According to Shia LaBeouf, one of the stars of this Summer’s Transformers, executive producer Steven Spielberg had to appeal to the Motion Picture Association of America, who originally gave the film an R rating. “Aneurysm-enducing?” Kickass — we can’t wait until July 4.

Spielberg fought back and got the PG-13,” LaBeouf said in an interview. “It’s just because of the intensity. There are not a lot of breathers. It’s like whoosh!” It’s not clear if Michael Bay, the action director known for such adrenalin-pumping movies as Armageddon and The Island, cut anything to get the lower rating. LaBeouf said that an early cut of the film earned an R rating simply because it was so suspenseful. “We went to get our MPAA rating, and this movie is for the masses, and we got an R rating because of the tension,” LaBeouf said. He added: “Not because of the curse words or nudity, but for sheer intensity. It’s aneurysm-inducing.”