Kevin Bacon finds love in The Sun newsroom

If you have a soft spot for romantic comedies, Kevin Bacon, or for movies set in Baltimore (remember, Bacon starred in the Baltimore-set “Diner”), you’re in luck. “He Said, She Said,” which came out 25 years ago, is available for rental online, and you can travel back to 1991-era Baltimore.

Here’s the premise: Dan Hanson (Bacon) and Lorie Bryer (Elizabeth Perkins) are reporters for The Baltimore Sun whose editors assign them a point- counterpoint column in which they debate issues of the day. He’s a conservative, she’s a liberal, and the sparks fly. The column is a hit, and the two get their own TV show. And, of course, they fall in love.

The film has its own point-counterpoint structure. The first half shows Dan’s perspective of their relationship, and the second half is Lorie’s. This is kind of interesting — a meditation on the fallibility of memory and gender differences in observing relationship. OK, just kidding: It’s not that deep. But it has its moments, particularly with Lorie and Dan’s verbal banter.

Bacon came to town for the film’s world premiere at the Senator Theatre, which Jean Marbella covered for The Sun. The star’s hair, she wrote, “was highly moussed and [his] compliments to Baltimore were nearly as uplifting.”

“I’m crazy about this town,” Bacon told reporters. It was his second time filming in Charm City. The first time, it was “Diner” (1982). According to Bacon: “Baltimore, I think, has gotten better and better and better.”