Steve McQueen and Barbra Streisand were tentatively cast, but the two did not get along. Clint Eastwood later took over production after McQueen backed out. The yellow passenger jet at McCarran Airport is from the now-defunct airline Hughes Airwest, a.k.a. "The Flying Banana". More than 8,000 rounds were used for the climactic shootout scene. The police officers shooting at the bus in Downtown Phoenix were actual Active and Reserve Phoenix Police Officers. The illustration o ...[Read Story ]