Ayn Rand Fans Outraged! They're Shocked Movie “Atlas Shrugged” described as “Courage and self-sacrifice comes to life…”

It’s pretty sad when the makers of the flop film “Atlas Shrugged,” have to worry about fans objecting to the idea of self-sacrifice, even if it’s not the best way to describe the movies main character or the authors message.  

Atlas Productions LLC announced today its plan to replace more than 100,000 title sheets appearing on the Atlas Shrugged Part 1 DVD and Blu-ray versions … These retail versions were packaged with an inaccurate synopsis of Atlas Shrugged.

The 1957 novel, Atlas Shrugged, is known in philosophical and political circles for presenting a cogent argument advocating a society driven by rational self-interest. On the back of the film's retail DVD and Blu-ray however, the movie’s synopsis contradictorily states “AYN RAND’s timeless novel of courage and self-sacrifice comes to life...”

Harmon Kaslow, CEO of Atlas Productions and Producer of the film stated “As we all well know, the ideas brought to life in Atlas Shrugged are entirely antithetical to the idea of ‘self-sacrifice’ as a virtue. Atlas is quite literally a story about the dangers of self-sacrifice. The error was an unfortunate one and fans of Ayn Rand and Atlas have every right to be upset... and we have every intention of making it right.” The new title sheet will more accurately read “AYN RAND’s timeless novel of rational self-interest comes to life...” 

Note: Pronounced "ein Rand."