As they head for Redondo Beach, CA...
And while leaving Albuquerque, they drive by Vasquez Rocks. Which is less than an hours drive to Redondo Bch.
shareGood catch...filmmakers always assume that their audience won't know the difference!
shareIt's not that they assume that not a single person is going to notice, but movies cost a lot of money to make and some locations are going to be cheaper and easier to film than others and sometimes the film makers just have to go with what they can and substitute.
They aren't doing it to be lazy.