The Late Shift

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

6.4/ 10 67 votes 1996-02-24 1h 35m 2 popularity

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

Director: Betty Thomas

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Budget

$6M

Cast

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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

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