The Late Shift
1996· 95 min· United States
ComedyDrama
A dramatization of the rivalry between David Letterman and Jay Leno over which of them would succeed Johnny Carson as the host of "The Tonight Show".
- Director
- Betty Thomas
- Writer
- Bill Carter, George Armitage
- Released
- 24 Feb 1996
- Country
- United States
- Awards
- Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys. 5 wins & 10 nominations total
Cast
John Michael Higgins
Daniel Roebuck
Kathy Bates
LR
Little Richard
JG
John Getz
Lawrence Pressman
RL
Rich Little
John Kapelos
Nicholas Guest
PP
Penny Peyser
EL
Edmund L. Shaff
SG
Steven Gilborn
Sandra Bernhard
Lucinda Jenney
AL
Aaron Lustig
Treat Williams
AT
Arthur Taxier
Michael Fairman
Ed Begley, Jr.
Bob Balaban
KS
Kevin Scannell
KK
Ken Kragen
KN
Kerry Noonan
PJ
Peter Jurasik