Benny the Jet Rodriguez vs. Devon Sawa

There really isn't even a versus involved here. Benny the Jet Rodriguez (whose middle name in the movie is actually Franklin, not "the jet," did you know that?) wins HANDS DOWN.

I am was in luuuuuuurve with Benny the Jet Rodriguez back in the day. This hasn't been verified but I'm pretty sure Sister was too. And just about every other girl who was between the ages of 6 and 16 at any point during the early 90s. He was only ever in The Sandlot and I think our VHS copy of it was watched to the breaking point.

Devon Sawa, on the other hand, was in all sorts of classics like Now and Then, Little Giants and Casper. (In Casper when he said, "Can I keep you?" I swooned. I wanted to BE Christina Ricci in that scene.) I remember sitting on the yellow shag carpeting at Wendy's house in grade school reading feature stories about him in YM and BOP (my mom refused to buy those magazines for me. Clearly I'm scarred for life.) But where the heck is Devon Sawa doing these days? I decided to check it out.

Unfortunately, Devon Sawa went from the cover of teeny bopper magazines to being arrested for domestic violence. So, even though it was never really a close contest and Benny has had my heart since 1993, Devon's police record knocks him out of the competition.

What started this riveting discussion? Well, Miss E. has invited me to a movie in the park and the film being shown? Little Giants. It'll be fun, even though Benny the Jet Rodriguez won't be making an appearance.

Benny pic from The Western Gazette via Google images.