Castle Rock Entertainment

Castle Rock Entertainment

Castle Rock Entertainment is a film and television production company founded in 1987 by Martin Shafer, director Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman, Glenn Padnick and Alan Horn. It is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which in turn is a unit of Time Warner. Reiner named the company in honor of the fictional Maine town that serves as the setting of several stories by Stephen King , after the success of his film Stand by Me, which was based on The Body, a novella by King. The company was originally backed by The Coca-Cola Company, the then-parent company of Columbia Pictures. Coke and the...
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Founded:1987
Founders:Martin Shafer, Andrew Scheinman, Alan F. Horn, Glenn Padnick, Rob Reiner
Headquarters:United States of America

Castle Rock Entertainment founders

Martin Shafer
Martin Shafer

Martin Shafer is a film producer.

Andrew Scheinman
Andrew Scheinman

Andrew Scheinman is a film and television producer, as well as a film director and screenwriter. Before he got his start in entertainment, he worked as a tennis pro, as well as earning a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1973. He is one of the heads of Castle Rock Entertainment....
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Alan F. Horn
Alan F. Horn

Alan F. Horn is the President & COO of Warner Bros. Entertainment. Horn also sits on the board of directors of Univision. Prior to Warner Bros., Horn served in various positions at 20th Century Fox and at Norman Lear's television production company, Tandem Productions. Horn was also one of the...
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Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner
Age:64 (Born: March 6, 1947)
Education:University of California, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills High School

Robert "Rob" Reiner is an American actor, director, producer, writer, and political activist. As an actor, Reiner first came to national prominence as Michael "Meathead" Stivic, son-in-law of Archie and Edith Bunker's , on All in the Family. That role earned him two Emmy Awards during the 1970s....
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Headquarters of Castle Rock Entertainment

United States of America
United States of America
Founded:July 4, 1776
Population:312,920,000

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    Which market sectors does Castle Rock Entertainment operate?
  • A:
    The company operates in Film and Motion Picture and Video Production.
  • Q:
    During which year was Castle Rock Entertainment founded?
  • A:
    The business was founded in 1987.
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