The Late Shift
"Two heads fighting for the late night crown - One head's gotta roll."
David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."
Cast
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
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
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)
Crew
Betty Thomas
Director
George Armitage
Writer
Nancy Foy
Casting
Bill Carter
Writer
Richard Graves
First Assistant Director
Benita Brazier
Script Supervisor
Joe Medjuck
Co-Executive Producer
Robert Lorenz
Second Assistant Director
Daniel Goldberg
Co-Executive Producer
June Westmore
Key Makeup Artist
Mac Ahlberg
Director of Photography
Peter Teschner
Editor
Ivan Reitman
Executive Producer
Garreth Stover
Production Design
Linda Berger
Art Direction
Timothy Lasquade
Key Hair Stylist
Don Carmody
Producer
Ira Newborn
Original Music Composer
Shari Feldman
Costume Design
Jay Hart
Set Decoration
Daniel L. Turrett
Camera Operator
Daniel L. Turrett
Second Unit Director of Photography