The Late Shift - Spätvorstellung (1996)
Nachdem Talkmasterlegende Johnny Carson (Rich Little) seinen Rücktritt bekanntgegeben hat, herrscht in der US-Fernsehlandschaft große Aufregung. Wer soll den Gastgeberstuhl der "Tonight Show" übernehmen? Zur Auswahl stehen zwei Kandidaten, David Letterman (John Michael Higgins) und Jay Leno (Daniel Roebuck). Als Leno Managerin Helen Kushnick (Kathy Bates) mit immer härteren Bandagen kämpft, begibt sich Letterman in die erfahrenen Hände des Superagenten Michael Ovitz (Treat Williams). - Golden-Globe-gekrönter, siebenfach Emmy-nomierter Blick hinter die Fernsehkulissen.
Der Regisseur: Betty Thomas
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John Michael Higgins as David Letterman |
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Daniel Roebuck as Jay Leno |
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Kathy Bates as Helen Kushnick |
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Bob Balaban as Warren Littlefield |
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Ed Begley Jr. as Rod Perth |
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Peter Jurasik as Howard Stringer |
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Reni Santoni as John Agoglia |
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John Kapelos as Robert Morton |
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Steven Gilborn as Peter Lassally |
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John Getz as Brandon Tartikoff |
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Lawrence Pressman as Bob Wright |
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Sandra Bernhard as Sandra Bernhard |
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Treat Williams as Michael Ovitz |
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David Brisbin as Alan Levine |
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Michael Chieffo as Rick Ludwin |
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Wendy Cutler as Reporter #2 Letterman Press Conference |
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Nancy Cheryll Davis as Reporter #2 Carnegie Hall |
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Paul Elder as Rupert Murdoch |
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Michael Fairman as Michael Gartner |
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John R. Fors as Writer #2 |
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Nicholas Guest as Robert Iger |
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Lucinda Jenney as Debbie Vickers |
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Ivan Kane as Reporter #1 |
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Ken Kragen as Ken Kragen |
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Susan Krebs as Airport Attendant |
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James Kiriyama-Lem as Reporter #1 Letterman Press Conference |
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Dan Lipe as Writer #1 |
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Aaron Lustig as Paul Shaffer |
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Cynthia Lynch as Laurie Diamond |
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Michael C. McCarthy as Jim Brogan |
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Kerry Noonan as Letterman's Girlfriend |
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Penny Peyser as Susan Binford |
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Little Richard as Little Richard |
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Ann Ryerson as Betty Hudson |
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Kevin Scannell as Dick Ebersol |
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Edmund L. Shaff as Jack Welsh |
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Joanne Takahashi as Thai Waitress |
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Arthur Taxier as Lee Gabler |
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Cathy Worthington as Kragen's Asst. |
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Rich Little as Johnny Carson |
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Arnold F. Turner as Reporter #3 Letterman Press Conference |
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Dean Francois as CBS Executive to Howard Stringer (uncredited) |
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Angie Gray as Mrs. Wright (uncredited) |
| Directing | Betty Thomas | Director |
| Writing | George Armitage | Writer |
| Production | Nancy Foy | Casting |
| Writing | Bill Carter | Writer |
| Directing | Richard Graves | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Benita Brazier | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Joe Medjuck | Co-Executive Producer |
| Directing | Robert Lorenz | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Daniel Goldberg | Co-Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | June Westmore | Key Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Mac Ahlberg | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Peter Teschner | Editor |
| Production | Ivan Reitman | Executive Producer |
| Art | Garreth Stover | Production Design |
| Art | Linda Berger | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Timothy Lasquade | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Don Carmody | Producer |
| Sound | Ira Newborn | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shari Feldman | Costume Design |
| Art | Jay Hart | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Daniel L. Turrett | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Daniel L. Turrett | Second Unit Director of Photography |
