The Late Shift

The Late Shift

Release: 1996 | Community Score: 63%

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

Cast

John Michael Higgins

John Michael Higgins

David Letterman

Daniel Roebuck

Daniel Roebuck

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Warren Littlefield

Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr.

Peter Jurasik

Peter Jurasik

Howard Stringer

Reni Santoni

Reni Santoni

John Kapelos

John Kapelos

Steven Gilborn

Steven Gilborn

John Getz

John Getz

Brandon Tartikoff

Lawrence Pressman

Lawrence Pressman

Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard

Treat Williams

Treat Williams

David Brisbin

David Brisbin

Michael Chieffo

Michael Chieffo

Wendy Cutler

Wendy Cutler

Reporter #2 Letterman Press Conference

Nancy Cheryll Davis

Nancy Cheryll Davis

Reporter #2 Carnegie Hall

Paul Elder

Paul Elder

Michael Fairman

Michael Fairman

Michael Gartner

John R. Fors

John R. Fors

Nicholas Guest

Nicholas Guest

Lucinda Jenney

Lucinda Jenney

Ivan Kane

Ivan Kane

Ken Kragen

Ken Kragen

Susan Krebs

Susan Krebs

Airport Attendant

James Kiriyama-Lem

James Kiriyama-Lem

Reporter #1 Letterman Press Conference

Dan Lipe

Dan Lipe

Aaron Lustig

Aaron Lustig

Cynthia Lynch

Cynthia Lynch

Michael C. McCarthy

Michael C. McCarthy

Kerry Noonan

Kerry Noonan

Letterman's Girlfriend

Penny Peyser

Penny Peyser

Little Richard

Little Richard

Ann Ryerson

Ann Ryerson

Kevin Scannell

Kevin Scannell

Edmund L. Shaff

Edmund L. Shaff

Joanne Takahashi

Joanne Takahashi

Arthur Taxier

Arthur Taxier

Cathy Worthington

Cathy Worthington

Rich Little

Rich Little

Arnold F. Turner

Arnold F. Turner

Reporter #3 Letterman Press Conference

Dean Francois

Dean Francois

CBS Executive to Howard Stringer (uncredited)

Angie Gray

Angie Gray

Mrs. Wright (uncredited)