Saul Bloom is a member of the team led by Danny Ocean. Saul is an ulcerous old pro, who is brought out of retirement to play a crucial role in the casino-heist, playing “Lyman Zerga”, an arms dealer with a special delivery he needs to be located in the casino-vault. His presence ensures the team of a member watching the security cameras and getting the explosives into the vault. In Twelve, Saul initially refuses to go along with the pan-European caper, but ultimately shows up as a Swiss doctor in the Lookie-loo con. In Thirteen, Saul plays “Kensington Chubb”, a hotel reviewer.
Biography[]
Saul as arms dealer, Lyman Zerga.
In Ocean's 11, Saul's role was to impersonate as an arms dealer, and named himself Lyman Zerga for the job. He was to oversee that his suitcase containing some of the objects to be transported to the vault of the Bellagio for Yen to arm explosives for blowing it up. He later faked an illness to draw the security personnel away from the monitors to allow Livingston to swap in a video tape of the elevator rather than the live recording of Linus in the elevator.
Despite his age, he still was further involved as part of a group impersonating themselves as SWAT Team with some of Rusty's crew that were not in the Bellagio Vault initially, albeit he was struggling slightly to rappel down the elevator shaft. Eventually they made it out of the casino by literally walking out with bags full of money after literally stealing the money right under Terry Benedict's nose.
In Ocean's 12 he is first introduced in a cigar club drinking what appears to be either cognac, brandy or whisky. Saul's identity was revealed to Terry Benedict, and Benedict manages to close all his bank accounts. Saul tries to buy another drink, but the waiter says, that he can't accept his card, saying that your new manager Terry Benedict has closed all your accounts.
When the Ocean's Eleven gather to discuss their situation following their discoveries by Terry Benedict, Saul is initially very reluctant to do the job, saying that he is too old to pull another job. Regardless, Saul joins the Ocean's Twelve for the Faberge-job, since he realized, that he had no money left.
In Ocean's 13, he was impersonating as a hotel reviewer from the Royal Review Board for Bank Hotel, he went by the name of 'Kensington Chubb', needing an additional wig to make him stand out. He was treated like a proper guest which included being helped by Ms Sponder unlike the actual reviewer who had the exact opposite. In any case, Bank's plan to secure another 5 Diamond rating ultimately failed as a result of the well executed Job.
As Hotel Reviewer, Kensington Chubb.
Personality, appearance, and traits[]
Saul is always pictured as an elderly man with a pair of glasses. He has been known to have a very laid back and relaxed personality.
In Ocean's Eleven, Saul was very nervous, when appearing as Lyman Zerga, given that he was visibly sweating and shaking.
Trivia[]
In Ocean's Eleven, it is revealed that Saul Bloom is an avid horse racing fan.
References[]
- ↑ Ted Griffin (screenwriter), Steven Soderbergh (director). (2001). Ocean's Eleven. Warner Bros.