The Late Shift
Brief Synopsis
Account of the behind-the-scenes maneuvering by representatives of Jay Leno and David Letterman to replace Johnny Carson when he announced his retirement from late-night television.
Cast & Crew
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Betty Thomas
Director
Treat Williams
Paul Elder
Bob Lucas
Lead Person
Lucinda Jenney
John R Fors
Film Details
Also Known As
Late Shift
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
1996
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
Account of the behind-the-scenes maneuvering by representatives of Jay Leno and David Letterman to replace Johnny Carson when he announced his retirement from late-night television.
Director
Betty Thomas
Director
Cast
Treat Williams
Paul Elder
Bob Lucas
Lead Person
Lucinda Jenney
John R Fors
Kathy Bates
Michael Fairman
Cynthia Lynch
Michael C Mccarthy
Aaron Lustig
Kerry Noonan
Cathy Worthington
Nicholas Guest
Wendy Cutler
Kevin Scannell
Lawrence Pressman
Ken Kragen
Himself
Ann Ryerson
Rich Little
Susan Krebs
John Getz
Arthur Taxier
Ivan Kane
Steven Gilborn
Reni Santoni
Peter Jurasik
Michael Chieffo
Penny Peyser
Sandra Bernhard
Herself
Nancy Cheryll Davis
David Brisbin
James Kiriyama-lem
Arnold Turner
John Michael Higgins
Little Richard
Himself
John Kapelos
Edmund L Shaff
Bob Balaban
Joanne Takahashi
Dan Lipe
Ed Begley Jr.
Daniel Roebuck
Crew
Del Acevedo
Makeup Artist
Mac Ahlberg
Director Of Photography
Liz Amsden
Assistant
Michael Anderson
Driver
Robert Anderson
Sound Department
Paul Anka
Song
George Armitage
Screenplay
Scott Bailey
Swing Gang
Alex Barraza
Key Grip
Melody Beam
Production Assistant
Breanna Benjamin
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Garrett M Benson
Assistant Camera Operator
Linda Berger
Art Director
Irving Berlin
Song
Bob Bornstein
Music
Susan H Boskon
Location Scout
Douglas Botnick
Other
Gary Bourgeois
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Benita Brazier
Script Supervisor
Robin Brown
Camera Operator
Weldon Brown
Adr Mixer
Derek Bruyere
Camera
Steven Butcher
Driver
Michael Butler
Electrician
Anthony Cappello
Assistant Camera Operator
Don Carmody
Producer
Edward S Carmona
Production Assistant
Wayne Carmona
Unit Production Manager
Johnny Carson
Song
Bill Carter
Screenplay
Bill Carter
Book As Source Material
Therese Cathcart
Production Coordinator
Michael Chinich
Casting Consultant
Jim Clement
Other
Kevin Collins
Location Assistant
John Cox
Set Costumer
Jennifer Cross
Assistant
Erik De Sando
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Debby Degorter
Adr
Michael Dermer
Art Assistant
Carolyn Dessert
Wardrobe Supervisor
Dean Drabin
Adr Mixer
Doug Ednie
Electrician
Eric Erickson
Foley Editor
Eric Erickson
Adr Editor
Michael Evans
Electrician
Shari Feldman
Consultant
Bonnie Finnegan
Casting Consultant
Dave Flanigan
Driver
Elizabeth Fox
Post-Production Supervisor
Nancy Foy
Casting Director
Nancy Foy
Casting
Don Gallier
Driver
D J Gardiner
Transportation Captain
Rusty Geller
Steadicam Operator
Raymond George
Driver
Thomas F Gleason
Props Assistant
Dan Goldberg
Co-Executive Producer
Richard Graves
Assistant Director
Bruce Greenfield
Assistant Director
James B Habenstreit
Foley Editor
James B Habenstreit
Adr Editor
Ann Hadsell
Adr
James Wilder Hancock
Dolly Grip
David Hankins
Sound Editor
Jay R. Hart
Set Decorator
Don Hartley
Dolly Grip
Sharin Helgestad
Makeup Assistant
Buck Holland
Driver
Mathew Hooey
Costumes
Lynn Houston
Photography
Phyllis Huffman
Casting
Bob Ivy
Stunts
John A Jacobson
Unit Production Manager
Bruce Jagoda
Best Boy
Derek Jensen
Grip
Jeff Jensen
Stunts
Agaarn Johnson
Production Assistant
David Kagen
Electrician
Sahue Kali
Driver
Andrew C Keeter
Location Manager
Linda Keim
Editor
John Key
Driver
Joe Kraft
Best Boy
Tera Kuntz
Production Assistant
Greg Lamonte
Assistant Production Accountant
David Lange
Other
Timothy Lasquade
Hair Stylist
Daphne Rene Lawson
Hair Stylist
Leslie Ann Lee
Assistant Production Coordinator
Ben Levine
Production Assistant
Gary Lewis
Dialogue Editor
Robert Lorenz
Assistant Director
Tom Luciano
Driver
Lance Mancuso
Medic
Ken Mantlo
Boom Operator
Don Martin
Driver
Dan Mattson
Grip
Wade Mayer
Boom Operator
Jim Mcconkey
Steadicam Operator
Ellen Mcdonald
Production Accountant
Morgan Mcguinness
Driver
George Mcquade
Craft Service
Richard Mcquade
Production Assistant
Joe Medjuck
Co-Executive Producer
Nina Melkonian
Assistant Editor
Ethel Merman
Song Performer
Lucy Michael
Other
Michael Wayne Miller
Swing Gang
Bill Milling
Production Supervisor
Cheryl Ann Mironczuk
Production Coordinator
Alyson Moore
Foley Artist
Timothy Morris
Electrician
Matthew W. Mungle
Prosthetic Makeup
John P Nardone
Other
Patricia Nedd
Foley Artist
Ira Newborn
Music
Terry Norton
Assistant
Heriberto Osario
Driver
Ralph Osborn
Dialogue Editor
Mike Palmer
Gaffer
Michael Paolillo
Assistant Location Manager
Nancy Parker
Foley Artist
Daniel Ray Pemberton
Foreman
Stephen G Pizzo
Camera Assistant
James H Pollard
Key Grip
Dan Poole
Driver
Mike Reed
Best Boy
Tina Reeves
Property Master
Ivan Reitman
Executive Producer
Manuel Reyes
Electrician
Mark Riccardi
Production Assistant
Glenn Roberts
On-Set Dresser
Allan K Rosen
Music Editor
Griff Ruggles
Transportation Coordinator
Gretchen Saltair
Production Assistant
Adam Sawelson
Dialogue Editor
Matthew G Sawelson
Foley
Lisa Schaffer
Assistant
Susan Seferian
Assistant
Suzy Sharp-kane
Casting Associate
Brad Sherman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Danielle M Simpson
Other
Peyton Skelton
Grip
Mark Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Squires
Steadicam Operator
Garreth Stover
Production Designer
Bruce Tanis
Editor
Tedi Tate
Property Master Assistant
Frank Taylor
Foreman
Peter Teschner
Editor
Brian Triggs
Assistant Production Coordinator
Daniel Turk
Construction Coordinator
Debby Turk
Auditor
Daniel L Turrett
Director Of Photography
Daniel L Turrett
Camera Operator
John Tyrell
Art Department
Rose Unite
Assistant Director
Gregg R Videgain
Driver
Patricia Von Arx
Music Editor
Laura Von Bergman
Other
Debe Waismann
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Robert Ward
Production Assistant
Gaelle S Warner
Assistant Production Accountant
June Westmore
Makeup
Monty Westmore
Makeup Assistant
Shaun S. Wiggins
Other
Film Details
Also Known As
Late Shift
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
1996
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video July 16, 1996
Aired in United States February 24, 1996
Aired in United States July 16, 1996
Began shooting July 20, 1995.
Completed shooting August 25, 1996.
