Castle Rock Entertainment

From Freepedia

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

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.

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

Selected films

• When Harry Met Sally (1989)
• A Few Good Men (1992)
• North (1994)
• The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
• Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
• Waiting for Guffman (1997)
• Best in Show (2000)
• A Mighty Wind (2003)
• The Polar Express (2004)
• Amber Sparks: The Movie (2007)

Selected television shows

• Seinfeld (1990—1998)(Sony Pictures Television owns distribution and syndicated rights)
• Mission Hill (1999—2000)