Dermott Downs

Directing

Dermott Downs

Born 1962-05-25 · Los Angeles County, California, USA

Dermott Daniel Downs (born May 25, 1962, in Los Angeles County, California) is an American cinematographer and director. He was also active as an actor, particularly in his younger years.

Acting credits

Secret Admirer poster
6.7

An anonymous love letter left in Michael Ryan's locker on the last day of school wreaks havoc on his life and the lives of everyone who comes in contact with it.

Secret Admirer

1985

Freaky Friday poster
6.1

School girl Annabel is hassled by her mother, and Mrs. Andrews is annoyed with her daughter, Annabel. They both think that the other has an easy life. On a normal Friday morning, both complain about each other and wish they could have the easy life of their daughter/mother for just one day and their wishes come true as a bit of magic puts Annabel in Mrs. Andrews' body and vice versa. They both have a Freaky Friday.

Freaky Friday

1976

Escape to Witch Mountain poster
6.4

Tia and Tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. Lucas Deranian poses as their uncle in order to get the kids into the clutches of Deranian's megalomaniacal boss, evil millionaire Aristotle Bolt, who wants to exploit them. Jason, a cynical widower, helps Tia and Tony escape to witch mountain, while at the same time Tia and Tony help Jason escape the pain of the loss of his wife.

Escape to Witch Mountain

1975

The Young Runaways poster
7.0

Heartless parents C.L. Doyle and his wife take two of their older children, Rosebud & Joseph T. Doyle, on a family vacation to Alaska, but dump their younger ones, Freddy & Margaret Jean, in a Los Angeles foster home. Infuriated by this, Rosebud talks Joseph T. into running away with her so that they can break their younger siblings out of the system, which sparks a manhunt, and an outburst of sympathy among kids everywhere. [Wonderful World of Disney (1954), Season 24, Episode 17]

The Young Runaways

1978

The Loneliest Runner poster
7.1

A young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment by going running after school.

The Loneliest Runner

1976

Odd Jobs poster
4.4

Five college buddies start their own moving business only to find themselves tangling with sleazy competitors and the mob.

Odd Jobs

1986

Flying Blind poster
9.0

Melodrama set in Philadelphia, PA in 1965. Eddie Panvini (Panebianco), a teenage photographer from South Philadelphia facing the Vietnam draft joins the coffeehouse fringe in 1965 Philadelphia and struggles with several moral choices before deciding to go to Vietnam as a war photographer.

Flying Blind

1990

The Morning After poster
6.7

A successful public relations man's refusal to admit his alcoholism jeopardizes his career, his family and his life. ABC Movie of the Week.

The Morning After

1974

No artwork available
7.0

A widowed judge tries to balance the trials of his occupation along with those of his family life.

Here Comes the Judge

1972

Billy Badd poster
5.3

A teen couple is terrorized by a psycho biker as they drive across the desert.

Billy Badd

1992

Making the "Escape" poster
NR

A documentary featurette with John Hough speaking about directing and Ike Eisenmann, Kim Richards, and Dermott Down speaking about acting in Escape to Witch Mountain.

Making the "Escape"

2003