They were also found to be shipping 62 containers of oil field equipment there.After phoning Jan at her insurance company, Foley also learned that Dent had been the Cultural Attache to the East German Embassy in Honduras.He explained the sideshow freaks' code of honor:We didn't lie to ya, folks.We told you we had living, breathing monstrosities.You laughed at them, shuddered at them and yet, but for the accident of birth, you might be even as they are.The realistic, documentary-like, urban crime/heist film - advertised as "A John Huston Production" - was one of the first films that completely and specifically detailed how to pull off an authentic-looking heist - something usually considered morally improper under the Production Code.Bad Day at Black Rockwas based on the short story "Bad Time at Hondo" by Howard Breslin and adapted by Don McGuire.Kramer (1979)) for his superb understated performance, and a Best Supporting Actor nomination and Oscar win for Melvyn Douglas (his third and last career nomination and second Best Supporting Actor win that defeated Robert Duvall's nomination forApocalypse Now (1979), among others).