The Late Shift

The Late Shift

95 mins | Drama, Comedy, TV Movie | Feb. 24, 1996

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

The Late Shift

95 mins | Drama, Comedy, TV Movie | Feb. 24, 1996

The Late Shift
David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers HBO, Northern Lights Entertainment
Original title The Late Shift
Directors Betty Thomas
Writers Bill Carter, George Armitage

Cast

Kathy Bates

as Helen Kushnick

John Michael Higgins

as David Letterman

Daniel Roebuck

as Jay Leno

Bob Balaban

as Warren Littlefield

Ed Begley Jr.

as Rod Perth

Peter Jurasik

as Howard Stringer

Reni Santoni

as John Agoglia

Steven Gilborn

as Peter Lassally

John Getz

as Brandon Tartikoff

Lawrence Pressman

as Bob Wright

Treat Williams

as Michael Ovitz

Cathy Worthington

as Kragen's Asst.

Sandra Bernhard

as Sandra Bernhard

David Brisbin

as Alan Levine

Michael Chieffo

as Rick Ludwin

Michael Fairman

as Michael Gartner

Paul Elder

as Rupert Murdoch

Nicholas Guest

as Robert Iger

Lucinda Jenney

as Debbie Vickers

Ivan Kane

as Reporter #1

Susan Krebs

as Airport Attendant

Little Richard

as Little Richard

Rich Little

as Johnny Carson

Kevin Scannell

as Dick Ebersol