Late Show

IMDb 5.5 1999 • 111 min • Comedy

Director

Helmut Dietl

Country

DE

Plot Summary

Hannes Engel is a successful radio presenter in the countryside. By chance, he is heard by program director Conrad Scheffer one night, who immediately recognizes the potential of the cheeky presenter and wants to sign him up as the new figurehead for his late show, which is in a ratings slump. But this proves to be more difficult than planned. First of all, they have to get rid of the old show host, then Engel's wife has just been thrown out of one of the station's productions, and Engel is also being pursued by a sensationalist tabloid journalist who never misses a chance to drag Engel through the mud....

Top Cast

Thomas Gottschalk
Thomas Gottschalk Hannes Engel
Harald Schmidt
Harald Schmidt Conrad 'Conny' Scheffer
Veronica Ferres
Veronica Ferres Maria Keller
Jasmin Tabatabai
Jasmin Tabatabai Carla Sperling
Olli Dittrich
Olli Dittrich Wollner