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                                  United States
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                   Form 10-Q/A

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          [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended July 31, 2002
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                                       OR

          [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

              For the transition period from ________ to ________.

                           Commission File No. 0-14023

                                VIDEO CITY, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                                   95-3897052
(State or other jurisdiction of         (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
 incorporation or organization)

     4800 Easton Drive, Suite 108, Bakersfield, California       93309
           (Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)

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       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (661) 634-9171



         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ---

The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September 13, 2002 was
6,256,724.

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                                  INTRODUCTION

Video City, Inc. is filing this Amendment to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the period ending July 31, 2002, to certify the quarterly report pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                                        Video City, Inc.
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                                                         (Registrant)

                   September 18, 2002                /s/ TIMOTHY L. FORD
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                                                        Timothy L. Ford
                                                      Chief Executive Officer
                                                   (Principal Executive Officer)


                   September 18, 2002               /s/ RUDOLPH R. PATINO
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                                                        Rudolph R. Patino
                                                     Chief Financial Officer
                                                  (Principal Financial Officer)

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CERTIFICATIONS

I, Timothy L. Ford, certify that:

     1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Video City,
          Inc.;

     2.   Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
          untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
          necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
          under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
          the period covered by this quarterly report; and

     3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
          information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
          material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
          cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
          this quarterly report.

     Date: September 16, 2002


                                                /s/ TIMOTHY L. FORD
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                                                Name:  Timothy L. Ford
                                                Title: Chief Executive Officer



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CERTIFICATIONS

I, Rudolph R. Patino, certify that:

     1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Video City,
          Inc.;

     2.   Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
          untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
          necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
          under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
          the period covered by this quarterly report; and

     3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
          information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
          material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
          cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
          this quarterly report.

     Date: September 16, 2002

                                               /s/ RUDOLPH R. PATINO
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                                               Name:  Rudolph R. Patino
                                               Title:   Chief Financial Officer