DIE HARD director and AFI Conservatory Alumnus John McTiernan puts the decades-long debate to rest. @afi

DIE HARD director and AFI Conservatory Alumnus John McTiernan puts the decades-long debate to rest. @afi

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DIE HARD director and AFI Conservatory Alumnus John McTiernan puts the decades-long debate to rest.