Claim: John Malkovich starred in a movie.

Places in the Heart is a 1984 American drama film written and directed by Robert Benton about a U.S. Depression-era Texas widow who tries to save the family farm with the help of a blind white man and a poor black man . The film stars Sally Field , Lindsay Crouse , Ed Harris , Ray Baker , Amy Madigan , John Malkovich , Danny Glover , Jerry Haynes and Terry O'Quinn . It was filmed in Waxahachie , Texas . Field won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance .