alan Levine
David Brisbin

Rick Ludwin
Michael Chieffo

Reporter #2 Letterman Press Conference
Wendy Cutler

Reporter #2 Carnegie Hall
Nancy Cheryll Davis

Rupert Murdoch
Paul Elder

Michael Gartner
Michael Fairman

Writer #2
John R. Fors

Robert Iger
Nicholas Guest

Debbie Vickers
Lucinda Jenney

Reporter #1
Ivan Kane

Ken Kragen
Ken Kragen

Airport Attendant
Susan Krebs

Reporter #1 Letterman Press Conference
James Kiriyama-Lem

Writer #1
Dan Lipe

Paul Shaffer
Aaron Lustig

Laurie Diamond
Cynthia Lynch

Jim Brogan
Michael C. McCarthy

Letterman's Girlfriend
Kerry Noonan

Susan Binford
Penny Peyser

Little Richard
Little Richard

Betty Hudson
Ann Ryerson

Dick Ebersol
Kevin Scannell

Jack Welsh
Edmund L. Shaff

Thai Waitress
Joanne Takahashi

Lee Gabler
Arthur Taxier

Kragen's Asst.
Cathy Worthington

Johnny Carson
Rich Little

Reporter #3 Letterman Press Conference
Arnold F. Turner

CBS Executive to Howard Stringer (uncredited)
Dean Francois

Mrs. Wright (uncredited)
Angie Gray
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