Based on the debut novel by Martin Amis, the film follows 19-year-old Charles Highway (Dexter Fletcher) as he prepares for his Oxford entrance exams. Charles is obsessed with seduction, but rather than using charm, he relies on a meticulously organized computer database of "research files" on every woman he targets.
The "Rachel" of the title is Rachel Noyce (Ione Skye), a stunning American living in London. Charles makes it his mission to win her over, eventually prying her away from her unctuous, older boyfriend, DeForest—played with "wonderfully sly" arrogance by James Spader . Why It’s a Cult Classic Ione_Skye_The_Rachel_Rapers_1989.1080p.webrip.h...
: The film is frequently compared to Ferris Bueller’s Day Off due to Charles constantly breaking the fourth wall to address the audience. Based on the debut novel by Martin Amis,
Retrospective: Seducing the Screen in 'The Rachel Papers' (1989) Charles makes it his mission to win her