The Late Shift (1996)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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."
- Released: 1996-02-24
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
- Runtime: 1h 35m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 68 votes
Directed by Betty Thomas.
Top cast
- 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
- Steven Gilborn as Peter Lassally
- John Getz as Brandon Tartikoff
Where to watch The Late Shift
- United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
- India: stream on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
- Canada: stream on Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
- Australia: stream on Foxtel Now, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel
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