
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."

Made in US
6.4/10
1996


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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

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
Nancy Cheryll Davis
As Reporter #2 Carnegie Hall
Paul Elder
As Rupert Murdoch

Michael Fairman
As Michael Gartner
John R. Fors
As Writer #2

Nicholas Guest
As Robert Iger

Lucinda Jenney
As Debbie Vickers

Ivan Kane
As Reporter #1
Ken Kragen
As Ken Kragen

Susan Krebs
As Airport Attendant

James Kiriyama-Lem
As Reporter #1 Letterman Press Conference
Dan Lipe
As Writer #1

Aaron Lustig
As Paul Shaffer
Cynthia Lynch
As Laurie Diamond
Michael C. McCarthy
As Jim Brogan

Kerry Noonan
As Letterman's Girlfriend

Penny Peyser
As Susan Binford

Little Richard
As Little Richard

Ann Ryerson
As Betty Hudson

Kevin Scannell
As Dick Ebersol

Edmund L. Shaff
As Jack Welsh
Joanne Takahashi
As Thai Waitress

Arthur Taxier
As Lee Gabler

Cathy Worthington
As Kragen's Asst.

Rich Little
As Johnny Carson

Arnold F. Turner
As Reporter #3 Letterman Press Conference
Dean Francois
As CBS Executive to Howard Stringer (uncredited)

Angie Gray
As Mrs. Wright (uncredited)
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