Robinson returned to Toronto to attempt a world record cable jump from the CN Tower for a feature-length television documentary film called "The World's Most Spectacular Stuntman". The first test of the cable using a bag of water equal to Robinson's weight smashed into the ground when the braking mechanism failed. High winds and bad weather delayed the jump until August 12, 1980. Although visibly nervous, he leapt from the tower's edge, plummeting more than 1,200 feet (366 m) tied to only a 1/8" (3 mm) steel cable, stopping only a short distance above the ground. For this feat he was listed as highest paid stuntman for a single stunt to date in the 1988 "Guinness Book of Records". One article claims he received an honorary Academy Award in 1995 for his work, but it is not listed in the Academy database.