''Don't Push It'' (french: Pousse mais pousse égal) is a Canadian comedy film, directed by

Denis Héroux Denis Héroux, (; July 15, 1940 – December 10, 2015) was a Canadian film director and producer. Biography Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was the older brother of prolific Quebec film and television producer Claude Héroux. Héroux wanted to be ...

and released in 1975.Charles-Henri Ramond
"Pousse mais pousse égal – Film de Denis Héroux"
''Films du Québec'', April 16, 2009. The film stars Gilles Latulippe as Conrad Lachance, a clumsy young man who has trouble keeping a job; his girlfriend Gisèle Gagnon (

Celine Lomez Céline Lomez (born 11 May 1953) is a Canadian actress and singer. Lomez started her show business career singing French-Canadian pop songs with her sister Liette, and the two gained popularity after their performance at the ''Festival du Di ...

) gets him a new job as a nursing aide at the hospital where her father Dr. Gagnon (Yves Létourneau) works, exasperating her father because he cannot fire Conrad without damaging his relationship with his daughter, but gradually leading the two men to a position of mutual respect. The film's supporting cast also included Denis Drouin, Suzanne Langlois,

Janine Sutto Janine Sutto, (20 April 1921 – 28 March 2017) was a French-born Canadian actress and comedian. Career Born in Paris to Léopold Sutto and Renée Mamert, she emigrated to Canada in 1930, with her family settling in Montreal. At age 14, Sutto ...

Huguette Oligny Huguette Oligny, (January 31, 1922 - May 9, 2013) was a Canadian actress active in theatre, film and television. Born in Montreal, Quebec, to a French-Canadian father and French mother, she began her theatrical career in 1939. Though mostly kn ...

, Juliette Huot,

Fernand Gignac Fernand Gignac (March 23, 1934 – August 18, 2006) was a French Canadian singer and actor. Beside his music career under the label Fleur-de-Lis, Gignac also starred in several television series (including '' Symphorien'', 1968). Gignac died on ...

, Michel Noël,

Jacques Famery Jacques Famery (July 20, 1923 – January 18, 2014) was a French film actor.Ginibre, Lithgow & Cady p.102 Selected filmography * '' My First Love'' (1945) - René * '' Son of France'' (1946) - François * ''Bichon'' (1948) - Jacques Fontange * ' ...

, Jean Guida and Jean-Pierre Masson. The film was not well-received by critics, with Robert-Claude Bérubé of the film journal ''

Séquences ''Séquences'' is a French-language film magazine originally published in Montreal, Quebec by the Commission des ciné-clubs du Centre catholique du cinéma de Montréal, a Roman Catholic film society. It is the third oldest French film magazine ...

'' writing that it had no plot progression, no intrigue and no hero. All of the journal's critics rated the film "anémix" (

anemic Anemia or anaemia ( British English) is a blood disorder in which the blood has a reduced ability to carry oxygen due to a lower than normal number of red blood cells, or a reduction in the amount of hemoglobin. When anemia comes on slow ...

) on the magazine's rating scale of one to four

Astérix ''Asterix'' or ''The Adventures of Asterix'' (french: Astérix or , "Asterix the Gauls, Gaul") is a ''bande dessinée'' comic book book series, series about a village of indomitable Gaulish warriors who adventure around the world and fight th ...

."Les Astérix de Séquences". ''

'', Issue 80 (April 1975), p. 48.

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* 1975 films 1975 comedy films Canadian comedy films Films directed by Denis Héroux 1970s French-language films French-language Canadian films 1970s Canadian films {{1970s-Canada-film-stub