Buried on Sunday

{{Short description|1992 Canadian film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Buried on Sunday

| image = Buried on Sunday.jpg

| caption = DVD cover

| director = Paul Donovan

| writer = Paul Donovan
William Fleming

| producer = Suzanne Colvin
William Fleming

| starring = Paul Gross
Denise Virieux
Henry Czerny

| narrator =

| cinematography = Les Krizsan

| editing = Stephan Fanfara

| music = Marty Simon

| studio = Salter Street Films

| distributor = Alliance Communications

| released = {{Film date|1992|09|18}}

| runtime = 94 min.

| country = Canada

| language = English

| budget =

}}

Buried on Sunday is a Canadian comedy film, released in 1992. Also known as "Northern Extremes", it was directed by Paul Donovan, and written by Donovan and Bill Fleming.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106497/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_dt_dt#akas|title=Buried On Sunday: Filming Details|author=IMDB.com|website=IMDb |accessdate=January 28, 2015}}

The film stars Paul Gross as Augustus Knickel, the mayor of Solomon Gundy, a fictional island off the coast of Nova Scotia; the island name and film title are taken from a nursery rhyme.

The community is in an economic crisis due to the cod fishing moratorium, but finds its fortunes transformed when an AWOL Russian nuclear submarine surfaces at the island. With only four remaining crewmen, including the former missile programming officer-turned-prisoner (Tommy Sexton) on board, Knickel buys the submarine, discovers a cache of tactical missiles, and subsequently declares the island an independent nuclear power.

The film's cast also includes Mary Walsh, Maury Chaykin, Henry Czerny, Michael Gencher, Andy Jones, Louis Del Grande, and John Dunsworth. It also includes a cameo appearance by Harvey Kirck as a newscaster.

It was nominated for the 1992 Genie award for Best Original Screenplay.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140811013202/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/80367/Buried-on-Sunday/details 1992 Genie award nomination for Best original screenplay]. New York Times: "Movies". Retrieved 03 August 2014.