The Hottest State is a 2006 drama film written and directed by Ethan Hawke, based on his 1996 novel of the same name. The film debuted at the Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2006, and received a limited theatrical release in the United States on August 24, 2007. It ran for 5 weeks in theaters and grossed $137,341 internationally.[1] The film was subsequently issued on DVD in December 2007.
The film tells the story of 20-year-old actor William, who falls in love for the first time with an aspiring singer, Sarah. As their love blossoms and languishes, young William reexamines himself and his relationship with his mother Jesse and estranged father Vince.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 32% of 53 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.9/10, earning it a score of "Rotten". The website's consensus reads: "Despite strong performances and a unique style, The Hottest State is too self-conscious and pretentious to truly succeed."[7]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 45 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[8]
^La Gorce, Tammy. "The Hottest State – Original Soundtrack". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
^Murray, Noel (August 14, 2007). "Various Artists: The Hottest State: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
^Grischow, Chad (August 31, 2007). "The Hottest State Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Review". IGN. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
^Mitchum, Rob (August 9, 2007). "Various Artists: The Hottest State OST". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
^Farber, Jim (December 17, 2007). . New York Daily News. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
hottest, state, 2006, drama, film, written, directed, ethan, hawke, based, 1996, novel, same, name, film, debuted, venice, film, festival, september, 2006, received, limited, theatrical, release, united, states, august, 2007, weeks, theaters, grossed, internat. The Hottest State is a 2006 drama film written and directed by Ethan Hawke based on his 1996 novel of the same name The film debuted at the Venice Film Festival on September 2 2006 and received a limited theatrical release in the United States on August 24 2007 It ran for 5 weeks in theaters and grossed 137 341 internationally 1 The film was subsequently issued on DVD in December 2007 The Hottest StateTheatrical release posterDirected byEthan HawkeWritten byEthan HawkeBased onThe Hottest Stateby Ethan HawkeProduced byAlexis Alexanian Yukie KitoStarringMark Webber Catalina Sandino Moreno Michelle Williams Laura Linney Ethan HawkeCinematographyChris NorrEdited byAdriana PachecoMusic byJesse HarrisDistributed byTHINKFilmRelease datesSeptember 2 2006 2006 09 02 VFF August 24 2007 2007 08 24 United States Running time117 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Soundtrack 3 1 Track listing 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksSynopsis editThe film tells the story of 20 year old actor William who falls in love for the first time with an aspiring singer Sarah As their love blossoms and languishes young William reexamines himself and his relationship with his mother Jesse and estranged father Vince Cast editMark Webber as William Harding Catalina Sandino Moreno as Sarah Michelle Williams as Samantha Laura Linney as Jesse Ethan Hawke as Vince Daniel Ross as Young Vince Alexandra Daddario as Kim Cherami Leigh as Danielle Glen Powell as John Jaegerman Sonia Braga as Mrs Garcia Anne Clarke as Young JesseSoundtrack editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 The A V ClubB 3 IGN8 7 10 4 Pitchfork Media2 2 10 5 The music score for the film was composed by Grammy winning musician Jesse Harris Aside from the inclusion of two score tracks the album is composed of sixteen original songs interpreted by such musicians as Willie Nelson Norah Jones Cat Power Bright Eyes and Feist It was also named one of The Top 10 CDs of 2007 by the New York Daily News 6 Track listing edit Ya No Te Veria Mas Never See You 2 06 Rocha Always Seem To Get Things Wrong 3 47 Willie Nelson Somewhere Down The Road 2 44 Feist Big Old House 3 54 Bright Eyes The Speed of Sound 4 19 Emmylou Harris It Will Stay With Us 2 17 Jesse Harris If You Ever Slip 2 33 The Black Keys Crooked Lines 4 28 M Ward World of Trouble 4 35 Norah Jones Never See You 5 04 Brad Mehldau It s Alright To Fail 3 40 Cat Power One Day The Dam Will Break 2 58 Jesse Harris You The Queen 4 17 Tony Scherr Morning In A Strange City Cafe 2 00 No More 3 59 Rocha Dear Dorothy 2 28 Jesse Harris Never See You 2 46 Rocha There Are No Good Second Chances 4 58Reception editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes 32 of 53 critics reviews are positive with an average rating of 4 9 10 earning it a score of Rotten The website s consensus reads Despite strong performances and a unique style The Hottest State is too self conscious and pretentious to truly succeed 7 Metacritic which uses a weighted average assigned the film a score of 45 out of 100 based on 20 critics indicating mixed or average reviews 8 References edit The Hottest State 2007 Box Office Mojo Box Office Mojo Retrieved 2010 02 10 La Gorce Tammy The Hottest State Original Soundtrack Allmusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved March 16 2015 Murray Noel August 14 2007 Various Artists The Hottest State Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The A V Club The Onion Retrieved March 16 2015 Grischow Chad August 31 2007 The Hottest State Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Review IGN Retrieved March 16 2015 Mitchum Rob August 9 2007 Various Artists The Hottest State OST Pitchfork Media Retrieved March 16 2015 Farber Jim December 17 2007 The top 10 CDs of 2007 New York Daily News Archived from the original on December 15 2018 Retrieved 2010 02 10 The Hottest State Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media Retrieved December 4 2023 The Hottest State Metacritic Fandom Inc Retrieved December 4 2023 External links editOfficial website The Hottest State at IMDb nbsp The Hottest State at Box Office Mojo The Hottest State at Rotten Tomatoes The Hottest State at Metacritic nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Hottest State amp oldid 1188388463, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
