A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.
Unfortunately the movie The Hottest State is not yet available on Disney Plus.
| Directing | Ethan Hawke | Director |
| Writing | Ethan Hawke | Writer |
| Editing | Adriana Pacheco | Editor |
| Production | Taizo Son | Producer |
| Production | Sheila Jaffe | Producer |
| Production | Yasushi Kotani | Producer |
| Camera | Christopher Norr | Director of Photography |
| Production | Alexis Alexanian | Producer |
| Sound | Jesse Harris | Music |
| Production | Jonathan Shoemaker | Producer |
| Production | Yukie Kito | Producer |
| Art | Rick Butler | Production Design |
| Art | Lisa Scoppa | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Marie Thomas | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shannon Harrington | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jason Hayes | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stacey Panepinto | Key Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Adam Escott | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Annie Tan | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Nick Vanderpool | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Carl Ferrara | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Art | Leo Holder | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Robert Fernandez | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Ryan Collison | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Mariusz Glabinski | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Marlena Grzaslewicz | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bobby Johanson | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Bruce Kitzmeyer | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Griffin Richardson | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Ira Spiegel | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | José Torres | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | John Werner | Dialogue Editor |
| Directing | Stephanie A. Marquardt | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | John M. Davis | Music Editor |
| Sound | Linda Cohen | Music Supervisor |
| Editing | Adrienne Haspel | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Dave Pultz | Color Timer |
| Editing | Bill Stokes | Colorist |
| Production | Jeff Caron | Location Manager |
| Production | Inna Braude | Key Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | R. G. Armstrong | Thanks |
| Crew | Josh Charles | Thanks |
| Crew | Alfonso Cuarón | Thanks |
| Crew | Douglas Graham | Thanks |
| Crew | Josh Hamilton | Thanks |
| Crew | Ryan Hawke | Thanks |
| Crew | Kris Kristofferson | Thanks |
| Crew | Robert Sean Leonard | Thanks |
| Crew | Richard Linklater | Thanks |
| Crew | Jonathan Marc Sherman | Thanks |
