Castle Rock Entertainment

Castle Rock Entertainment was a motion picture and television studio founded in 1987.

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Motion picture - Television - Studio - 1987

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The president and co-founder was Martin Shafer. Other founders included director Rob Reiner and entertainment mogul Alan Horn. Reiner named the company in honor of a fictional town from the works of Stephen King after the success of the film Stand by Me, which was based on a short story by King.

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Martin Shafer - Rob Reiner - Alan Horn - Stephen King - Stand by Me

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In 1994, Castle Rock was acquired by Turner Broadcasting System, which was eventually merged into Time Warner.

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1994 - Turner Broadcasting System - Time Warner

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