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The Rachel Papers (1989)

R | | Drama, Romance | 12 May 1989 (USA)
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Charles is in control of his life; he is about to finish 6th form college and start at Oxford. He is 19 and wants an 'older' woman before he turns 20. Enter the beautiful Rachel, and ... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
... Charles Highway
... Rachel Noyce
... Norman
... Deforest
... Gordon Highway
... Doctor Knowd
... Jenny
... Geoff
... Sir Herbert
... Gloria
Nicola Kimber ... Vanessa Reynolds
... Mrs. Seth Smith
Pat Keen ... Mrs. Tauber
... Cathy
... Evonne
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Charles is in control of his life; he is about to finish 6th form college and start at Oxford. He is 19 and wants an 'older' woman before he turns 20. Enter the beautiful Rachel, and Charles puts his 'master-of-seduction' routines into top gear. Things however get complicated, Charles has a string of ex's and a weird brother-in-law. Rachel has a boyfriend named Deforest and Charles' father has a mistress. Written by Matthew Stanfield <mattst@cogs.susx.ac.uk>

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independent film | infatuation | woman in bathtub | boyfriend girlfriend relationship | nipples | See All (10) »

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She's curious, he's nervous.

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First film directed by Damian Harris. See more »

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Charles Highway: The best first impressions are the ones that are misleading. I mean, you can be whoever you want and whoever they want you to be.
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Written by César Suedan (uncredited) and Guadalupe Trigo (uncredited)
Performed by Los Lobos
Courtesy of London Records
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Sexy and beautiful Skye is a real delight here
31 March 2007 | by – See all my reviews

This is an excellent movie that appears to have gotten a lot of poor reviews. The performance by Ione Skye is OUTSTANDING. Not only is she beautiful and sexy, she is an excellent actress. And, did I mention that she was beautiful and sexy? Dexter Fletcher (Layer Cake) plays a young man about to enter college who wants some experience with an older woman. He seen Ione Skye (Say Anything...) at a party and puts his step-by-step plan into place. The use of computer to record this may have been innovative at the time, but it is dated and superfluous now.

Jonathon Prych (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest) play a crazy brother-in-law and really adds to the film. James Spader plays Rachel's significant other and really didn't add a thing to the film.

The beautiful and sexy Skye...Oh, I already said she was beautiful and sexy; I'm getting repetitive...Well, it is 4 am and I've just spent two hours enjoying all she has to offer...really, there is no mystery left...So I'll just say that seeing her is well worth the price oft the show.
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