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Two heads fighting for the late night crown - One head's gotta roll.
6.4 / 10 IMDb February 24, 1996 1h 35m
David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."
Director
Runtime
1h 35m
Release Date
February 24, 1996
Genre
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
Status
Released
Budget
$6,000,000
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
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
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Steven Gilborn
as Peter Lassally
John Getz
as Brandon Tartikoff
Lawrence Pressman
as Bob Wright
Sandra Bernhard
as Sandra Bernhard
Treat Williams
as Michael Ovitz
David Brisbin
as Alan Levine
Michael Chieffo
as Rick Ludwin
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
Michael Fairman
as Michael Gartner
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John R. Fors
as Writer #2
Production Companies
Northern Lights Entertainment
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