The Late Shift (1996)
1h 35m
Running Time
February 24, 1996Release Date
The Late Shift (1996)
1h 35m
Running Time
February 24, 1996Release Date
Network & Production Companies



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







Currently The Late Shift is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Max, Max Amazon Channel, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
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Cast & Crew.

John Michael Higgins
David Letterman

Daniel Roebuck
Jay Leno

Kathy Bates
Helen Kushnick

Bob Balaban
Warren Littlefield

Ed Begley Jr.
Rod Perth

Peter Jurasik
Howard Stringer

Reni Santoni
John Agoglia

John Kapelos
Robert Morton

Steven Gilborn
Peter Lassally

John Getz
Brandon Tartikoff

Lawrence Pressman
Bob Wright

Sandra Bernhard
Sandra Bernhard

Treat Williams
Michael Ovitz

David Brisbin
Alan Levine

Michael Chieffo
Rick Ludwin

Wendy Cutler
Reporter #2 Letterman Press Conference

Nancy Cheryll Davis
Reporter #2 Carnegie Hall

Paul Elder
Rupert Murdoch

Michael Fairman
Michael Gartner

John R. Fors
Writer #2

Nicholas Guest
Robert Iger

Lucinda Jenney
Debbie Vickers

Ivan Kane
Reporter #1

Ken Kragen
Ken Kragen

Susan Krebs
Airport Attendant

James Kiriyama-Lem
Reporter #1 Letterman Press Conference

Dan Lipe
Writer #1

Aaron Lustig
Paul Shaffer

Cynthia Lynch
Laurie Diamond

Michael C. McCarthy
Jim Brogan

Kerry Noonan
Letterman's Girlfriend

Penny Peyser
Susan Binford

Little Richard
Little Richard

Ann Ryerson
Betty Hudson

Kevin Scannell
Dick Ebersol

Edmund L. Shaff
Jack Welsh

Joanne Takahashi
Thai Waitress

Arthur Taxier
Lee Gabler

Cathy Worthington
Kragen's Asst.

Rich Little
Johnny Carson

Arnold F. Turner
Reporter #3 Letterman Press Conference

Dean Francois
CBS Executive to Howard Stringer (uncredited)

Angie Gray
Mrs. Wright (uncredited)

Betty Thomas
Director

George Armitage
Writer

Nancy Foy
Casting

Bill Carter
Writer

Richard Graves
First Assistant Director
Media.





Details.
Release DateFebruary 24, 1996
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Content RatingR
Budget$6,000,000
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
talk show
late night
woman director
Wiki.
The Late Shift is a 1996 American made-for-television biographical film directed by Betty Thomas, and written by New York Times media reporter Bill Carter and George Armitage. Released by HBO Pictures and produced in conjunction with Northern Lights Entertainment, the film premiered on HBO on February 24, 1996.
Based on Carter's 1994 book of the same name, the film chronicles the late-night television conflict between Jay Leno and David Letterman in the early 1990s, surrounding NBC's appointment of Leno to succeed Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show, and Late Night host Letterman's resulting efforts to negotiate out of his contract with the network to host his own competing talk show for CBS.
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