Star Trek III Question

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I rewatched Search for Spock recently and wondered if anyone can tell me this: Why did Admiral Kirk re-record, almost verbatim, Dr. Marcus's original Genesis Project proposal?
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Otherwise Dr. Marcus would have gotten royalties and Starfleet was tight with cash.


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It might have been for a deposition or something.
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Sonic Glitch wrote:I rewatched Search for Spock recently and wondered if anyone can tell me this: Why did Admiral Kirk re-record, almost verbatim, Dr. Marcus's original Genesis Project proposal?
So they didn't have to pay the actress for her appearance.
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