Listen "John McClane in Die Hard with Patrick O'Donnell"
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BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 367) — Is John McClane a realistic cop or just an action hero with a badge? Yippee-ki-yay, history lovers, let's see if McClane would survive a real Internal Affairs review.Where to watch "Die Hard" nowHelping us conduct a review of McClane from the entire Die Hard franchise is retired U.S. police sergeant Patrick O'Donnell, who is now a technical consultant and author of "The Good Collar."Get Patrick's bookAlso mentioned in this episode
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