Claim: John Malkovich starred in a movie.

Being John Malkovich is a 1999 American fantasy-comedy film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman , both making their feature film debut . The film stars John Cusack , Cameron Diaz , and Catherine Keener , with John Malkovich and Charlie Sheen as themselves . The film follows a puppeteer who finds a portal that leads into Malkovich 's mind .   Released by USA Films , the film was nominated in three categories at the 72nd Academy Awards : Best Director for Jonze , Best Original Screenplay for Kaufman and Best Supporting Actress for Keener .