The Late Shift
Two heads fighting for the late night crown - One head's gotta roll.
1996 | 95m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Betty Thomas |
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| Writer: | Bill Carter, George Armitage |
| Staring: |
| David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show." | |
| Release Date: | Feb 24, 1996 |
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| Director: | Betty Thomas |
| Writer: | Bill Carter, George Armitage |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | talk show, late night, woman director |
| Production Companies | HBO, Northern Lights Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $6,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Peter Teschner | Editor |
| Linda Berger | Art Direction |
| Shari Feldman | Costume Design |
| Timothy Lasquade | Key Hair Stylist |
| June Westmore | Key Makeup Artist |
| Richard Graves | First Assistant Director |
| Benita Brazier | Script Supervisor |
| Bill Carter | Writer |
| Betty Thomas | Director |
| George Armitage | Writer |
| Ira Newborn | Original Music Composer |
| Mac Ahlberg | Director of Photography |
| Robert Lorenz | Second Assistant Director |
| Nancy Foy | Casting |
| Garreth Stover | Production Design |
| Jay Hart | Set Decoration |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Don Carmody | Producer |
| Joe Medjuck | Co-Executive Producer |
| Ivan Reitman | Executive Producer |
| Daniel Goldberg | Co-Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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