Exhibit 99.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Hollywood Entertainment
Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
September 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
the date hereof (the "Report"), each of the undersigned, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of their knowledge:

(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

/S/ Mark J. Wattles                         /S/ James A. Marcum
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Mark J. Wattles				    James A. Marcum
Chairman, President and Chief 	            Executive Vice President
Executive Officer			    and Chief Financial Officer


Dated:  November 14, 2002