The Late Shift
Betty Thomas1996-02-24
Two heads fighting for the late night crown - One head's gotta roll.
6.3
95 min
David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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John Michael Higgins | David Letterman | Unowned |
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Daniel Roebuck | Jay Leno | Unowned |
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Kathy Bates | Helen Kushnick | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Bob Balaban | Warren Littlefield | Unowned |
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Ed Begley Jr. | Rod Perth | Unowned |
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Peter Jurasik | Howard Stringer | Unowned |
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Reni Santoni | John Agoglia | Unowned |
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John Kapelos | Robert Morton | Unowned |
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Steven Gilborn | Peter Lassally | Unowned |
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John Getz | Brandon Tartikoff | Unowned |
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Lawrence Pressman | Bob Wright | Unowned |
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Sandra Bernhard | Sandra Bernhard | Unowned |
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Treat Williams | Michael Ovitz | Unowned |
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David Brisbin | Alan Levine | Unowned |
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Michael Chieffo | Rick Ludwin | Unowned |
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Wendy Cutler | Reporter #2 Letterman Press Conference | Unowned |
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Nancy Cheryll Davis | Reporter #2 Carnegie Hall | Unowned |
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Paul Elder | Rupert Murdoch | Unowned |
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Michael Fairman | Michael Gartner | Unowned |
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John R. Fors | Writer #2 | Unowned |
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Nicholas Guest | Robert Iger | Unowned |
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Lucinda Jenney | Debbie Vickers | Unowned |
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Ivan Kane | Reporter #1 | Unowned |
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Ken Kragen | Ken Kragen | Unowned |
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Susan Krebs | Airport Attendant | Unowned |
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James Kiriyama-Lem | Reporter #1 Letterman Press Conference | Unowned |
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Dan Lipe | Writer #1 | Unowned |
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Aaron Lustig | Paul Shaffer | Unowned |
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Cynthia Lynch | Laurie Diamond | Unowned |
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Michael C. McCarthy | Jim Brogan | Unowned |
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Kerry Noonan | Letterman's Girlfriend | Unowned |
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Penny Peyser | Susan Binford | Unowned |
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Little Richard | Little Richard | Unowned |
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Ann Ryerson | Betty Hudson | Unowned |
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Kevin Scannell | Dick Ebersol | Unowned |
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Edmund L. Shaff | Jack Welsh | Unowned |
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Joanne Takahashi | Thai Waitress | Unowned |
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Arthur Taxier | Lee Gabler | Unowned |
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Cathy Worthington | Kragen's Asst. | Unowned |
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Rich Little | Johnny Carson | Unowned |
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Arnold F. Turner | Reporter #3 Letterman Press Conference | Unowned |
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Dean Francois | CBS Executive to Howard Stringer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Angie Gray | Mrs. Wright (uncredited) | Unowned |