Robert Ray Hedden (born March 2, 1954) is an American writer and film director. After graduating, Hedden worked for around seven years for Universal Studios. He wrote and directed his first feature film Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989), which polarised opinion with critic Leonard Maltin dubbing it: "The best film in the Friday series, imaginatively directed and written by Hedden" yet with Entertainment Weekly labelling the film the eighth-worst sequel ever made.

For more information press link below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Hedden