The Castellano and Pipolo filmmaking team that took Italy by storm in the 1980s started their collaboration with 1963's I Marziani Hanno Dodici Mani. Pipolo (who was born Giuseppe Moccia) and Castellano would go on to alternate writing and directing duties for the rest of their careers. While frequently receiving bad reviews from the Italian critics, Pipolo and Castellano were nevertheless very popular with the vast majority of the Italian moviegoing public and as a result had five of the top 100 grossing films in Italian history, with two of those films in the Top Ten. ~ All Movie Guide