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The Late Shift

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

1996 |1h 35m |  Comedy, Drama, TV Movie

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Cast

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John Michael Higgins

David Letterman

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Daniel Roebuck

Jay Leno

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Kathy Bates

Helen Kushnick

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Bob Balaban

Warren Littlefield

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Ed Begley Jr.

Rod Perth

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Peter Jurasik

Howard Stringer

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Reni Santoni

John Agoglia

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John Kapelos

Robert Morton

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Steven Gilborn

Peter Lassally

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John Getz

Brandon Tartikoff

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Lawrence Pressman

Bob Wright

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Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard

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Treat Williams

Michael Ovitz

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Michael Chieffo

Rick Ludwin

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Wendy Cutler

Reporter #2 Letterman Press Conference

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Michael Fairman

Michael Gartner

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Nicholas Guest

Robert Iger

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Lucinda Jenney

Debbie Vickers

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Ivan Kane

Reporter #1

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Susan Krebs

Airport Attendant

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James Kiriyama-Lem

Reporter #1 Letterman Press Conference

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Aaron Lustig

Paul Shaffer

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Kerry Noonan

Letterman's Girlfriend

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Penny Peyser

Susan Binford

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Little Richard

Little Richard

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Ann Ryerson

Betty Hudson

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Kevin Scannell

Dick Ebersol

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Edmund L. Shaff

Jack Welsh

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Arthur Taxier

Lee Gabler

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Cathy Worthington

Kragen's Asst.

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Rich Little

Johnny Carson

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Arnold F. Turner

Reporter #3 Letterman Press Conference

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Angie Gray

Mrs. Wright (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$6,000,000.00

Revenue

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