He Said, She Said
(1991)
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Anti-intellectual skirt-chasing journalist Dan Hanson (Kevin Bacon) and his sensitive, liberal, erudite colleague Lorie Bryer (Elizabeth Perkins) find themselves fighting for the same column at the Baltimore Sun. They become a hit when the editors decide to run their columns side-by-side allowing readers to enjoy their opposing viewpoints on the issues. When their column is adapted into a television programme, "He Said, She Said," their success leads to their romance--but when they have an on-air argument, both Dan and Lorie get a chance to explain their side of the story. Ken Kwapis directs the "He Said" portion of the argument, while Marisa Silver handles the "She Said" perspective. |
Watch out for a pre-Basic Instinct Sharon Stone as a sexy siren in this comedy about two warring TV talk show hosts (Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth Perkins) who carry on their relationship both in front of and behind the cameras. The film is split into two halves (one directed by Ken Kwapis, the other by his wife Marisa Silver) so you see the romance from each point of view. Both Bacon and Perkins are attractively amiable, but neither manages to sustain the comedy to the end and, after part one, it does get a bit tedious seeing the same events only from a slightly different perspective.