MOOVIES INC
SC 13D/A, 1998-03-09
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. 1)

                                  MOOVIES, INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, $.001 Par Value
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   616347 10 0
                                 (CUSIP Number)


      Robert F. Dow, 2800 One Atlantic Center, 1201 West Peachtree Street,
                   Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3400; (404) 873-8706
            (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
                     to Receive Notices and Communications)

                         October 28 - December 31, 1997
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box |_|.

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement |_|. (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person:  (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the  Commission.  See Rule  13d-1(a) for other  parties to whom copies are to be
sent.

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).




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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

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1  Name of Reporting Person  S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
       Douglas M. Raines
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2  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group                       (a)|_|
                                                                          (b)|_|
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3  SEC Use Only

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4  Source of Funds
            PF
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5  Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 
   2(d)or 2(E)                                                               |_|
   

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6  Citizenship or Place of Organization
                        South Carolina
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   7  Sole Voting Power
                                               5,000*
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   8  Shared Voting Power
                                               542,950
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   9  Sole Dispositive Power
                                               5,000*
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   10  Shared Dispositive Power
                                               542,950
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11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                                              547,950*
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12 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares     |_|

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13 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
                                                4.4%
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14 Type of Reporting Person
                              IN
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              SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

*Includes 5,000 subject to currently exercisable options.



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Item 1.  Security and Issuer.

         This  statement  relates  to the  Common  Stock,  $.001 par  value,  of
Moovies,  Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").  The principal executive
offices of the Company are located at:

201 Brookfield Parkway
Suite 200
Greenville, South Carolina  29607

Item 2.  Identity and Background.

         1.       (a)   Douglas M. Raines.

                  (b)   201 Brookfield Parkway, Suite  200, Greenville, South 
                        Carolina 29607.

                  (c)   Director,  Moovies,  Inc.,  201  Brookfield  Parkway, 
                        Suite 200, Greenville, South Carolina 29607.

                  (d)   None.

                  (e)   None.

                  (f)   United States.

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

         Mr. Raines received the securities which are the subject of this report
pursuant to the merger ("1995 Merger") of Tonight's Feature Limited  Partnership
II, a South Carolina limited partnership  ("Tonight's  Feature"),  and Tonight's
Feature, Inc., a South Carolina corporation and the general partner of Tonight's
Feature,  into  Moovies,  Inc. on August 9, 1995, in exchange for his 50% equity
ownership of Tonight's Feature,  Inc. Tonight's Feature, Inc. beneficially owned
90.1% of the partnership interests of Tonight's Feature. The merger was effected
in conjunction with Moovies,  Inc.'s initial public offering of common stock and
its acquisition of several video specialty store chains.

         On December 13, 1995, the reporting person made a gift of 12,000 shares
to a personal friend.

         From October 28 through December 31, 1997 an aggregate of 86,199 Shares
were sold by the pledgee of such Shares after  foreclosure in connection  with a
margin call ("Margin Call").


Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.

         See  Item 3  above.  The  purpose  of the 1995  Merger  was to  provide
Tonight's Feature, a limited partnership,  with a corporate entity to conduct an
initial public  offering of its common stock and to consummate the  acquisitions
of several video specialty store chains. The disposition of stock in



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December 1995 was a gift. The Margin Calls were effected by a pledgee to satisfy
a  pre-existing  debt without any specific  intent or purpose on the part of the
Reporting Person.

         The  Company has entered  into an  Agreement  and Plan of Merger by and
among Video Update,  Inc.  ("Video  Update"),  VUI Merger Corp.  ("Sub") and the
Company  dated as of July 9, 1997, as amended by Amendment to Agreement and Plan
of  Merger  dated as of  October  27,  1997  ("Merger  Agreement").  The  Merger
Agreement is included as Exhibit B hereto. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the
Company will merge ("Video  Update  Merger")  with and into Sub, a  wholly-owned
subsidiary  of Video  Update,  and each share of Common  Stock will be converted
into the right to  receive  75 shares  of Class A Common  Stock of Video  Update
(Nasdaq/NMS Symbol: VUI). Sub will be surviving corporation and the Common Stock
of the Company will be delisted from Nasdaq.  The Video Update Merger is subject
to approval of the  stockholders  of Video Update and the  Company,  and several
other contingencies,  as described in the Merger Agreement. The Reporting Person
has agreed to vote his shares of Common  Stock in favor of the Merger.  See Item
6.  Except as  contemplated  pursuant  to the 1995  Merger and the Video  Update
Merger,  the reporting person has no plans or proposals which relate to or would
result  in any of the  occurrences  listed  in  the  instructions  to  Item 4 of
Schedule 13D.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

         (a)     and (b) See Items 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13 of cover pages.

         (c)     See Item 3. The Margin Call sales were  effected by Prudential
                 Securities  Incorporated ("PSI") as pledgee through the Nasdaq
                 Stock Market at prices ranging from $1.00 to $2.00 per share.

         (d)     PSI  has  the  right  to receive proceeds from the sale of the 
                 securities.

         (e)     This  Amendment is filed to report that the  Reporting  Person
                 ceased  to be a  beneficial  owner  of  more  than  5% of  the
                 outstanding Common Stock on November 13, 1997.

Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect 
         to the Issuer.

         The Reporting Person and the other directors and the executive officers
of the Company,  and the  directors and certain  officers of Video Update,  Inc.
("Video  Update"),  have entering into the Amended and Restated Voting Agreement
(the  "Voting  Agreement")  dated  October  27,  1997.  Pursuant  to the  Voting
Agreement,  the  Reporting  Person  and the other  directors  and the  executive
officers of the Company  have agreed to vote their  respective  shares of Common
Stock in favor of the Video Update Merger. See Item 4 and Exhibit D hereto.

Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

          (a)     Exhibit A - Agreement  and Plan of Merger  dated June 15, 1995
                  (Incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Moovies,  Inc.'s
                  Registration  Statement on Form S-1 (File No.  33-93562) filed
                  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on June 16, 1995,
                  as amended)



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         (b)      Exhibit B -  Agreement  and Plan of Merger by and among  Video
                  Update,  Sub  and the  Company,  dated  as of  July  9,  1997,
                  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  2 to the  Company's
                  Current  Report on Form 8-K filed on July 10,  1997  (File No.
                  0-26526)).

         (c)      Exhibit C - Amendment to  Agreement  and Plan of Merger by and
                  among Video Update,  Sub and the Company,  dated as of October
                  27,  1997  (incorporated  by  reference  to Exhibit 2.1 to the
                  Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 1997
                  (File No. 0-26526)).

          (d)     Exhibit  D -  Amended  and  Restated  Voting  Agreement  dated
                  October 27, 1997  (incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 10 to
                  Video Update's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
                  ended October 31, 1997 (File No. 0-24347)).





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Signature


After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.



___________________________
   /s/ Douglas M. Raines
   Douglas M. Raines




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