Movie

The Late Shift

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

1996★ 6.4 · 651h 35mComedyDramaTV Movie

Overview

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

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Cast

Treat Williams
as Michael Ovitz

Kathy Bates
as Helen Kushnick

Ed Begley Jr.
as Rod Perth

Bob Balaban
as Warren Littlefield

Daniel Roebuck
as Jay Leno

John Kapelos
as Robert Morton

John Michael Higgins
as David Letterman

John Getz
as Brandon Tartikoff

Nicholas Guest
as Robert Iger

Sandra Bernhard
as Sandra Bernhard

Reni Santoni
as John Agoglia

Penny Peyser
as Susan Binford

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Release date: 1996-02-24

Budget: $6,000,000

Runtime: 1h 35m

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ComedyDramaTV Movie

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