| Set in the 1990s, Tricky begins in a London animation studio run by a husband-and-wife team famous for creating beloved cereal mascots. Their world crumbles when new regulations ban sugary ads targeted at children, effectively cancelling their entire industry overnight. The husband flees to America, leaving behind his wife and their daughter, Maya. Decades later, Maya’s 12-year-old daughter, Charli, discovers a VHS tape of the old commercials. Hoping to connect with the grandfather she’s never met, she uploads digitized clips to TikTok using AI tools. But the experiment goes horribly wrong: her viral videos open a portal between worlds, unleashing the once-cute mascots, now twisted, AI-enhanced monstrosities, into the real world. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 17, 2025 |
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| Director: | Uli Meyer |
| Writer: | Uli Meyer |
| Genres: | Animation, Drama |
| Keywords | london, england, artificial intelligence (a.i.), mascot, vhs, live action and animation, 1990s, cereal, tiktok, sugar |
| Production Companies | Uli Meyer Studios |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Nov 23, 2025 Entered: Nov 23, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
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| Margaret Clunie | |
| Tom Ashley | |
| Boris Hiestand | |
| Rob Rackstraw | Tricky |
| Name | Job |
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| Uli Meyer | Writer, Director |
| Henry Young | Gaffer |
| Daniela Topham | Art Direction |
| Niki Bruckner | Still Photographer |
| Vanessa Wheeler | Production Manager, Line Producer |
| Markus Ilschner | Director of Photography |
| Edmund Bishop | Lighting Production Assistant |
| Charlie J Hinde | Sound Recordist |
| Kate Roddy | Catering |
| Michael Schlingmann | Animation |
| Emma Leon | Makeup & Hair |
| Lisa Meyer | Special Effects |
| Tom Medcalf | Casting Director |
| Korede Alaran | Production Assistant |
| Esther Mitchell | Second Assistant Camera |
| Jordan White | Lighting Production Assistant |
| Mark Bailey | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Mark Bailey | Props |
| Dean Roberts | Animation |
| Anya Chung | Production Assistant |
| Alexandra Voikou | Focus Puller |
| Oliver Young | Lighting Production Assistant |
| Ariya Beecham | Sound Assistant |
| Seun Pinheiro | BTS Footage |
| Gary Dunn | Animation |
| Name | Title |
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| Vanessa Wheeler | Producer |
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