The Late Shift
6.7
“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."
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John Michael Higgins
David Letterman
Known for
The Legend of Korra
Yes Man
Daniel Roebuck
Jay Leno
Known for
Final Destination
The Fugitive
Kathy Bates
Helen Kushnick
Known for
Titanic
Misery
Bob Balaban
Warren Littlefield
Known for
Isle of Dogs
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Ed Begley Jr.
Rod Perth
Known for
Better Call Saul
Young Sheldon
Peter Jurasik
Howard Stringer
Known for
Babylon 5
Tron
Reni Santoni
John Agoglia
Known for
Dirty Harry
Cobra
John Kapelos
Robert Morton
Known for
The Umbrella Academy
The Breakfast Club
Steven Gilborn
Peter Lassally
Known for
Evolution
Ellen
John Getz
Brandon Tartikoff
Known for
The Fly
Blood Simple
Lawrence Pressman
Bob Wright
Known for
Doogie Howser, M.D.
American Pie
Sandra Bernhard
Sandra Bernhard
Known for
POSE
The King of Comedy
Betty Thomas Director · George Armitage Writer Bill Carter Writer
Budget $6M · United States release February 24, 1996 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$6,000,000
Production
Northern Lights Entertainment
Production
HBO Films
Production
HBO
Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 24, 1996
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Germany
July 24, 1996 · Physical
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