Sweetwater was established in the 1850s on a series of lots sold by Isaac Lenoir (1807â1875), a local politician and son of the founder of Lenoir City (located a few miles to the northeast in Loudon County). Sweetwater was officially incorporated in 1875.
Armand Goldman (Robin Williams), Valâs father, is the owner of the Birdcage an illustrious South Beach nightclub that features a nightly drag show staring âStarinaâ (Nathan Lane) Armandâs partner and their housekeeper Agador (Hank Azaria).
We Are Family eventually went Gold, becoming the number one R&B and number two pop song on the US charts in 1979. Along with the tracks, He's the Greatest Dancer and Lost in Music, We Are Family reached number one on the disco charts. It was also the theme song for the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates, and was featured in both the 1996 film The Birdcage, starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane, and the 1997 film The Full Monty.