The Late Shift
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The Late Shift is a 1996 HBO television film that dramatizes the behind-the-scenes battle for the Tonight Show hosting job between Jay Leno and David Letterman.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
HBO original film
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television film ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Special NERFINISHED ⓘ Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Special NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardWon | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Casting for a Miniseries or a Special NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Late Shift (book)
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The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno, and the Network Battle for the Night by Bill Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Betty Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Daniel Goldberg
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Ivan Reitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
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drama film ⓘ satirical film ⓘ |
| mainCastMember |
Bob Balaban
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Daniel Roebuck NERFINISHED ⓘ Ed Begley Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ John Michael Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathy Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Jurasik NERFINISHED ⓘ Reni Santoni NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Gilborn NERFINISHED ⓘ Treat Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| network | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1996-02-24 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| portrays |
Brandon Tartikoff
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David Letterman NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Kushnick NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Stringer NERFINISHED ⓘ Jay Leno NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Ovitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Lassally NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Iger NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren Littlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Arlene Donovan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | HBO Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Bill Carter
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George Armitage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 1990s ⓘ |
| subject |
NBC network politics
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The Tonight Show NERFINISHED ⓘ late-night television wars ⓘ |
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