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* The company name comes from the name of the fictional town in Maine that is the setting for several Stephen King stories (which he named after the rocky outcrop named "'''Castle Rock'''" in ''Lord of the Flies''. Reiner himself named the company after the town after the success of his film ''Stand By Me'', (which is based on King's novella, ''The Body''). | * The company name comes from the name of the fictional town in Maine that is the setting for several Stephen King stories (which he named after the rocky outcrop named "'''Castle Rock'''" in ''Lord of the Flies''. Reiner himself named the company after the town after the success of his film ''Stand By Me'', (which is based on King's novella, ''The Body''). | ||
*According to Alan Horn, several ideas for the concept of the logo were tossed around, including five peas falling out of a pod or five elephants marching in a row. The basis for both those aforementioned concepts represents the five founders of the company. Eventually, they settled for the lighthouse as their logo as they liked the idea of their light shining out of the darkness. | *According to Alan Horn, several ideas for the concept of the logo were tossed around, including five peas falling out of a pod or five elephants marching in a row. The basis for both those aforementioned concepts represents the five founders of the company. Eventually, they settled for the lighthouse as their logo as they liked the idea of their light shining out of the darkness. | ||
* It is worth mentioning while this is the first logo used for theatrical releases, Castle Rock debuted its lighthouse logo a year earlier for their [[Castle Rock | * It is worth mentioning while this is the first logo used for theatrical releases, Castle Rock debuted its lighthouse logo a year earlier for their [[Castle Rock Television|television unit]] in a still logo with morning skies and blue water. | ||
'''Variant:''' On several films, right before the light beams past the screen, the company name can be seen in the shadows. | '''Variant:''' On several films, right before the light beams past the screen, the company name can be seen in the shadows. | ||