Exhibit 10.9

                     EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN

                                  M.G.A., INC.

                                       AND

                                ROBERT L. SIRKIS

                                      DATED

                               SEPTEMBER 12 , 1997




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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                         EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


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   1.                Background                                            3
   2.                Definitions                                           3
   3.                Employment                                            6
   4.                Responsibilities                                      6
   5.                Non-Stock Compensation and Reimbursements             7
   6.                Stock Based Compensation                              9
   7.                [Intentionally Left Blank]                            9
   8.                Termination                                           9
   9.                Proprietary Information                              10
  10.                Covenant Not To Compete                              11
  11.                Severability                                         11
  12.                Attorneys' Fees                                      11
  13.                Headings                                             12
  14.                Notices                                              12
  15.                General Provisions                                   12
  16.                Entire Agreement                                     12



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                         EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


          This EXECUTIVE  EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is entered into
this  12th day of  September,  1997 by and  between  M.G.A.,  INC.,  a  Delaware
corporation with its principal offices at 739 West Main Street,  Dothan, Alabama
36301 (the  "Company") and ROBERT L. SIRKIS  ("Employee"),  an  individual,  and
shall be effective on the Effective Date, as defined below.

          NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  premises  and the  mutual
covenants and agreements of the parties  hereto,  the parties do hereby covenant
and agree as follows:

          1. Background.

               A. The Company is engaged in the  business  of owning,  managing,
and operating video specialty stores.

               B. The  Company  desires to secure and  retain  the  services  of
Employee in the office of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating  Officer,
and such  services are  considered  by the Company to be valuable with regard to
the business of owning, managing and operating video specialty stores.

               C. Employee desires to accept full and active employment with the
Company in accordance with the terms and conditions herein set forth.

          2. Definitions.

          As used in this Agreement,  the following terms shall have the meaning
as set forth below,  and the parties  hereto agree to be bound by the provisions
hereof:

               A.  Area  means  the  geographic  area  of the  forty-eight  (48)
contiguous  continental  states of the United  States which is the area in which
operations  are performed,  supervised,  or assisted in by Employee on behalf of
the Company,  both as of the date hereof and as are  anticipated to be conducted
throughout the Term.

               B.  Board  of  Directors  means  the  Board of  Directors  of the
Company.

               C. Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the following
events:

                    (i)  Merger or  consolidation  where the  Company is not the
consolidated,  continuing or surviving  company,  and the surviving or resulting
company  does not  expressly  agree to be bound by and have the  benefits of the
provisions of this Agreement,  Employee's  corporate position is eliminated,  or
the scope of Employee's position or responsibilities is materially changed;

                    (ii) Transfer of all or  substantially  all of the assets or
stock of the Company,  and the transferee of the Company's  assets or stock does
not  expressly  agree to be bound by and have the benefits of the  provisions of
this Agreement,  Employee's  corporate  position is eliminated,  or the scope of
Employee's position or responsibilities is materially changed;

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                    (iii) Change in control of Company of a nature that would be
required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule  14A of  Regulation
14A  promulgated  under the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on the
date thereof,  and any person or persons acting in concert (as such term is used
in Section 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the  beneficial
holder  directly or indirectly of securities of the Company  representing  fifty
percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of Company's then outstanding
securities, and the Employee's corporate position is eliminated, or the scope of
Employee's position or responsibilities is materially changed; or

                    (iv)  discontinuation  of the business by Company.  

               D. Chief Executive  Officer means the Chief Executive  Officer of
the Company.

               E. Company  means M.G.A.,  Inc.,  its parent  corporation,  Movie
Gallery, Inc., and successors.

               F. Constructive Termination means a termination of this Agreement
resulting  from any material  failure by the Company to fulfill its  obligations
under this Agreement which is not cured within thirty (30) days after receipt of
written  notice  by the  Company  from  Employee  specifying  the  nature of the
failure,  which failure shall include,  but shall not be limited to, (a) removal
of Employee  during the Term,  other than  removal as a result of a  Termination
With Cause or a Voluntary  Termination,  as Executive  Vice  President and Chief
Operating  Officer of the Company or any  material  change by the Company in the
functions,  duties or responsibilities of Employee during the Term from those in
which  Employee  was engaged as Executive  Vice  President  and Chief  Operating
Officer of the Company on the Effective  Date,  without the consent of Employee,
(b)  a  material,   non  voluntary  reduction  in  Employee's  Base  Salary  and
eligibility  for bonus  amounts,  or (c) the  occurrence of a Change of Control.
Constructive  Termination  shall occur only (A) after  receipt by the Company of
written notice from Employee  specifying  Employee's  reasonable  belief that an
event of Constructive  Termination has occurred,  as defined herein,  and (B) if
Employee  provides such notice to the Company and the Board of Directors  within
sixty (60) days after the date of such event.

               G. Effective Date means September 12, 1997.

               H. [Intentionally Left Blank]

               I.  Initial  Term means the basic term of this  Agreement,  which
shall be twelve (12) months,  beginning on the Effective  Date and ending on the
date which is twelve (12) months following the Effective Date.

               J.  Permanent  Disability  means a physical  or mental  condition
which renders Employee  incapable of performing his regular duties hereunder for
a period of one  hundred  twenty  (120)  consecutive  days.  In the event of any
disagreement  between  Employee  and  the  Company  as to  whether  Employee  is
suffering from Permanent  Disability,  the determination of Employee's Permanent
Disability  shall be made by one or more  board  certified  licensed  physicians
practicing  the  specialty  of medicine  applicable  to  Employee's  disorder in
accordance  with the  provisions of this  Subsection J. If either the Company or
Employee desires to initiate the procedure provided in this Section,  such party
(the  "Initiating  Party") shall deliver  written notice to the other party (the
"Responding  Party")  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  Agreement
specifying  that  the  Initiating  Party  desires  to  proceed  with  a  medical

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examination  and the  procedures  specified in this  Section.  Such notice shall
include the name,  address and telephone number of the physician selected by the
Initiating party (the "Disability  Examination Notice"). If the Responding Party
fails within  thirty (30) days after the receipt of the  Disability  Examination
Notice to designate a physician  meeting the  standards  specified  herein,  the
physician  designated  by the  Initiating  Party in the  Disability  Examination
Notice shall make the determination of Permanent  Disability as provided in this
Section. If the Responding Party by written notice notifies the Initiating Party
within thirty (30) days of the receipt by the Responding Party of the Disability
Examination Notice by notice specifying the physician selected by the Responding
Party  for  purposes  of this  Section,  then each of the two  physicians  as so
designated by the respective  parties shall each examine Employee.  Examinations
shall be made by each such physician within thirty (30) days of such physician's
respective  designation.  Each  physician  shall  render a written  report as to
whether  Employee  is,  in  such  physician's   opinion,   suffering   Permanent
Disability.  If the two physicians  agree on the status of Employee for purposes
of this Section,  such determination shall be conclusive and dispositive for all
purposes of this Section. If the two physicians cannot agree, the two physicians
shall jointly select a third physician  meeting the standards  specified in this
Section  within thirty (30) days after the later report of the two physicians is
submitted.  The third  physician  shall render a written report on the status of
Employee  within  thirty  (30)  days of  selection  and  such  report  shall  be
dispositive  for purposes of this  Section.  For purposes of this  Subsection J,
Employee agrees that he shall promptly submit to such  examinations and tests as
such physicians shall reasonably  request for purposes of making a determination
of Permanent Disability as provided herein. Failure or refusal of the Company to
designate a licensed  physician to make a determination of Permanent  Disability
as  required  in  accordance  with this  Section or of Employee to submit to the
examination as required by this Section shall constitute a conclusive  admission
by the Company or Employee,  as  appropriate,  that Employee is suffering from a
Permanent Disability as provided herein.

               K. Renewal Term means the period,  if any,  following the Initial
Term during which the Agreement is extended as set forth in Section 8B.

               L. [Intentionally Left Blank]

               M. Severance  Amount  shall  have the  meaning  as set  forth in
Section 5C.

               N. Term means the Initial Term and any Renewal Term.

               0. Termination  Date means the  following:  (a) with  respect to
Termination  With Cause,  thirty  (30) days after the date the Company  notifies
Employee  in  writing  of the  actions  described  in  Subsection  2P(i) and the
termination  of this Agreement  based thereon,  or the date which is thirty (30)
days after written notice of violation to Employee pursuant to Subsection 2P(ii)
not cured by Employee;  (b) with  respect to the death of Employee,  the date of
his death; (c) with respect to Termination Without Cause, thirty (30) days after
the date on which the  Company  gives  Employee  notice of  Termination  Without
Cause;  (d) with  respect to Voluntary  Termination,  thirty (30) days after the
date on which Employee unilaterally  terminates his employment relationship with
the Company; (e) with respect to the Permanent Disability of Employee,  the date
Employee is determined to be suffering from Permanent Disability, as provided in
Subsection 2J; and (f) with respect to Constructive Termination,  the date which
is thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Company of the notice  specified in
Subsection 2F.

               P. Termination With Cause means the termination of this Agreement
and the  employment  relationship  of Employee  with the  Company,  only for the
following:

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                    (i) Theft or embezzlement  with regard to material  property
of the Company; or

                    (ii) Continued  neglect by Employee in fulfilling his duties
as Executive  Vice  President  and Chief  Operating  Officer of the Company as a
result of alcoholism, drug addiction or nervous breakdown,  intentional neglect,
insubordination,  or  excessive  unauthorized  absenteeism  by  Employee,  after
written  notification  thereof  from the  Chief  Executive  Officer  or Board of
Directors,  setting forth in detail the matters involved, and Employee's failure
to cure the  problems or matters set forth in such  notice  within a  reasonable
time.

               Q. Termination Without Cause means any of the following:

                    (i) A termination  by the Company of this  Agreement and the
employment  relationship  of Employee with the Company  during the Term which is
not  a  Termination  With  Cause,  a  Voluntary  Termination  or a  Constructive
Termination,  including  the  expiration  of the Term as a result of the Company
electing  not to renew  this  Agreement  at the end of the  Initial  Term or any
Renewal Term.

                    (ii) Any  relocation of Employee by the Company,  not agreed
to in writing by the  Employee  (which  must  reference  this  Agreement),  to a
location which is outside of a twenty-five (25) mile radius of Dothan, Alabama.

               R.  Triggering  Event  means  (i)  a  termination  of  Employee's
employment by the Company during the Term due to a Termination  Without Cause or
(ii) a Constructive Termination of Employee's employment with the Company.

               S. Video Business means the business engaged in by the Company in
owning,  managing  and  operating  video  specialty  stores,  and all  ancillary
services relating to the ownership,  management and operation of video specialty
stores.

               T. Voluntary Termination means unilateral termination by Employee
of his  employment  with  the  Company  prior  to the end of the Term and in the
absence of a Triggering  Event, or as a result of Employee electing not to renew
this  Agreement  at the end of the Initial Term or any Renewal  Term.  Notice by
Employee to the  Company of a failure by the Company to fulfill its  obligations
under this  Agreement  pursuant to Section 2F shall not  constitute  a Voluntary
Termination for purposes of this Agreement.

          3. Employment. The Company, through its Board of Directors,  agrees to
employ  Employee in the office of Executive Vice  President and Chief  Operating
Officer  of the  Company  for the Term,  and  Employee  agrees  to  accept  such
employment and office upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

          4. Responsibilities. Pursuant to this Agreement, Employee shall assume
the  responsibilities,  perform the duties, and exercise the powers as Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating  Officer of the Company,  as set forth in the
Bylaws  of the  Company  or as  designated,  assigned  or set forth by the Chief
Executive   Officer   or   Board   of   Directors   and   consistent   with  the
responsibilities,  duties and powers  exercised  by Employee as  Executive  Vice
President and Chief  Operating  Officer of the Company as of the Effective  Date
and  such  other  duties  as may be  assigned  from  time to  time by the  Chief
Executive Officer or Board of Directors.  The Employee agrees to devote his full

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time and efforts to the  performance  of his duties as Executive  Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. The Employee agrees that he will not
engage  in any  other  gainful  occupation  during  the term of this  Agreement,
without the prior written consent of the Company. Nothing contained herein shall
be  construed,   however,  to  prevent  the  Employee  from  personal  business,
charitable and professional  activities,  form trading,  for his own account and
benefit, in stocks, bonds, securities,  real estate, commodities, or other forms
of investments. Employee agrees to comply with the Company's policies, rules and
regulations as determined by the Chief Executive Officer or Board of Directors.

          5. Non-Stock  Compensation and Reimbursements.  The Company shall pay,
and  Employee  agrees to accept,  as partial  compensation  for  services  to be
rendered hereunder during the Term, the remuneration described below:

               A. Annual  Salary.  The Company  shall pay Employee a base annual
salary as of the Effective Date of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars
($250,000.00)  per year ("Base Salary"),  subject to such increases as the Board
of Directors in its sole  discretion  deems  appropriate in accordance  with the
Company's customary procedures regarding the salaries of its executive officers.
The Base Salary shall be payable according to the customary payroll practices of
the Company, but in no event less frequently than monthly.

               B.  Bonuses.  During  the Term,  Employee  shall be  entitled  to
participate in the Company's quarterly salaried employee bonus program, pursuant
to which Employee  shall be eligible to receive  bonuses of up to twenty percent
(20%) of Base Salary.  Fifty percent (50%) of such bonus shall be  discretionary
with the Chief Executive  Officer of the Company,  and fifty percent (50%) shall
be based upon the  achievement  of corporate  earnings goals as set by the Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company; provided, however,
during the Initial Term of this  Agreement,  Employee shall receive a guaranteed
bonus equal to ten percent (10%) of Base Salary.  In addition to the  foregoing,
the Company  shall pay  Employee a one-time  bonus of Twenty Five  Thousand  and
No/100  Dollars  ($25,000.00),  payable upon the  execution  of this  Agreement.
During the Term,  Employee shall be entitled to  participate in other  incentive
and/or bonus,  cash and equity  compensation  plans of the Company which provide
benefits to senior  officers,  as  determined  by the Board of  Directors of the
Company.

               C. Severance Payments and Agreements.

                    (i) Upon the  occurrence  of a  Triggering  Event,  Employee
shall be deemed to have earned the Severance  Amount,  as defined below,  on the
effective date of the Triggering Event. The obligation of the Company under this
Subsection  5C(i) shall take the place of any other  obligations  of the Company
under this Section 5 to pay to Employee  for the balance of the Term  Employee's
then Base Salary pursuant to Subsection 5A.

                    (ii) For purposes of this  Agreement,  the Severance  Amount
shall be an amount equal to the Base Salary.

                    (iii) The Severance  Amount payable pursuant to this Section
shall be paid over the twelve (12) month period  following the Triggering  Event
according to the Company's  payroll  practices  and  procedures in effect at the
time of the Triggering Event.

                    (iv) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, any and all
stock options to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock which are held by
Employee  shall  become  one  hundred  percent  (100%)  vested  and  immediately

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exercisable  as of the date of such Change of Control,  and shall be exercisable
by the Employee over the balance of the remaining  stated term of any such stock
options (which term shall be the term  applicable to the Employee in the absence
of termination of employment),  notwithstanding  any provision  contained in the
stock option agreement to the contrary.

                    (v) [Intentionally Left Blank]

                    (vi) Any  controversy or claim arising out of or relating to
whether termination of Employee's employment is due to a Triggering Event, or is
a  Termination   With  Cause,  a  Termination   Without  Cause,  a  Constructive
Termination or a Voluntary  Termination as provided herein,  shall be settled by
arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules ("Rules") of the
American Arbitration  Association  ("AAA").  Arbitration shall be initiated by a
party by giving  notice in the manner set forth herein to the other party of its
intention to arbitrate, which notice shall contain a statement setting forth the
nature of the dispute,  the amount claimed,  if any, and the remedy sought.  The
initiating  party  shall  then file a copy or copies of the  notice as set forth
under the Rules. Dothan,  Alabama shall be the location where the arbitration is
held.  The  parties  shall  agree  upon and  appoint  three (3)  arbitrators  in
accordance  with the Rules  within  thirty  (30) days of the  effective  date of
notice of  arbitration;  however,  if the parties fail to make such  designation
within thirty (30) days, the AAA shall make the appointment.  The determinations
of  such  arbitrators  will  be  final  and  binding  upon  the  parties  to the
arbitration,  and judgment  upon the award  rendered by the  arbitrators  may be
entered in any such court having  jurisdiction,  or  application  may be made to
such court for a judicial  acceptance of the award and an order of  enforcement,
as the case may be. The arbitrators shall apply the laws of the State of Alabama
as to both substantive and procedural questions.

               D. Car  Allowance.  The Company  shall pay Employee a monthly car
allowance  payable monthly in advance in accordance with customary  practices of
the Company of not less than Two Thousand  and No/100  Dollars  ($2,000.00)  per
month.

               E. Insurance and Benefits.

                    (i) Employee  shall be entitled to participate in or receive
benefits  under all employee and  executive  benefit plans or  arrangements  and
perquisites of employment,  including, without limitation, plans or arrangements
providing for health and disability  insurance coverage,  life insurance for the
benefit of Employee's beneficiaries, deferred compensation and pension benefits,
and  personal  financial,  investment,  legal or tax advice,  all at the highest
level that is  available  through  the Company to other  senior  officers of the
Company  subject to the same terms and  conditions as apply to such other senior
officers.

                    (ii) Employee  shall be entitled to all holidays  recognized
by the Company and vacation time for not less than three (3) weeks per year plus
such additional time as is available under the vacation policy of the Company in
effect for senior  officers with continuing  payment of all  compensation as set
forth  herein.  Employee  shall be  reimbursed  by the Company for all  expenses
incurred  on  behalf  of  the  Company  in  accordance  with  the  then  current
reimbursement policies of the Company.  Nothing paid to Employee under any plan,
arrangement  or perquisite  presently in effect or made  available in the future
shall be deemed to be in lieu of the salary and other  compensation  or payments
paid or payable to Employee under this Agreement.

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                    (iii) In the event of a termination of Employee's employment
with the Company as a result of or in connection  with a Triggering  Event,  and
Employee  elects  under COBRA to continue  his  individual  and/or  family group
health  coverage,  then for a twelve (12) month period following the Termination
Date, the Company shall pay Employee (on a monthly basis) an amount equal to the
actual premium cost to Employee for such continuation coverage.

               F. Moving  Expenses.  The  Company  shall pay or  reimburses  all
reasonable  expenses  incurred by Employee in connection with moving  Employee's
household goods and  furnishings to Dothan,  Alabama.  In addition,  the Company
shall reimburse all reasonable  closing costs incurred by Employee in connection
with both the sale of his existing  residence in Overland Park,  Kansas, and the
purchase  of a new  residence  in  Dothan,  Alabama.  Any amount  reimbursed  to
Employee  pursuant to the preceding  provision shall be "grossed-up" for federal
and state income tax purposes.

          6. Stock Based Compensation. In addition to the remuneration described
in Section 5, upon the  execution  of this  Agreement  and pursuant to the Movie
Gallery,  Inc.  1994 Stock  Plan,  As Amended,  the  Company  shall grant to the
Employee  non-qualified  stock  options to purchase two hundred  fifty  thousand
(250,000)  shares of the Company's  Common Stock, at an exercise price per share
equal to the last  reported  sale  price of Movie  Gallery  Common  Stock on the
NASDAQ  National  Market  on the  day  prior  to  public  announcement  of  this
Agreement,  and vesting over a four year period at a rate of twenty five percent
(25%) per year.

          7. [Intentionally Left Blank]

          8. Termination.

               A. This  Agreement  will commence on the Effective Date and shall
continue during the Initial Term.

               B. In addition  to the  Initial  Term,  this  Agreement  shall be
renewed for  additional  one (1) year periods  (the  "Renewal"),  ad  infinitum,
unless either party gives notice of  non-renewal at least thirty (30) days prior
to the expiration of the Initial Term or the then current Renewal Term.

               C. During the Term,  the Company or Employee may  terminate  this
Agreement,  subject to the terms,  conditions and obligations  hereof, by any of
the following events:

                    (i) Mutual written agreement  expressed in a single document
signed by both the Company and Employee;
                   (ii)  Voluntary Termination by Employee;
                  (iii)  Death of Employee;
                   (iv)  Termination Without Cause;
                    (v)  Termination With Cause;
                   (vi)  Constructive Termination; or
                  (vii)  Permanent Disability.

               Upon termination for any of the foregoing reasons, Employee shall
continue to render services and shall be paid his Base Salary and benefits up to
the Termination Date. In the event of such termination,  this Agreement shall be

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deemed  terminated  for all  purposes,  except to the  extent  otherwise  herein
provided.

               D. The  obligations  of  Employee  under  Sections  8 and 9 shall
survive  termination  or expiration of this  Agreement.  The  obligations of the
Company  under  Section 8, and those  obligations  under Section 5 that by their
terms are to be paid or to continue after  termination of this Agreement,  shall
also survive such termination.

          9. Proprietary Information.

               A. In performance of services under this Agreement,  Employee may
have access to:
                    (i)  information  which derives  economic  value,  actual or
potential,   from  not  being   generally   known  to,  and  not  being  readily
ascertainable  by proper means by, other persons who can obtain  economic  value
from its  disclosure  or use, and is the subject of efforts that are  reasonable
under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy  (hereinafter "Trade Secrets" or
"Trade Secret"); or

                    (ii) information which does not rise to the level of a Trade
Secret,  but is valuable to the Company and provided in  confidence  to Employee
(hereinafter "Confidential Information").

               B. Employee acknowledges and agrees with respect to Trade Secrets
and Confidential  Information  provided to or obtained by Employee  (hereinafter
collectively the "Proprietary Information"):

                    (i) that the Proprietary Information is and shall remain the
exclusive property of the Company;

                    (ii) to use the Proprietary  Information exclusively for the
purpose of fulfilling the obligations under this Agreement;

                    (iii) to return the Proprietary Information,  and any copies
thereof,  in his possession or under his control, to the Company upon request of
the Company, or expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason; and

                    (iv) to hold the  Proprietary  Information in confidence and
not to copy,  publish,  or  disclose to others or allow any other party to copy,
publish,  or disclose to in any form, any  Proprietary  Information  without the
prior written approval of an authorized representative of the Company.

               C. The obligations and  restrictions  set forth in this section 9
shall survive  expiration or termination of this Agreement,  for any reason, and
shall remain in full force and effect as follows:

                    (i) as to  Trade  Secrets,  for so long as such  information
remains subject to protection under applicable law;

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                    (ii) as to Confidential Information, for a period of two (2)
years after expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason.

               D. The obligations set forth in this Section 9 shall not apply or
shall  terminate  with  respect to any  particular  portion  of the  Proprietary
Information which:

                    (i) was in Employee's possession,  free of any obligation of
confidence,  prior  to his  receipt  of the  Confidential  Information  from the
Company;
 
                   (ii)  is in the  public  domain  at  the  time  the  Company
communicates  it to  Employee,  or becomes  available  to the public  through no
breach of this Agreement by Employee; or

                    (iii) is  received  by  Employee  independently  and in good
faith from a third party lawfully in possession thereof and having no obligation
to keep such information confidential.

          10.  Covenant Not To Compete.  Employee  hereby agrees that during the
term hereof,  and for a period of one (1) years from the date of  expiration  or
termination of this Agreement for any reason, and within the Area, Employee will
not:
               A. compete with the Company in the Video  Business,  or engage in
or carry on the Video  Business,  directly or indirectly,  through any person or
entity,  or in any  capacity,  including,  without  limitation,  agent,  lender,
trustee, consultant, shareholder, director, officer, employee, or partner;

               B.  be  employed   by,  or  perform  any  services  as  employee,
consultant,  or otherwise  for, any person,  firm,  partnership,  joint venture,
corporation  or other  entity  that  competes  with  the  Company  in the  Video
Business, or that is engaged in the Video Business within the Area;

               C. employ, solicit for employment,  or advise or recommend to any
other  person or entity  that such  person or  entity  employ,  or  solicit  for
employment, any employee of the Company; or

               D. deal with, invest in (other than as a stockholder of less than
one  percent  (1%) of the issued  and  outstanding  stock of a  publicly  traded
corporation having assets in excess of $25,000,000.00), lend money to, guarantee
loans of, make gifts to,  advise,  or by any other means assist any other person
or entity  that  competes  with the  Company,  or that is  engaged  in the Video
Business within the Area.

          11  Severability.  If any  provision  of this  Agreement is held to be
invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent  jurisdiction,  such holdings
shall not affect the  enforceability  of any other  provision of this Agreement,
and all other provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

          12.  Attorneys'  Fees.  If a dispute  between  the  parties  arises in
connection  with this  Agreement,  the  prevailing  party as determined  through
arbitration  or final  judgment  of a court  of  competent  jurisdiction  (which
arbitration  or judgment is not subject to further  appeal due to the passage of
time or otherwise) shall be entitled to  reimbursement  from the other party for
reasonable  attorneys'  fees and expenses  incurred by the  prevailing  party in
connection with the resolution of the dispute.

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          13. Headings. The headings of the several paragraphs in this Agreement
are inserted for  convenience  of reference  only and are not intended to affect
the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

          14.  Notices.  All  notices,  consents,  requests,  demands  and other
communications  hereunder  shall be in writing  and shall be deemed to have been
duly given or delivered if (i)  delivered  personally;  (ii) mailed by certified
mail, return receipt requested,  with proper postage prepaid; or (iii) delivered
by recognized courier  contracting for same day or next day delivery with signed
receipt acknowledgment to:


                    (a) To the  Company:
                        M.G.A.,  Inc.
                        739  West  Main  Street
                        Dothan, Alabama 36301
                        Attention: Joe T. Malugen

                    (b) To  Employee:
                        Robert L. Sirkis
                        13210  Beverly
                        Overland Park, Kansas 66209

or at such other  address as the  parties  hereto  may have last  designated  by
notice to the other  parties.  Any item  delivered  personally  or by recognized
courier  contracting for same day or next day delivery shall be deemed delivered
on the date of delivery.  Any item mailed shall be deemed to have been delivered
on the date evidenced on the return receipt.

          15.  General  Provisions.  This  Agreement  shall be  governed  by and
construed  under the laws of the State of Alabama,  without giving effect to its
conflict of law  principles.  The terms of this Agreement  shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns.  Neither
party may assign his or its rights and  obligations  under this Agreement to any
other party.

          16. Entire  Agreement.  This Agreement  contains the entire  agreement
between the parties hereto,  and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement,
supersedes  and  cancels  all  previous  and  contemporaneous  written  and oral
agreements,  including all prior employment  agreements  between the Company and
Employee and amendments  thereto. No amendment or modification of this Agreement
shall be valid or binding unless in writing and signed by the party to be bound.



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          IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto have affixed their seals and
executed this Agreement effective as of the date first above written.


                                                 COMPANY:

   ATTEST:                                       M.G.A., INC.

/s/ S. Page Todd                                 By:/s/ Joe T. Malugen
-----------------------                             ----------------------------
S. Page Todd, Secretary                             Joe T. Malugen, Chairman and
                                                    Chief Executive Officer

                                                 Date:  September 12, 1997


                                                 EMPLOYEE:

/s/ Martha Compton                               /s/ Robert L. Sirkis
-----------------------                          ------------------------------
 Witness                                         Robert L. Sirkis, Individually

                                                 Date:  September 12, 1997






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