Vietnam was what we had instead of happy childhoods.

G. He collaborated with Richard Stanley in writing the original screenplay for the 1996 adaptation of the H. The omission probably worked to his favor however since the movie was panned by critics and earned credited writers Stanley and Ron Hutchinson a Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay of 1997.

Herr co-wrote the screenplay for Full Metal Jacket with his close friend director Stanley Kubrick and author Gustav Hasford. The film was based on Hasford's novel The Short-Timers and the screenplay was nominated for an Academy award. He also contributed to the narration for Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now.