Robert Ray Hedden (born March 2, 1954) is an American writer and film director.

Early life

Hedden was born in

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, California, and raised in

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. While a student at Laguna Beach High School, he began making short films. Hedden enrolled at Orange Coast College, studying film and music, subsequently transferring to the

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. He wrote and directed his first feature film '' Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'' (1989), which polarized critics, with

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dubbing it "The best film in the Friday series, imaginatively directed and written by Hedden" yet ''

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'' labeling the film the eighth-worst sequel ever made. Hedden is known for such films as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', which he co-produced.page on Rob Hedden
''imdb.com '' Accessed 3 March 2018 He also wrote and directed the TV movies '' The Colony'', ''Alien Fury: Countdown To Invasion'' (2000), directed and co-wrote ''Dying To Live'' (1999) and directed the USA TV Movies ''Any Place But Home'' (1997) and ''Kidnapped In Paradise'' (1999). He is a graduate of the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California.

Awards

''What Is Brazil?'' (1985), his documentary film on the making of

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's acclaimed film ''

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'',What Is Brazil? (1985)
''imdb.com'' Accessed 3 March 2018 earned a

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Eagle Award and a C.I.N.D.Y. Award, and was selected for exhibition at the

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. Rob Hedden also wrote, directed and co-produced the independent feature '' Boxboarders!'' The comedy won the 'Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking' award at the 2007

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and was nominated for 'Best Picture' at the 2007 Hollywood Giffoni International Film Festival.

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* 1954 births Living people Screenwriters from California Brooks Institute alumni Film directors from Los Angeles People from Laguna Beach, California {{US-screen-writer-stub