I know that’s from a movie with a young Chevy Chase, but I never saw the film. What happens here? They stand at the Grand Canyon for a good 30 seconds, then decide that’s enough? Some folks just don’t get into looking at or walking around mountains, they consider mountains as just big piles of dirt, not a whole lot more.
They stand at the Grand Canyon for a good 30 seconds, then decide that’s enough?
Basically, yes.
They are driving across the country and have gotten delayed with one misfortune, after another so they are running out of time. They are trying to make it to a theme park in California.
In traveling through NE Arizona, they have a car wreck. The maintenance men who repair the car also take them to the cleaners money wise as that was common in those days in Arizona.
With no money they make it to Grand Canyon where he tries to cash a check at the Tourist center. The check is refused.
As the clerk turns away the cash register slides open, Chase takes his check, stuffs in in the register and grabs the cash. Then he goes out where his wife is looking at the Grand Canyon. That is where this scene takes place.
The aunt dies between Grand Canyon and Phoenix.