Places in the Heart is a 1984 American drama film written and directed by Robert Benton[2] about a Depression-era Texas widow who tries to save her family farm with the help of a blind white man and a poor black man. The film stars Sally Field,[3] Lindsay Crouse,[3] Ed Harris,[3] Ray Baker,[3] Amy Madigan,[4][5] John Malkovich,[3] Danny Glover,[6] Jerry Haynes and Terry O'Quinn.[7] It was filmed in Waxahachie, Texas, on Jack Davis' farm. Field won her second Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance.