Cascade helps bring Atlas Shrugged to Portland

The movie Atlas Shrugged Part 1 was not going to open April 15th in Portland, Oregon, probably because the producers know that it's a town with a particularly anti-individualist ambiance.

But, having read the book decades ago, and having waited all those decades for the movie, I wasn't about to let that decision stand if I could help it. So I contacted the producer to convince him that even liberal Portland had enough freedom-loving movie goers to justify showing Atlas Shrugged here.

I got support from the Oregon Tea Party PAC and Americans for Prosperity - Oregon to promote the film to their members. I started a Facebook event page and encouraged fans to "Demand" the movie open here.

And it worked. Last week I booked producer Harmon Kaslow on the Victoria Taft talk radio show and his opening statement on the show was, " Steve Buckstein and Cascade Policy Institute gave us so much support that we had no choice but to open in Portland on Tax Day."

The distributor has booked the movie into two Portland-area theaters; Fox Tower downtown and Regal Bridgeport Village in Tigard. Both will run the film from April 15th through April 21st five times a day. As of now, the 7:25pm showing at Fox Tower is already sold out.

You can purchase advance tickets at both theaters here.

No part of the country needs to see this movie more. Get your tickets soon, and please click “Attending” at my Portland Facebook movie event page to show your support.