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Feature film — 1996

The Late Shift (1996)

6.41h 35mComedy — Drama — TV Movie

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

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A high-signal pick with 67 votes.

Northern Lights Entertainment / HBO Films

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Director: Betty Thomas

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Cast & crew

John Michael Higgins as David Letterman

John Michael Higgins

David Letterman

Daniel Roebuck as Jay Leno

Daniel Roebuck

Jay Leno

Kathy Bates as Helen Kushnick

Kathy Bates

Helen Kushnick

Bob Balaban as Warren Littlefield

Bob Balaban

Warren Littlefield

Ed Begley Jr. as Rod Perth

Ed Begley Jr.

Rod Perth

Peter Jurasik as Howard Stringer

Peter Jurasik

Howard Stringer

Reni Santoni as John Agoglia

Reni Santoni

John Agoglia

John Kapelos as Robert Morton

John Kapelos

Robert Morton

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Steven Gilborn

Peter Lassally

John Getz as Brandon Tartikoff

John Getz

Brandon Tartikoff

Lawrence Pressman as Bob Wright

Lawrence Pressman

Bob Wright

Sandra Bernhard as Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard

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