Bill Robinson

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Bill Robinson is the resourceful truck stop employee who leads the fight for survival against murderous machines in Stephen King’s 1986 film "Maximum Overdrive."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
alignment heroic
appearsIn Maximum Overdrive NERFINISHED
associatedWith Dixie Boy survivors
murderous trucks
basedOn characters from the short story "Trucks" by Stephen King
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Stephen King
employer Dixie Boy Truck Stop NERFINISHED
filmDebut Maximum Overdrive NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Maximum Overdrive (1986 film) NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAppearedIn black comedy film
horror film
science fiction film
hasGender male
languageOfWork English
medium live-action film
narrativeFunction protagonist of Maximum Overdrive
notableAction develops plan to escape from the machines
organizes survivors at the Dixie Boy Truck Stop
notableTrait courageous
resourceful
occupation truck stop employee
portrayedBy Emilio Estevez NERFINISHED
primaryAntagonists possessed vehicles
sentient machines
roleInPlot leads the fight for survival against murderous machines
settingOfActivity North Carolina NERFINISHED
yearOfFirstAppearance 1986

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Stormy Weather hasLeadActor Bill Robinson
Maximum Overdrive mainCharacter Bill Robinson