Country
Germany
Date
Jul 24, 1996
Certification
12
Two heads fighting for the late night crown - One head's gotta roll.
1h 35min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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) |
Genres
ComedyDramaTV Movie
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The Late Shift |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Northern Lights Entertainment, HBO Films |
| Data di uscita | 24 febbraio 1996 |
| Exec. Producer | Daniel Goldberg, Joe Medjuck, Ivan Reitman |
| Producer | Don Carmody |
| Writer | George Armitage, Bill Carter |
| Casting | Nancy Foy |
| Editors | Peter Teschner |
| Cinematography | Mac Ahlberg, Daniel L. Turrett |
| Asst. Directors | Richard Graves, Robert Lorenz, Betty Thomas, Benita Brazier |
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| Add. Directing | Daniel L. Turrett |
| Camera Operators | Daniel L. Turrett, Mac Ahlberg |
| Add. Photography | Mac Ahlberg, Daniel L. Turrett |
| Production Design | Garreth Stover, Linda Berger, Jay Hart |
| Art Direction | Linda Berger, Garreth Stover, Jay Hart |
| Set Decoration | Jay Hart, Garreth Stover, Linda Berger |
| Composer | Ira Newborn |
| Sound | Ira Newborn |
| Costume Design | Shari Feldman, Timothy Lasquade, June Westmore |
| Makeup | June Westmore, Shari Feldman, Timothy Lasquade |
| Hairstyling | Timothy Lasquade, Shari Feldman, June Westmore |
| Budget | 6.000.000 € |
Release dates
Physical media
TV
Country
United States
Date
Feb 24, 1996
Certification
R
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