The One Percent - 2006

The One Percent is a 2006 documentary about the growing wealth gap between the wealthy elite compared to the overall citizenry in the United States. It was created by Jamie Johnson, an heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune, and produced by Jamie Johnson and Nick Kurzon. The film's title refers to the top one percent of Americans in terms of wealth, who controlled 42.2 percent of total financial wealth in 2004.
The film is 76 minutes long and features interviews with a diverse range of individuals:[7][8]

Nicole Buffett – Adopted daughter of Warren Buffett's son Peter from a previous marriage. Warren disowned her shortly after she appeared on Oprah with Johnson to discuss the film in 2006. The disownment received attention in the media and was discussed in the documentary when it aired on HBO's Cinemax in 2008

Chuck Collins – Estate tax proponent, author, and great-grandson of Oscar Mayer

Steve Forbes – CEO of Forbes, Inc., former presidential candidate, proponent of a flat tax, and son of Malcolm Forbes

Cody Franchetti – Italian baron, and heir to Milliken & Company

Milton Friedman – Economist, and Nobel Laureate: 1976 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Friedman abruptly ends the interview after accusing Johnson of advocating socialism.

Bill Gates Sr. – Father of Microsoft Founder Bill Gates, and opponent of an estate tax repeal

Michael Hakim – real estate heir and Beverly Hills City Council candidate

James Hughes Jr. – Family wealth advisor

Eddie Bernice Johnson – Former Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus

Gretchen Johnson – Jamie Johnson's mother

James Johnson – Jamie Johnson's father

Adnan Khashoggi – International arms merchant

Claude R. Kirk Jr. – Former governor of Florida

Greg Kushner – Lido Wealth Conference Director

John Lewis – U.S. Representative from Georgia

Roy O. Martin – President of the Louisiana-based Martin Lumber Company

Brian McNally – The Johnson family's financial advisor (asset manager)

Dan Miller – Former U.S. Representative from Florida

Karl Muth – Investment banking heir

Ralph Nader – Consumer advocate and former presidential candidate

Larry Noble – OpenSecrets

Paul Orfalea – Founder of Kinko's

Kevin Phillips – Former Republican Party strategist

Jimmie Price – Taxi driver

Nathaniel P. Reed – Undersecretary of The Interior, from 1967-1973

Robert Reich – Former U.S. Secretary of Labor

Greg Schell – Attorney, Migrant Farmer Justice Program

Edward Wolff – Professor of Economics, New York University