The Late Shift
1996 · Movie · R · 95 min · ★ 6.4
In 1990, Johnny Carson announced he was retiring and all hell broke loose. While NBC schemed, CBS dreamed, and the question on everyone's lips was "Who will get Johnny's job?" Jay Leno thought he deserved it, David Letterman knew he had earned it and everybody else wanted a piece of the action. Kathy Bates won a Golden Globe(R) for her performance.
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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-02-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 95 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (65 votes)
Themes
- talk show
- late night
- woman director
Cast & crew
John Michael Higgins
as David Letterman
Daniel Roebuck
as Jay Leno
Kathy Bates
as Helen Kushnick
Bob Balaban
as Warren Littlefield
Ed Begley Jr.
as Rod Perth
Peter Jurasik
as Howard Stringer
Reni Santoni
as John Agoglia
John Kapelos
as Robert Morton
- SG
Steven Gilborn
as Peter Lassally
John Getz
as Brandon Tartikoff
Directed by Betty Thomas