"Transformers" movie was initially rated R, Spielberg fought MPAA for it

scifi.com — Shia LaBeouf, who stars in Michael Bay's upcoming Transformers movie, told SCI FI Wire that executive producer Steven Spielberg had to appeal a decision by the Motion Picture Association of America to give the film a dreaded R rating. "Spielberg fought back and got the PG-13," LaBeouf said in an interview. Mar 13, 2007 View in Crawl 4